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Bruce Pletka

Bruce J. Pletka

Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
503/511 M&M Building
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906.487.2639
906.487.2934 Fax
bjpletka@mtu.edu

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Education

BS (Metallurgical Engineering), Cleveland State University
MS (Ceramics), Case Western Reserve University
PhD (Ceramics), Case Western Reserve University

Research Interests

Fracture of brittle materials, high temperature deformation, solidification of ceramics, plasma spray processing.

Teaching Interests

Materials science, materials characterization, mechanical behavior of materials, ceramics.