Ryan M. Deacon
Ryan M. Deacon
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Lehigh University (2007)
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
97 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3136
Storrs, CT 06269-3136
Office: IMS-111
Phone: (860) 486-4620
Email: ryan.deacon@uconn.edu
Research Interests
Alloy Development, High Temperature Corrosion, Materials Characterization with Electrons and X-rays
Awards & Honors
| 2017 | President’s Medal, International Metallographic Society |
| 2015 | Silver Medal of the Society, ASM International |
| 2013 | R. W. Hart Prize for Excellence in Independent Research and Development, JHUAPL |
| 2006 | Jacquet-Lucas Award for Excellence in Metallography |
Recent Publications
Iyer, K., Poorman, K.L., Deacon, R.M., Mehoke, D.S., Hypervelocity Impact Response of Ti-6Al-4 V and Commercially Pure Titanium, Procedia Engineering, 58, 2013.
Lavelle, C.M., Deacon, R.M., Hussey, et al. “Characterization of Boron Coated Vitreous Carbon Foam for Neutron Detection”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, Vol 729, 2013.
Deacon, R.M. and Trexler, M.M., “Biomimetic Organs and Senses,” in Biomimetics: Nature-Based Innovation, ed. Y. Bar-Cohen, CRC Press, 2011.
Deacon, R.M., DuPont, J.N., Kiely, C.J., Marder, A.R., Tortorelli, P. F., “Evaluation of the Corrosion Resistance of Fe–Al–Cr Alloys in Simulated Low NOx Environments”, Oxidation of Metals, 72, 2009.
Deacon, R.M., DuPont, J.N., Marder, A.R., “High Temperature Corrosion Resistance of Candidate Nickel Based Weld Overlay Alloys in a Low NOx Environment”, Materials Sci. & Eng. A, 460, November 2005.
Deacon, R.M., “Ferrous Martensite,” ASM Handbook Vol 9: Metallography & Microstructures, 2004.