Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
105 Maryland Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA; 
E-mail: emaxjtu@gmail.com

PLACE OF BIRTH:  Beijing, P.R. China

CITIZENSHIP:  U.S.A

EXPERIENCE: 

Professor                                     2002-present

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University 

Associate Professor                     1998-2002

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University

Assistant Professor                       1993-1998

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University (LSU)

Visiting Assistant Professor             1992-1993

Dept. of Mater. Sci. Eng., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Research Fellow                     1990-1992

Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Postdoctoral Research Associate      1989-1990

Department of Mater. Sci. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/IBM T.J. Watson Research Center (joint appointment)

Graduate Research Assistant              1986-1989 

Materials Research Group, Division of Applied Sciences, Caltech

Research and Teaching Assistant      1982-1985

Dept. of Eng. Physics and later Dept. of Mater. Sci. Eng., Tsinghua Univ.  

EDUCATION:

          Tsinghua University (thesis at California Institute of Technology)

          Ph.D.,  Materials Science and Engineering                             June 1989

          Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

          M.S., Materials Science and Engineering                               March 1985

          B.S., Materials Science and Solid State Physics                     June 1982 

MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICES 

Member, Materials Research Society (MRS), since 1991

MRS Membership Committee (1997-2000)

MRS Awards Committee (2007- present)

Member, The Metals, Materials & Minerals Society (TMS), since 1992

Member, ASM International; Chair, ASM A.E. White Award Selection Committee

Member, American Physical Society

Member, Board of Review, Metallurgical Transactions A (till 2009)

Member, International Committee on Nanostructure Materials (since 2010)

Co-editor, Taylor & Francis Series in Materials Science and Engineering (2006-present)

Co-guest editor, MRS Bulletin Special Issue on Metallic Glasses (2007)

Lead organizer of 2 MRS symposia (1996, 2005), MAM2006, and International Mg workshop (2007); Organizer of 2 TMS symposia (1997, 2005) and ISMANAM 2001.

Lead organizer of planned TMS symposium on Mechanical Behavior at the Nanoscale 2013.

Reviewer for Nature, Science, Nature Materials, Nature Comunications, Phys. Rev. Lett. and ~20 other journals Proposal reviewer for NSF, DoE, DoD, NASA, PRF and several other agencies 

 PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS 

See separate lists:

~225 articles in refereed journals, ~10,500 SCI citations, h index =56 (28 papers have citations between 100 and 820); 

Details about papers published since joining JHU in 1998 can be searched using Web of Science (author: Ma E, address: Baltimore)

32 articles in conference proceedings

Edited 3 books

~145 invited talks (85 at international conferences)

2 patent applications  

AWARDS

National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1994

Elected scientific member of the Böhmische Physical Society for “contributions to the understanding of ion beam mixing at Al/metal and Si/metal interfaces”

Halliburton Faculty Development Award, 1997

HTS/CMES Visiting Lectureship Award, 2003

Materials Science Research Silver Medal (from ASM International, 2004), cited "for important experimental and theoretical contributions in the study of metastable and nanocrystalline materials."

Elected Fellow, ASM International, class 2009, cited “for significant contributions in the study of processing, structure and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline and amorphous metals and alloys.”

Elected Fellow, American Physical Society, class 2010, cited for “path-breaking research and outstanding publications on metastable, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals and alloys, and international outreach in the metallic materials field.”

Senior Scientist Prize, International Symposium on Metastable, Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Materials (ISMANAM), Gijon, Spain, June 2011. 

 

RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Approximately $4 M as sole PI, and another $7 M as a co-PI. 

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Metallic materials far from equilibrium; Atomic-level structure, polyamorphism and transformations of amorphous alloys (metallic glasses and chalcogenide memory alloy); Mechanical behavior (properties, deformation mechanisms, and structural applications) of nanocrystalline, ultrafine-grained metals and bulk metallic glasses; Thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations; In situ TEM/SEM testing of small-volume materials; Synthesis and consolidation of nanocrystalline metals; Thin film reactions, Surface modification; Materials for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Mechanical alloying; Ion-solid interactions.

Publications

Books

  1. E. Ma, B. Fultz, R. Shull, J. Morral and P. Nash,  "Chemistry and Physics of Nanostructures and Related Non-Equilibrium Materials", 242 pages (TMS, Warrendale, PA, 1997).
  1. E. Ma, M. Atzmon, P. Bellon and R.Trivedi, “Phase Transformations and Systems Driven far from Equilibrium”, 686 pages (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 481, Warrendale, PA, 1998).
  1. E. Ma, M. Atzmon, C.C. Koch, “Metastable, Mechanically Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials”, 659 pages, in Materials Science Forum (Trans Tech, 2001).

Articles Published in Refereed Journals (proceedings papers are NOT included)

  1. Title: Mechanisms of Li+ transport in garnet-type cubic Li3+xLa3M2O12 (M = Te, Nb, Zr)
    Author(s): Xu Ming; Park Min Sik; Lee Jae Myung; et al.
    Source: PHYSICAL REVIEW B  Volume: 85   Issue: 5     Article Number: 052301   DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.052301   Published: FEB 29 2012
     
  2. Title: Sample size effects on the large strain bursts in submicron aluminum pillars
    Author(s): Wang Zhang-Jie; Li Qing-Jie; Shan Zhi-Wei; et al.
    Source: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS  Volume: 100   Issue: 7     Article Number: 071906   DOI: 10.1063/1.3681582   Published: FEB 13 2012
     
  3. Title: Short-range structural signature of excess specific heat and fragility of metallic-glass-forming supercooled liquids
    Author(s): Ding Jun; Cheng Yong-Qiang; Sheng Hongwei; et al.
    Source: PHYSICAL REVIEW B  Volume: 85   Issue: 6     Article Number: 060201   DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.060201   Published: FEB 13 2012
     
  4. Title: High-strength titanium alloy nanopillars with stacking faults and enhanced plastic flow
    Author(s): Yu Qian; Li Suzhi; Minor Andrew M.; et al.
    Source: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS  Volume: 100   Issue: 6     Article Number: 063109   DOI: 10.1063/1.3683489   Published: FEB 6 2012
  1. Title: Pristine-to-pristine regime of plastic deformation in submicron-sized single crystal gold particles
    Author(s): Wang Zhang-Jie; Shan Zhi-Wei; Li Ju; et al.
    Source: ACTA MATERIALIA  Volume: 60   Issue: 3   Pages: 1368-1377   DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2011.10.035   Published: FEB 2012
     
  2. Title: Approaching the ideal elastic limit of metallic glasses
    Author(s): Tian Lin; Cheng Yong-Qiang; Shan Zhi-Wei; et al.
    Source: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS  Volume: 3     Article Number: 609   DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1619   Published: JAN 2012
     
  3. Huang, Ling; Li, Qing-Jie; Shan, Zhi-Wei; et al., A new regime for mechanical annealing and strong sample-size strengthening in body centred cubic molybdenum, Nature Communications Volume: 2 Published: NOV 2011, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1557
  1. Yue, Yonghai; Liu, Pan; Zhang, Ze; et al., Approaching the Theoretical Elastic Strain Limit in Copper Nanowires, Nano Letters Volume: 11 Issue: 8 Pages: 3151-3155 , DOI: 10.1021/nl201233u
  1. Intrinsic size effects in the mechanical response of taper-free nanopillars of metallic glass
    Author(s): Chang Qiang Chen; Yu Tao Pei; Kuzmin, O.; et al., Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics) Volume: 83 Issue: 18 Pages: 180201 (4 pp.)
    DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.180201
  1. Uniform tensile elongation in framed submicron metallic glass specimen in the limit of suppressed shear banding
    Author(s): Deng, Qingsong; Cheng, Yongqiang; Yue, Yonghai; et al., Acta Materialia Volume: 59 Issue: 17 Pages: 6511-6518 Published: OCT 2011, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2011.05.035
  1. Twinning mechanism via synchronized activation of partial dislocations in face-centered-cubic materials
    Author(s): Li, BQ; Li, B; Wang, YB; et al.
    Source: Scripta Materialia Volume: 64 Issue: 9 Pages: 852-855  
    DOI: 10.1016/j.seriptamat.2011.01.016
  1. Transmission electron microscopy observations of dislocation annihilation and storage in nanograins
    Author(s): Wang, LH; Zhang, Z; Ma, E; et al.
    Source: Applied Physics Letters Volume: 98 Issue: 5 DOI: 10.1063/1.3549866
  1. Y.Q. Cheng, E. Ma, Intrinsic shear strength of metallic glass, Acta Mater. 59 (2011)1800-1807.
  1. Y.Q. Cheng and E. Ma, Atomic-level structure and structure-property relationship in metallic glasses, invited review in Prog. Mater. Sci. 56 (2011), pp. 379-473.
  1. Liu, XQ; Li, XB; Zhang, L et al., New Structural Picture of the Phase-Change GeSbTe Alloy, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106 (2011) 025501.
  1. Lee, M., Lee, C., Lee, K., Ma, E., Lee, J. (2011). Networked interpenetrating connections of icosahedra Effects on shear transformations in metallic glass. Acta Materialia. 59(1). 159-170. DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2010.09.020.
  1. He, Q., Cheng, Y., Ma, E., Xu, J. (2011). Locating bulk metallic glasses with high fracture toughness Chemical effects and composition optimization. Acta Materialia. 59(1). 202-215. DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2010.09.025.
  1. Ma, E., Zhang, Z. (2011). AMORPHOUS ALLOYS Reflections from the glass maze. Nature Materials10(1). 10-11. DOI:10.1038/nmat2924.
  1. K. Zheng, C.C. Wang, Y.Q. Cheng, H. Yue, X.D. Han, Z. Zhang, Z.W. Shan, M. Ye, Y.D. Yin and E. Ma, Electron-beam-assisted superplastic shaping of nanoscale amorphous silica, Nature Communications, 1:24 doi: 10.1038 / 1021 (2010).
  1. Q. Yu, Z.W. Shan, J. Li, X.X. Huang, L. Xiao, J. Sun and E. Ma, Strong crystal size effect on deformation twinning, Nature 463 (2010) 335-338.
  1. Li, S., Ding, X., Li, J., Ren, X., Sun, J., Ma, E. (2010). High-Efficiency Mechanical Energy Storage and Retrieval Using Interfaces in Nanowires. Nano Letters. 10(5). 1774-1779. 
    DOI:10.1021/nl100263p.
  1. Senkov, O., Miracle, D., Barney, E., Hannon, A., Cheng, Y., Ma, E. (2010). Local atomic structure of Ca-Mg-Zn metallic glasses. Physical Review B. 82(10) #104206. 
    DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.82.104206.
  1. Wang, L., Han, X., Liu, P., Yue, Y., Zhang, Z., Ma, E. (2010). In Situ Observation of Dislocation Behavior in Nanometer Grains. Physical Review Letters. 105(13) #135501.
    DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.135501.
  1. Zhang, J., Liu, G., Wang, R., Li, J., Sun, J., Ma, E. (2010). Double-inverse grain size dependence of deformation twinning in nanocrystalline Cu. Physical Review B. 81(17) #172104. DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.172104.
  1. Zhang, J., Liu, G., Zhang, X., Zhang, G., Sun, J., Ma, E. (2010). A maximum in ductility and fracture toughness in nanostructured Cu/Cr multilayer films. Scripta Materialia. 62(6). 333-336. 
    DOI:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2009.10.030.
  1. Yang, B., Yao, J., Chao, Y., Wang, J., Ma, E. (2010). Developing aluminum-based bulk metallic glasses.  Philosophical Magazine. 90(23). 3215-3231.
    DOI:10.1080/14786435.2010.484401.
  1. Xu, M., Meng, Y., Cheng, Y., Sheng, H., Han, X., Ma, E. (2010). Pressure-induced crystallization of amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5. Journal of Applied Physics 108(8)#3493110.
    DOI:10.1063/1.3493110.
  1. Li, S., Ding, X., Li, J., Ren, X., Sun, J., Ma, E., Lookman, T. (2010). Inverse martensitic transformation in Zr nanowires. Physical Review B. 81, #245433.
    DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.245433.
  1. B. Li, P.F. Yan, M.L. Sui and E. Ma, TEM study of stacking faults and their interaction with pyramidal dislocations in Mg, Acta Mater. 58 (2010) 173-179.
  2. Jian Xu, Upadrasta Ramamurty, and Evan Ma, The fracture toughness of bulk metallic glass, overview in JOM 62(4) (2010) 10-18.
  3. M. Xu, Y.Q. Cheng, H.W. Sheng and E. Ma, Nature of atomic bonding and atomic structure in the phase-change Ge2Sb2Te5 glass, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) Art. No.195502
  4. E. Ma and J. Xu, The glass window of opportunities, Nature Mater. 8 (2009) 855-857.
  5. B. Li and E. Ma, Atomic shuffling dominated mechanism for deformation twinning in Mg, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) Art No. 035503.
  6. Y.Q. Cheng, Z. Han, Y. Li and E. Ma, Cold versus hot shear banding in bulk metallic glass, Phys. Rev. B 80 (2009) Art. No. 134115
  7. Y.Q. Cheng and E. Ma, Configurational dependence of elastic modulus of metallic glass, Phys. Rev. B 80 (2009) Art. No. 064104.
  8. Y.Q. Cheng, E. Ma and H.W. Sheng, Atomic-level structure in multicomponent bulk metallic glass, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) Art. No. 225401.
  9. A.J. Cao, Y.Q. Cheng and E. Ma, Structural processes that initiate shear localization in metallic glass, Acta Mater 57 (2009) 5146-5155.
  10. Y.Q. Cheng, M. Xu, H.W. Sheng, Y. Meng, X.D. Han and E. Ma, A body-centered-cubic polymorph of the Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change alloy, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95 (2009) Art. No. 131904.
  11. B.Q. Li, M.L Sui, B. Li, E. Ma and S.X. Mao, Reversible twinning in pure aluminum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 205504.
  12. Y.Q. Cheng, A.J. Cao and E. Ma, Correlation between elastic modulus and plasticity in metallic glass: the roles of atomic configuration and alloy composition, Acta. Mater. 57 (2009) 3253-3267.
  13. B.J. Yang, J.H. Yao, J. Zhang, H.W. Yang, J.Q. Wang and E. Ma, Al-rich bulk metallic glass with plasticity and high specific strength, Scripta Mater. 61 (2009) 423-426.
  14. B. Li, B.Y. Cao, K.T. Ramesh and E. Ma, A nucleation mechanisms of deformation twins in pure Al, Acta Mater. 57 (2009) 4500-4507.
  15. B. Li and E. Ma, Pyramidal slip in magnesium: Dislocations and stacking fault on the {1011} plane, Philo. Magazine 89 (2009) 1223-1235.
  16. B. Li and E. Ma, Zonal dislocations mediating {1 0 -1 1} < 1 0 -1 -2 > twinning in magnesium, Acta Mater. 57 (2009) 1734-1743.   
  17. L. Zhang, Y.Q. Cheng, A.J. Cao, J. Xu and E. Ma, Bulk metallic glasses with large plasticity: composition design from structural perspective, Acta Mater. 57(2009) 1154-1164.
  18. J. Wen, Y.Q. Cheng, J.Q. Wang and E. Ma, Distinguishing medium-range order in metallic glasses using fluctuation electron microscopy: A theoretical study using atomic models, J. Appl. Phys. 105 (2009) Article Number: 043519.
  19. G.Q. Li, K.B. Borisenko, Y.X. Chen, E. Ma and D. Cockayne, Local structure variations in Al89La6Ni5 metallic glass, Acta Mater. 57 (2009) 804-811.
  20. H.W. Sheng, Y.Q. Cheng, P. Lee and E. Ma, Atomic packing in Al-based multicomponent metallic glasses, Acta Mater. 56 (2008) 6264-6272.
  21. Y.Q. Cheng, A.J. Cao, H.W. Sheng and E. Ma, Local structure controls propensity for plastic flow of metallic glasses: effects of alloy composition and processing history, Acta Mater. 56 (2008) 5263-5275.
  22. A. Cao and E. Ma, Sample shape and temperature strongly influence the strength of metallic nanopillars, Acta Mater. 56 (2008) 4816-4828.
  23. L.L. Shi, J. Xu and E. Ma, Alloy compositions of metallic glasses and eutectics from an idealized structural model, Acta Mater. 56 (2008) 3613-3621.
  24. Y.Q. Cheng, H.W. Sheng and E. Ma, Relationship between structure, dynamics and mechanical properties of metallic glass, Phys. Rev. B 78 (2008) art. # 014207.
  25. Y.Q. Cheng, E. Ma and H.W. Sheng, Alloying strongly influences the structure, dynamics, and glass forming ability of metallic supercooled liquids, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93 (2008) art. # 111913.
  26. Y.Q. Cheng and E. Ma, Indicators of structural state of metallic glasses: local order, free volume and configurational potential energy, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93 (2008) art. # 051910.
  27. B. Li, E. Ma and K.T. Ramesh, Dislocation configurations in an extruded ZK60 magnesium alloy, Met. Mater. Trans. A 39 (2008) 2607-2614.
  28. Y.L. Wang, E. Ma and J. Xu, Bulk metallic glass formation near the TiCu-TiNi pseudo-binary eutectic composition, Philo. Mag. Lett. 88 (2008) 319-325.
  29. X.L. Wu and E. Ma, Dislocations and twins in nanocrystalline Ni after severe plastic deformation: the effects of grain size, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 483 (2008) 84-86   .
  30. Z.W. Shan, J. Li, Y.Q. Cheng, A.M. Minor, S.A. Syed Asif, O.L. Warren and E. Ma, Plastic flow and failure resistance of metallic glass: Insight from in situ compression of nanopillars, Phys. Rev. B 77 (2008) Article Number: 155419.   
  31. L. Zhang, E. Ma and J. Xu, Hf-based bulk metallic glasses with critical diameter on centimeter scale, Intermetallics 16 (2008) 584-586.
  32. A.J. Cao, Y.G. Wei and E. Ma, Grain boundary effects on plastic deformation and fracture mechanisms in Cu nanowires: Molecular dynamics simulations, Phys. Rev. B 77 (2008) 195429
  33. L.L. Shi, J. Xu and E. Ma, Mg-Al-CaIn-Situ composites with a refined eutectic structure and their compressive properties, Met. Mater. Trans.39A   (2008) 1225-1235.
  34. Y. Shen, E. Ma and J. Xu, A group of Cu(Zr)-based BMGs with critical diameter in the range of 12 to 18 mm, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 24 (2008) 149-152.
  35. Z.H. Jin, P. Gumsch, K. Albe, E. Ma, K. Lu, H. Gleiter and H. Hahn, Interactions between non-screw lattice dislocations and coherent twin boundaries in face-centered cubic metals, Acta Mater. 56 (2008) 1126-1135.
  36. Y.Y. Zhao, E. Ma and J. Xu, Reliability of compressive fracture strength of Mg-Zn-Ca bulk metallic glasses: Flaw sensitivity and Weibull statistics, Scripta Mater. 58 (2008) 496-499.
  37. W.K. Luo and E. Ma, EXAFS measurements and reverse Monte Carlo modeling of atomic structure in amorphous Ni80P20 alloys, J. Non-cryst. Solids 354   (2008) 945-955.
  38. H. Guo, P.F. Yan, Y.B. Wang, J. Tan, Z.F. Zhang, M.L. Sui and E. Ma, Tensile Ductility and Necking of Metallic Glass, Nature Materials 6 (2007) 735-739.
  39. Y.B. Wang, M.L. Sui and E. Ma, In situ observation of twin boundary migration in copper with nanoscale twins during tensile deformation, Philo. Mag. Lett. 87 (2007) 935-942.
  40. J. Wen, H.W. Yang, H. Guo, M.L. Sui, J.Q. Wang and E. Ma, Fluctuation electron microscopy of Al-based metallic glasses: effects of minor alloying addition and structural relaxation on medium-range structural homogeneity, J. Phys. Cond. Matt. 19 (2007) 455211.
  41. M. Dao, L. Lu, R.J. Asaro, J.T.M. De Hosson and E. Ma, Toward a quantitative understanding of mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline metals, Acta Mater. 55 (2007) 4041-4065.
  42. S. Cheng, Y.H. Zhao, Y.T. Zhu and E. Ma, Optimizing the strength and ductility of fine structured 2024 Al alloy by nano-precipitation, Acta Mater. 55 (2007) 5822-5832.
  43. Q. Zheng, J. Xu and E. Ma, High glass-forming ability correlated with fragility of Mg–Cu(Ag)–Gd alloys, J. Appl. Phys. 102 (2007) 113519.
  44. X.L. Wu and E. Ma, Accommodation of large plastic strains and defect accumulation in nanocrystalline Ni grains, J. Mater. Res. 22 (2007) 2241-2253.
  45. X.L. Wu, B. Li and E. Ma, Vacancy clusters in ultrafine grained Al by severe plastic deformation, Appl. Phys. Lett. 91 (2007) 141908.
  46. H.W. Sheng, H.Z. Liu, Y.Q. Cheng, J. Wen, P.L. Lee, W.K. Luo, S.D. Shastri and E. Ma, Polyamorphism in a Metallic Glass, Nature Materials, 6 (2007) 192-197.
  47. A.L. Greer and E. Ma, Bulk Metallic Glasses: at the Cutting Edge of Metals Research, MRS Bulletin 32 (2007) 611-615.
  48. A.P. Wang, J.Q. Wang and E. Ma, Modified Efficient Cluster Packing Model for Calculating Compositions with High Glass Forming Ability, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90 (2007) 121912.
  49. H. Ma, L.L. Shi, J. Xu and E. Ma, Chill-cast in situ composites in the pseudo-ternary Mg–(Cu,Ni)–Y glass-forming system: Microstructure and compressive properties, J. Mater. Res. 22 (2007) 314-325
  50. Q. Zheng, S. Cheng, J.H. Strader, E. Ma and J. Xu, Critical size and strength of the best bulk metallic glass former in the Mg-Cu-Gd ternary system, Scritpa Mater., 56 (2007) 161-164.
  51. H.W. Sheng, W.K. Luo, F.M. Alamgir, J. Bai and E. Ma, Atomic Packing and Short-to-Medium-Range Order in Metallic Glasses, Nature 439 (2006) 419-425.
  52. E. Ma, T.D. Shen and X.L. Wu, Less is More, Nature Mater. 5 (2006) 515-516.
  53. Yong-Hao Zhao, Xiao-Zhou Liao, Sheng Cheng, E. Ma, and Yuntian T. Zhu, Simultaneously Increasing the Ductility and Strength of Nanostructured Alloys, Advanced Materials, 18 (2006) 2280-2283.
  54. W.K. Luo, H.W. Sheng and E. Ma, Pair correlation functions and structural building schemes in amorphous alloys, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (2006)131927.
  55.  X.L. Wu and E. Ma, Dislocations in Nanocrystalline Grains, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88 (2006) 231911.
  56. Y.B. Wang, H.W. Yang, B.B. Sun, B. Wu, J.Q. Wang, M.L. Sui and E. Ma, Evidence of phase separation correlated with nanocrystallization in Al85Ni5Y6Fe2Co2 metallic glass, Scripta Mater. 55 (2006) 469-472.
  57. H. Ma, L.L. Shi, J. Xu, Y. Li and E. Ma, Improving glass-forming ability of Mg-Cu-Y via substitutional alloying: Effects of Ag versus Ni, J. Mater. Res. 21 (2006) 2204-2214.
  58. Q. Zheng, H. Ma, E. Ma and J. Xu, Mg–Cu–(Y,Nd) pseudo-ternary bulk metallic glasses: The effects of Nd on glass-forming ability and plasticity, Scripta Mater. 55 (2006) 541-544.
  59. E. Ma, Dissolving Equilibrium-Immiscible Elements via Severe Plastic Deformation, Mater. Trans. 47 (2006) 1269-1274.
  60. Y.M. Wang. A. Hamza and E. Ma, Temperature-dependent activation volume and strain rate sensitivity in nanocrystalline Ni, Acta. Mater. 54 (2006) 2715-2726.
  61. P. Jia, H. Guo, Y. Li, J. Xu and E. Ma, A new Cu-Hf-Al ternary bulk metallic glass with high glass forming ability and ductility, Scripta Mater. 54 (12) (2006) 2165-2168.
  62. H.W. Sheng, E. Ma, H.Z. Liu and J. Wen, Pressure tunes atomic packing in metallic glass, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88 (17) (2006) Art. No. 171906.
  63. E. Ma, Eight routes to improve the tensile ductility of bulk nanostructured metals and alloys, JOM 58 (4) (2006) 49-53.
  64. X. Wu, Y.T. Zhu, M.W. Chen and E. Ma, Twinning and stacking fault formation during tensile deformation of nanocrystalline Ni, Script Mater. 54 (9) (2006) 1685-1690.
  65. X.L. Wu, Y.T. Zhu and E. Ma, Predictions for partial-dislocation-mediated processes in nanocrystalline Ni by generalized planar fault energy curves: An experimental evaluation, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88 (12) (2006) Art. No. 121905.
  66. Z.H. Jin, P. Gumbsch, E. Ma, K. Albe, K. Lu, H. Hahn, H. Gleiter, The interaction mechanism of screw dislocations with coherent twin boundaries in different face-centred cubic metals, Script Mater. 54 (6) (2006) 1163-1168.
  67. C.L. Dai, H. Guo, Y. Shen, Y. Li, E. Ma and J. Xu, A new centimeter-diameter Cu-based bulk metallic glass, Script. Mater. 54 (7) (2006) 1403-1408.
  68. X.L. Wu and E. Ma, Deformation twinning mechanisms in nanocrystalline Ni, 
    Appl Phys. Lett. 88 (6): Art. No. 061905 (2006).
  69. L. L. Shi, H. Ma, T. Liu T, J. Xu and E. Ma, Microstructure and compressive properties of chill-cast Mg-Al-Ca alloys, J. Mater. Res. 21 (3) (2006) 613-622. 
  70. B.B. Sun, G. He, Y.M. Wang, M.L. Sui, J. Eckert and E. Ma, Ultrafine Microstructure Composites with High Strength, Strain Hardening and Large Plasticity, Acta Mater. 54 (2006) 1349-1357.
  71. Q. Wei, T. Jiao, K.T. Ramesh, E. Ma, L.J. Kecskes, L. Magness, R. Dowding, V.U. Kazykhanov and R.Z. Valiev, Mechanical behavior and dynamic failure of high-strength ultrafine grained tungsten under uniaxial compression, Acta Mater. 54 (2006) 77-87.
  72. H. Ma, L.L. Shi, J. Xu. Y. Li and E. Ma, Discovering Inch-Diameter Metallic Glass in Three-Dimensional Composition Space, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87 (2005) 181915-1-3.
  73. H. Ma, Q. Zheng, J. Xu, Y. Li and E. Ma, Doubling the Critical Size for Bulk Metallic Glass Formation in the Mg-Cu-Y Ternary System, J. Mater. Res. 20 (2005) 2252-2255.
  74. X. Zhang, W. Wang, E. Ma and J. Xu, Refractory Mo-Si Based Metallic Glass Designed for High Thermal Stability and Strength, J. Mater. Res. 20 (2005) 2910-2913.
  75. B.B. Sun, Y.B. Wang, J. Wen, H.W. Yang, Y. Li, J.Q. Wang, M.L. Sui and E. Ma, Artifacts induced in metallic glasses during TEM sample preparation, Script. Mater. 53 (2005) 805-809.
  76. E. Ma, Four approaches to improve the tensile ductility of high-strength nanocrystalline metals, J. Mater. Eng. Performance 14 (2005) 430-434.
  77. E. Ma, Growth of amorphous silicide during Ti/Si interfacial reactions in multilayer thin films, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 398 (2005) 60-65.
  78. Y.M. Wang, A.V. Hamza and E. Ma, Activation volume and density of mobile dislocations in plastically deforming nanocrystalline Ni, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86 (2005) 241917.
  79. D. Ma, H. Tan, D. Wang, Y. Li and E. Ma, Strategy for pinpointing the best glass-forming alloys, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86 (2005) 191909.
  80. Y.K. Xu, H. Ma, J. Xu and E. Ma, Mg-based bulk metallic glass composites with plasticity and gigapascal strength, Acta Mater. 53 (2005) 1857-1866.
  81. E. Ma, Alloys Created between Immiscible Elements, (a review in) Progress in Materials Science 50 (2005) 413-509.
  82. Q. Wei, K.T. Ramesh, E. Ma, L.J. Kecskes R.J. Dowding, R.Z. Valiev, Plastic flow localization in bulk tungsten with ultrafine microstructure, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86 (2005) 101907.
  83. S. Cheng, E. Ma, Y.M. Wang, L.J. Kecskes, K.M. Youssef, C.C. Koch, U. P. Trociewitz  and K. Han, Tensile properties of in situ consolidated nanocrystalline Cu, Acta Mater. 53(5) (2005) 1521-1533.
  84.  E. Ma, Recent progress in improving ductility of ultra-high strength nanostructured metals, Metals and Materials International 10 (2004) 527-531.
  85. Y.M. Wang, S. Cheng, Q. Wei, E. Ma, T.G. Nieh and A. Harma, Effects of annealing and impurities on tensile properties of electrodeposited nanocrystalline Ni, Scripta Mater. 51 (2004) 1023-1028.
  86. E. Ma, Y.M. Wang, Q.H. Lu, M.L. Sui, L. Lu and K Lu, Strain Hardening and Large Tensile Elongation in Ultrahigh-Strength Nano-twinned Cu, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85 (2004) 4932-4934.
  87. Y.M. Wang and E. Ma, On the Origin of Ultrahigh Cryogenic Strength of Nanocrystalline Metals, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85 (2004) 2750-2752.
  88. E. Ma, Watching the Nanograins Roll, Science 305 (2004) 623-624.
  89. Q. Wei, S. Cheng, K.T. Ramesh and E. Ma, Effect of nanocrystalline and ultrafine grain sizes on the strain rate sensitivity and activation volume: fcc versus bcc metals, 
    Mater. Sci. Eng. A 381 (2004) 71-79.
  90. Q.L. Dai, B.B. Sun, M.L Sui, G. He, Y. Li, J. Eckert, W.K. Luo and E. Ma,
    High-performance bulk Ti-Cu-Ni-Sn-Ta nanocomposites based on a dendrite-eutectic microstructure, J. Mater. Res. 19 (2004) 2557-2566.
  91. Y.M. Wang and E. Ma, Strain hardening, strain rate sensitivity, and ductility of nanostructured metals, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 375-77 (2004) 46-52.
  92. H.W. Sheng and E. Ma, Atomic Packing of the Inherent Structure of Simple Liquids, Phys. Rev. E 69, (2004) 062202-1-4.
  93. D. Wang, Y. Li, B.B. Sun, M.L. Sui, K. Lu and E. Ma, Bulk Metallic Glass Formation in  the Binary Cu-Zr System, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84 (2004) 4029-4031.
  94. W. Luo, H.W. Sheng, F.M. Alamgir, J.M. Bai, J.H. He and E. Ma, Icosahedral Short-Range Order in Amorphous Alloys, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92 (2004) 145502-1-4.
  95. Y.M. Wang and E. Ma, Three Strategies for Achieving Uniform Tensile Strains in Nanostructured Cu, Acta Mater. 52 (2004) 1699-1707.
  96. Y.M. Wang, E. Ma, R.Z. Valiev and Y.T. Zhu, Tough Nanostructured Metals at Cryogenic Temperatures, Advanced Mater. 16 (2004) 328-331.
  97. Q.M. Wei, L. Kecskes, T. Jiao, T. Hartwig, K.T. Ramesh, and E. Ma, Adiabatic Shear Banding in Ultrafine-grained Fe Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation, Acta Mater. 52 (2004) 1859-1869.
  98. Q.M. Wei, T. Jiao, K.T. Ramesh, K.T. Hartwig and E. Ma, Nano-structured vanadium: processing and mechanical properties under quasi-static and dynamic compression, Scripta Mater. 50 (2004) 359-364.
  99. P.S. Schilling, V. Palshin, J.H. He and E. Ma, Overlapping Solubility in Mechanical Alloyed Fe-Ni and Fe-Cu, Phys. Rev. B 68 (2003) 224204-1-5.
  100. G. He, J. Eckert, Q.L. Dai. M.L. Sui and E. Ma, Nanostructured Ti-based multi-component alloys with potential for biomedical applications, Biomateirals 24 (2003) 5115-5129.
  101. Q. Wei Q, T. Jiao, S.N. Mathaudhu, E. Ma, K.T. Hartwig, K.T. Ramesh, Microstructure and mechanical properties of tantalum after equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE), Mater. Sci. Eng. A 358 (2003) 266-272.
  102. Y.M. Wang, T. Jiao and E. Ma, Dynamic processes for nanostructure development in Cu after severe cryogenic rolling deformation, Mater. Trans. 44 (2003) 1926-1934.
  103. H. Ma, J. Xu and E. Ma A new Mg65Cu7.5Ni7.5Zn5Ag5Y10 bulk metallic glass with strong glass-forming ability, J. Mater. Res. 18 (2003) 2288-2291.
  104. H. Ma, J. Xu and E. Ma, Mg-based bulk metallic glass composites with plasticity and high strength, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83 (2003) 2793-2795.
  105. M.W. Chen, E. Ma, K,J, Hemker, H.W. Sheng, Y.M. Wang and X.M. Cheng, Deformation Twinning in Nanocrystalline Al, Science 300 (2003) 1275-1277.
  106. Y.M. Wang and E. Ma, Temperature and Strain Rate Effects on the Strength and Ductility of Nanosctructured Cu, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83 (2003) 3165-3167.
  107. E. Ma, Instability and Ductility of Nanostructured Metals, invited Viewpoint article in Scripta Mater. 49 (2003) 663-668.
  108. E. Ma, Amorphization in Mechanically Driven Materials Systems, invited Viewpoint article in Scripta Mater. 49 (2003) 941-946.
  109. Y.T. Zhu, J.Y. Huang, J. Gubicza, T. Ungar, Y.M. Wang, E. Ma and R.Z. Valiev, Nanostructures in Ti processed by severe plastic deformation, J. Mater. Res. 18 (2003) 1908-1917.
  110. D. Jia, K.T. Ramesh and E. Ma, Effects of Nanocrystalline and Ultrafine Grain Sizes on Constitutive Behavior and Shear Bands in Iron, Acta Mater. 51 (2003) 3495-3509.
  111. Y.M. Wang, K. Wang, D. Pan, K. Lu, K.J. Hemker and E. Ma, Microsample Tensile Testing of Nanocrystalline Copper, Scripta Mater. 48 (2003) 1581-1586.
  112. L. Sun, J.H. He, H.W. Sheng, P.C. Searson, C.L. Chien and E. Ma, Magnetic properties of amorphous Ni60Ag40 films, J.  Non-crystal. Solids  317 (2003) 164-168.
  113. E. Ma, Controlling Plastic Instability, Nature Materials, 2 (2003) 7-8.
  114. Y.M. Wang, M.W. Chen, F.H. Zhou and E. Ma, High Tensile Ductility in a Nanostructured Metal, Nature (London), 419 (2002) 912-915.
  115. Y.M. Wang, M.W. Chen, H.W. Sheng and E. Ma, Nanocrystalline Grain Structures Developed in Commercial Purity Cu by Low-Temperature Cold Rolling, J. Mater. Res. 17, (2002) 3004-3007.
  116. J.H. He, H.W. Sheng, J.S. Lin, P.J. Schilling, R.C. Tittsworth and E. Ma, Homogeneity of a Supersaturated Solid Solution, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, (2002) 125507-1-4.
  117. Q. M. Wei, D. Jia, K.T. Ramesh and E. Ma, Evolution and Microstructure of Shear Bands in Nanostructured Fe,  Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 1240-1242 (2002).
  118. H.W. Sheng, J.H. He and E. Ma, Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Atomic-Level Structures in Rapidly Quenched Ag-Cu Nonequilibrium Alloys, Phys. Rev. B 65, 184203-1-10 (2002).
  119. Y.M. Wang, M.W. Chen and E. Ma, Enhanced Tensile Ductility in Nanostructured Cu, Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 2395-2397 (2002).
  120. H.W. Sheng, G. Wilde and E. Ma, The Competing Crystalline and Amorphous Solid Solutions in Supersaturated Ag-Cu, Acta Mater. 50, 475-488 (2002).
  121. L.C. Zhang, J. Xu and  E. Ma, Mechanically alloyed amorphous Ti-50(Cu0.45Ni0.55)(44-x)AlxSi4B2 alloys with supercooled liquid region, J. Mater. Res.17 (2002) 1743-1749.
  122. D. Jia, Y. Wang, K.T. Ramesh, E. Ma, Y.T. Zhu and R. Valiev, Deformation Behavior and Plastic Instability of Ultrafine-grained Ti, Appl. Phys. Lett. 79, 611-613 (2001).
  123. J. He and E. Ma, Nanoscale Phase Separation and Local Icosaheral Order in Amorphous Alloys of Immiscible Elements, Phys. Rev. B 64, 144206 (2001).
  124. D. Jia, K.T. Ramesh, E. Ma, L. Lu and K. Lu, Compressive Behavior of an Electrodeposited Nanostructured Cu under Quasistatic and Dynamic Strain Rates, Scripta mater. 45, 613-620 (2001).
  125. J. He, H.W. Sheng and E. Ma, The Enthalpy State of Amorphous Alloys in an Immiscible System,  Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 1343-1345 (2001).
  126. J. He, H.W. Sheng, P.J. Schilling, C.-L. Chien and E. Ma, Amorphous Structures in the Immiscible Ag-Ni System, Phys. Rev. Lett.  86(13), 2826-2829 (2001).
  127. Z.H. Jin, P. Gumbsch, K. Lu and E. Ma, Melting Mechanisms at the Limit of Superheating, Phys. Rev. Lett.  87, 055703 (2001).
  128. H.W. Sheng and E. Ma, Intermixing of Ag and Cu at High Strain Rates, Phys. Rev. B 63, 224205 (2001).
  129. H.W. Sheng and E. Ma, Alloying in a System with Positive Heat of Mixing: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ag-Cu, Mater. Sci. Forum 360-362, 275-282 (2001).
  130. W. S. Lai, Q. Zhang, B. X. Liu and E. Ma, Solubility Criterion for Sequential Disordering in Metal-metal Multilayers upon Solid-state Reaction, Philo. Mag. Lett. 81(1), 45-53 (2001).                                                                                                                       
  131.  E. Ma, Consolidation and Mechanical Properties of Nanophase Iron Alloy Powders Prepared by Mechanical Milling, invited overview in Powder Metallurgy 43(4), 306-310 (2000).
  132. Q. Zhang, Z.C. Li, C. Lin, B.X. Liu and E. Ma, Glass-Forming Range of the Ni-Mo System Derived from Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Generalized Lindemann Criterion, J. Appl. Phys. 87, 4147-4152 (2000).
  133. W.S. Lai, Q. Zhang, B.X. Liu, and E. Ma, Structural Stability and Amorphization Transition in the Ni-Ti System Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulation with an n-body Potential, J. Phys. Soc. Jap. (2000).
  134. L. He, L.F. Allard, K. Breder and E. Ma, Nanophase Fe Alloys Consolidated to Full Density from Milled Powders, J. Mater. Res. 15, 904-912 (2000).
  135. E. Ma, H. Sheng, J. He and P.J. Schilling, Solid-state Alloying of Binary Systems with a Positive Heat of Mixing, Mater. Sci. Eng. A 286, 48-57 (2000).
  136. W. Zhang and E. Ma, Magnetic Moment and Atomic Volume in Supersaturated Fe-Cu Solid Solutions: Ab initio Calculations Compared with Experiments, J. Mater. Res. 15, 653-658 (2000).
  137. H. Sheng and E. Ma, Enhanced Solubility on Surfaces: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of a Ag Overlayer on Cu (100), Phys. Rev. B 61(15), 9979-9982 (2000).
  138. L. He, L.F. Allard, and E. Ma, Cu-Fe Two-Phase Nanocomposites: Application of a Modified Rule of Mixtures, Scripta mater. 42, 517-523 (2000).
  139. D. Jia, K.T. Ramesh and E. Ma, Failure Mode and Dynamic Behavior of Nanophase Iron in Compression, Scripta mater. 42, 73-78 (1999).
  140. P.J. Schilling, J. He, R. Tittsworth and E. Ma, Two-Phase Coexistence in Mechanically Alloyed Cu-Fe: A XANES Study, Acta mater., 47, 2525-2537 (1999).
  141. H.W. Sheng, K. Lu and E. Ma, Amorphization of Zr-Al Solid Solutions under Mechanical Alloying at Different Temperatures, J. Appl. Phys. 85, 6400-6407 (1999).
  142. A. Natarajan, W. Wang, E. Ma, R. N. Bhattacharya, R. D. Blaugher, Magnetoresistivity Measurements of Tl1Ba2Ca2Cu3Ox (Tl-1223) High Temperature Superconductor Films Synthesized via an Electrodeposited Precursor, Materials Letters 39, 58-62 (1999). 
  143. A. Natarajan, W. Wang, E. Ma, R. N. Bhattacharya, R. D. Blaugher, Development of a Micromachining Process for the Fabrication of a Superconductor Magnetic Field Sensor, Microsystem Technologies 6, 67-72 (1999).
  144. L. He, L.F. Allard and E. Ma, A Method  to Produce Two-Phase Nanocomposites in Solid State, NanoStructured Materials, 12, 543-545 (1999).
  145. H.W. Sheng, K. Lu and E. Ma, Melting and Freezing Behavior of Embedded Nanoparticles in Ball-Milled Al-10wt%M (M=In, Sn, Bi, Cd, Pb) Mixtures, Acta mater. 46, 5195-5205 (1998).
  146. H.W. Sheng, K. Lu and E. Ma, Melting of Embedded Pb Nanoparticles Monitored using High-Temperature in situ XRD, Nanostructured Materials, 10, 865-873 (1998).
  147. V.K.P. Kanigicherla, K. Kelly, E. Ma, W. Wang, and M.C. Murphy, Enhanced Adhesion of PMMA to Copper with Black Oxide for Electrodeposition of High Aspect Ratio Ni-Fe Microstructures, Microsystems Technologies 4, 77-81 (1998).
  148. E. Ma, J.-H. He and P. Schilling, Mechanical Alloying of Immiscible Elements: Ag-Fe Contrasted with Cu-Fe, Physical Review B 55, 5542-5545 (1997).
  149. J. Xu, J.-H. He and E. Ma, Effect of Milling Temperature on Mechanical Alloying in the Immiscible Cu-Ta System, Metallurgical Transactions A 28, 1569-1580 (1997).
  150. J. Xu, J.-S. Yin and E. Ma, Nanocrystalline Ag Formed by Low-Temperature High-Energy Mechanical Attrition, Nanostructured Materials 8, 91-100 (1997).
  151. A. Adjaottor, E. Ma and E.I. Meletis, On the Mechanism of Intensified Plasma-Assisted Processing, Surface Coatings and Technol. 89, 197-203 (1997).
  152. P.J. Schilling, J.-H. He and E. Ma, EXAFS Study of Ball-Milled Nanocrystalline Powders, J. Phys. IV France 7 C2-12211222 (1997).
  153. P.J. Schilling, J.-H. He, J. Cheng and E. Ma, EXAFS of bcc and fcc Metastable Structures in Ball-Milled Cu-Fe, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 767-769 (1996).
  154. L. He and E. Ma, Processing and Microhardness of Bulk Cu-Fe Nanocomposites, Nanostructured Materials 7, 327-339 (1996).
  155. L. He and E. Ma, Full-Density Nanocrystalline Fe-29Al-2Cr Intermetallic Consolidated from Mechanically-Alloyed Powders, J. Mater. Res. 11, 72-80 (1996).
  156. E. Ma, Effects of Global versus Non-Overlapping Thermal Spikes on Ion Beam Mixing Efficiency in Metals, Radiation Effects and Defect in Solids 133, 35-43 (1995).
  157. E. Ma and M. Atzmon, Phase Transformation Induced by Mechanical Alloying in Binary Alloy Systems, Invited Review, Mater. Phys. Chem. 39, 249-267 (1995).
  158. L. He and E. Ma, Nanophase Metallic Alloys Consolidated from Powders Prepared using Mechanical Alloying, Mater. Sci. Eng. A204, 240-245 (1995).
  159. E. Ma, Amorphization and Metastable Polymorphs of Ordered Intermetallics Zr3Al and Ni3Al, J. Mater. Res., 9, 592-597 (1994).
  160. R. Najafabadi, D.J. Srolovitz, E. Ma and M. Atzmon, Thermodynamic Properties of Metastable Ag-Cu Alloys, J. Appl. Phys. 74, 3144-3150 (1993).
  161.  E. Ma, J. Pagan, G. Cranford and M. Atzmon, Evidence of Self-sustained MoSi2 Formation during High-Energy Ball Milling of Elemental Powders,  J. Mater. Res., 8, 1836-1844 (1993).
  162.  E. Ma, M. Atzmon and F. Pinkerton, Thermodynamics and Magnetic Properties of Metastable FCC and BCC FexCu100-x Solid Solutions Formed by Mechanical Alloying, J. Appl. Phys. 74, 955-962 (1993).
  163.  E. Ma  and M. Atzmon, Enthalpies of Formation and Crystallization of Amorphous Zr1-xAlx and Zr1-xNix Alloys: Calculations compared with Measurements,  J. Alloys and Compounds, 194, 235-244 (1993).
  164.  E. Ma, F. Brunner and M. Atzmon, Stability of Supersaturated Solid Solution and Amorphous Phase in the Zr-Al System Formed by High-energy Ball Milling, J. of Phase Equil. 14, 137-141 (1993).
  165.  E. Ma, L.A. Clevenger and C.V. Thompson, Nucleation of an Intermetallic at Thin-film Interfaces: VSi2 Contrasted with Al3Ni,  J. Mater. Res. 7(6), 1350-1355 (1992).
  166. E. Ma and M. Atzmon, Alloy Phase Formation by Mechanical Alloying: Constraints and Mechanisms, Brief Review, Mod. Phys. Lett. B 6(3), 127-138 (1992).
  167. E. Ma and M. Atzmon, Characterization of Polymorphic Phase Diagram for Mechanically Alloyed Zr-Al, Mater. Sci. Forum, 88-90, 467-474 (1992).
  168. E. Ma and M. Atzmon, Calorimetric Evidence for Polymorphous Constraints on Metastable Zr-Al Alloy Formation by Mechanical Alloying,  Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 1126-1129 (1991).
  169. H. Miura, E. Ma and C.V. Thompson, Initial Sequence and Kinetics of Silicide Formation in Cobalt/Amorphous Silicon Multilayer Thin Films,  J. Appl. Phys. 70(8), 4287-4294 (1991).
  170. E. Ma, A Phenomenological Model for Ion Mixing in Dilute Systems, Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B  58, 194-198 (1991).
  171. E. Ma, C.V. Thompson and L.A. Clevenger, Nucleation and Growth during Reactions in Multilayer Al/Ni Films: the Early Stage of Al3Ni Formation, J. Appl. Phys. 69(4), 2211-2218 (1991).
  172. E. Ma, C.V. Thompson, L.A. Clevenger and  K.N. Tu, Self-propagating Explosive Reactions in Al/Ni Thin Films, Appl. Phys. Lett. 57(12),1262-1264 (1990).
  173. L.A. Clevenger, C.V. Thompson, R.R. DeAvillez and E. Ma, Nucleation Controlled Phase Selection in Vanadium/Amorphous-silicon Multilayer Thin Films, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 8(3), 1566-1571 (1990).
  174. E. Ma, C.W. Nieh, M-A. Nicolet and W.L. Johnson, Solid-State Amorphization Reactions by Temperature-Dependent Ion Mixing, J. Mater. Res. 4(6), 1299-1302 (1989).
  175. E. Ma, T.W. Workman, W.L. Johnson and M-A. Nicolet, Ion Mixing of Metal/Al Bilayers Near 77K, Appl. Phys. Lett. 54(5), 413-415 (1989).
  176. E. Ma, M-A. Nicolet and M. Natan, NiAl3 Formation in Al/Ni Thin-film Bilayers with and without Contamination, J. Appl. Phys. 65(7), 2703-2710 (1989).
  177. A.J. Brunner, E. Ma and M-A. Nicolet, Silicide Formation by Furnace Annealing of Thin Si  Films on Large-grained Ni Substrates, Appl. Phys. A 48, 229-232 (1989).
  178. E. Ma and M-A. Nicolet, Pt2Al3 Formation on Evaporated and Large-grained Aluminum Substrates, phys. stat. solidi (a), 110, 509-514 (1988).
  179. E. Ma, W.J. Meng, W.L. Johnson, M-A. Nicolet and M. Natan, Simultaneous Planar Growth of Amorphous and Crystalline Ni Silicides, Appl. Phys. Lett. 53(21), 2033-2035 (1988).
  180. E. Ma, B.S. Lim, M-A. Nicolet, N.S. Alvi and A.H. Hamdi, Growth of WSi2 in Phosphorous-implanted W/<Si> Couples, J. Electronic Materials 17(3), 207-211 (1988).
  181. W.J. Meng, C.W. Nieh, E. Ma, B. Fultz and W.L. Johnson, Solid State Interdiffusion Reactions of Ni/Zr Diffusion Couples, Mater. Sci. Engi. 97, 87-93 (1988).
  182. B.S. Lim, E. Ma, M-A. Nicolet and M. Natan, Silicon Resistor to Measure Temperature during Rapid Thermal Annealing, Rev. Sci. Instru. 59(1), 182-183 (1988).
  183. E. Ma, S.-J. Kim, M-A. Nicolet and R.S. Averback, Ion Mixing and Thermochemical Properties of Tracers in Ag, J. Appl. Phys. 63(7), 2449-2451 (1988).
  184. W.J. Meng, B. Fultz, E. Ma, and W.L. Johnson, Solid State Interdiffusion Reactions in Ni/Ti and Ni/Zr Multilayered Materials, Appl. Phys. Lett. 51(9), 661-663 (1987).
  185. X.A. Zhao, H.-Y. Yang, E. Ma and M-A. Nicolet, Kinetics of NiAl3 Growth Induced by Steady-State Thermal Annealing at the Ni-<Al> Interface, J. Appl. Phys. 62(5), 1821-1831 (1987).
  186. E. Ma, B.S. Lim, M-A. Nicolet and M. Natan, Growth of Ni2Si by Rapid Thermal Annealing: Kinetics and Moving Species, Appl. Phys. A 44, 157-160 (1987).
  187. X.A. Zhao, E. Ma and M-A. Nicolet, Growth Kinetics of NiAl3 Formation on Large-Grained <Al> Substrates, Materials Lett. 5(5/6), 200-203 (1987).
  188. B.S. Lim, E. Ma, M. Natan and M-A. Nicolet, Kinetics and Moving Species during Co2Si Formation by Rapid Thermal Annealing, J. Appl. Phys. 61(11), 5027-5030 (1987).
  189. X.A. Zhao, E. Ma, H.-Y. Yang and M-A. Nicolet, Study of the Initial Aluminide Phase Growth in Al/Pt Couples, Thin Solid Films 153, 379-384 (1987).
  190. E. Ma, J.J. Li and H.D. Li, Abrasive Wear Studies of Nitrogen-Implanted Aluminum and Titanium,  Surf. Coat. Technol. 37, 31-36 (1989).
  191. L.J. Huang, E. Ma and B.X. Liu, The Band Structure and the Anomalous Alloying Behavior of Noble Metal Based Systems, phys. stat. solidi (a), 110, 443-448 (1988).
  192. E. Ma, B.X. Liu, X. Chen and H.D. Li, Structural Transformation Induced by Nitrogen Implantation in Thin Metal Films, Thin Solid Films 147, 49-55 (1987).
  193. B.X. Liu, E. Ma, L.J. Huang and J. Li, Different Behaviors of Amorphization Induced by Ion Mixing, Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B 19/20, 682-692 (1987).
  194. E. Ma, B.X. Liu and H.D. Li, Ion-Bombardment-Assisted Intermetallic Compound Formation in Ti-Sn Bilayers, Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B 14, 294-297 (1986). 

Invited Talks

- Invited talks at institutions

1. "Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Interfacial Reactions in Multilayer Thin Films" Division of Materials Science, Columbia University, March 1991.

2. "Nucleation and Growth of Intermetallics at Thin Film Interfaces" Department of Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, June 1991.

3. "Alloy Phase Formation by Mechanical Alloying", Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 1992.

4. "Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Metastable Phase Formation Induced by Mechanical Alloying", Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Nov. 1992.

5. "Thermodynamics and Mechanisms of Metastable Phase Formation during Mechanical Alloying", Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory, Dec. 1992.

6. "Metastable Phase Transformations during Nonequilibrium Processing" Department of Physics, State University of New York at Albany, March, 1993.

7. "Supersaturated Solid Solutions and Amorphous Alloys Formed by Mechanical Alloying" Metallurgy Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), March 1996.

8. "Formation and Consolidation of Metastable Alloys", Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, May 1996.

9. "Atomic-Level Alloying of Immiscible Elements", Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, June 1996.

10. "Research on Nanophase Materials and Micromachining at LSU", Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, June 1996.

11. "LIGA Microfabrication at LSU m-SET/CAMD", Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanology, Tsinghua University, June 1996.

12. "Processing of Highly Nonequilibrium Alloys and LIGA-MEMS Components", Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, June 1997.

13. "Processing of Nonequilibrium Alloys and Nanocomposites in the Cu-Fe System", Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Aug. 1997

14. Mechanically Alloyed Nonequilibrium Phases in Cu-Fe, Department of Electronic Materials, Australia National University, Canberra, Australia, Dec. 1998.

16. Mechanically Driven Alloying in the Cu-Fe System, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Dec. 1998.

17. Driven Alloying in a System with Positive Heat of Mixing, State Key Laboratory of Rapidly Solidified Nonequilibrium Alloys, Shenyang, China, Dec. 1998.

18. Mechanical Alloying in Systems with Positive Heat of Mixing, GM Research Lab, Warren, MI, Jan. 1999.

19. Surface Alloying and Beyond: MD Simulations, State Key Laboratory of Rapidly Solidified Nonequilibrium Alloys, Shenyang, China, Dec. 1999.

20. Failure Mode and Deformation Behavior of Nanophase Iron in Compression, State Key Laboratory of Rapidly Solidified Nonequilibrium Alloys, Shenyang, China, Dec. 1999.

21. Alloys in Systems with Positive Heat of Mixing, International Symp. on Metastable, Nanocrystalline and Mechanically Alloyed Materials -2000, Oxford, England, July 2000.

22. Light-Weight Bulk Amorphous Alloys, General Motors Research Lab, MI, Oct. 2000; with T. Hufnagel

23. Amorphous Structure in the Immiscible Ag-Ni System, Los Alamos National Lab, March 2001.

24. Amorphous Alloys of Immiscible Elements, Max-Planck Institut fuer Metallforshung, Stuttgart, Germany, June 2001.

25. The Nature of Amorphous Alloys in an Immiscible System, Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe, Germany, June 2001.

26. On the Nature of Amorphous Alloys in a System with Positive Heat of Mixing, University of Stuttgart, Department of Physics, Germany, June 2001.

27. On the Nature of Amorphous Alloys of Immiscible Elements, Northwestern University, Evanston, Dec. 2001.

28. Research on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Materials at Johns Hopkins, Shenyang National Lab of Materials Science, China, Dec. 2001.

29. Amorphous Alloys of Immiscible Elements and Extraordinary Mechanical Properties of Ultrafine-Grained Metals, IFW Dresden, Germany, July 2002.

30. Mechanical Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Metals: Shear Bands, Ductility, and the Effects of Bimodal Grain Size Distribution, Max-Planck Institut fuer Metallforshung, Stuttgart, Germany, Aug., 2002

31. Extraordinary Mechanical Behavior in Nanocrystalline and Submicron-Grained Metals, Penn State University, Nov. 2002.

32. Mechanical Properties Derived from Nanostructured and Ultrafine-Grained Metals, National Institute of Standard and Technology, Aug. 2003.

33. Nanostructuring in Polycrystalline Metals to Derive Novel Mechanical Properties, HTS/CMES Visiting Lectureship Lecture, CAS, Oct. 2003.

34. Novel Mechanical Properties Derived from Nanocrystalline and Ultrafine-Grained Metals, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Nov. 2003.

35. (Bulk) Nanostructured (NC & UFG) Metals: Opportunities for Unusual Mechanical Properties, Oak Ridge National Lab, TN, May 28, 2005.

36. Nanostructured Metals Offer New Opportunities for Unusual Mechanical Properties, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, Sept. 21, 2005.

37. Atomic Packing and Short-to-Medium Range Order in Metallic Glasses, National Institute for Materials Science, Oct. 20, 2005, Tsukuba, Japan.

38. How are Atoms Packed in Metallic Glasses, Tohoku University, Institute of Materials Research, IFCAM, Nov. 9, 2005, Sendai, Japan.

39. Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Metals, Beijing Zhongguanchun Forum, Dec. 15, 2005, Beijing, China.

40. Metallic Glasses: How Atoms Pack inside the Amorphous Alloy, Shenyang National Lab for Materials Science, Dec. 21, 2005, China.

41. Atomic Arrangements in Amorphous Alloys, Dalian University of Science and Technology, Jan. 15, 2006, China.

42. Amorphous Structures in Metallic Glasses, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Jan. 21, 2006, China.

43. Glass Forming Ability of Metallic Alloys, Shenyang National Lab for Materials Science, Oct. 12, 2006.

44. Materials Science Issues in Amorphous Metals Research, Shenyang National Lab for Materials Science, Jan. 10, 2007.

45. Materials Science Issues in Amorphous Metals Research, Department of Materials Science, National University of Singapore, Jan. 12, 2007.

46. Metallic Glasses at the Frontier of Metals Research, Institute of Mechanics, CAS, Beijing, May 13, 2007.

47. Metallic Glasses at the Frontier of Metals Research, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, May 12, 2007.

48. Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured Metals: New Discoveries and Opportunities, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Oct. 15, 2007.

49. Atomic Structure & Plastic Deformation of Amorphous Metals (Metallic Glasses), Materials Science Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Nov. 15, 2007.

50. In situ TEM of Metallic Glass Nanopillars, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, May 8, 2008.

51. Structure-Glass Forming Ability Relationship in Amorphous Metals, Shenyang National Lab for Materials Science, Shenyang, May 9, 2008.

52. Structure-Mechanical Property Relationship in Metallic Glasses, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, Sept. 8, 2008.

53. Structure-Mechanical Property Relationship in Metallic Glasses, Beijing University of Technology, China, Sept. 12, 2008.

54. Structure-Mechanical Property Relationship in Metallic Glasses, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Oct. 8, 2008.

55. Structure-Mechanical Property Relationship in Metallic Glasses, Yongsei Universtiy, Seoul, Korea, Dec. 19, 2008.

56. Structure-Mechanical Property Relationship in Amorphous Metals, 2nd Workshop on Interfacial Materials, Shenyang National Lab for Materials Science, China, Dec. 24, 2008.

57. Could Nano-sized Glasses be Ductile? Workshop on Mechanical Behavior of Micro/Nano Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, Dec. 30, 2008.

58. Nanostructured Metals: Opportunities for New Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanisms, The University of Texas at Austin’s Nanotechnology and Materials Science Seminar Series, Austin, TX, Feb. 25, 2009.

59. Double-Inverse Hall-Petch Dependence of Deformation Twinning in Cu, Chongqin University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jan. 15, 2010.

60. Different Types of Shear Banding and “Homogeneous-Like” Distributed Deformation in Small-Volume Metallic Glasses, Shenyang National Laboratory of Materials Science, Shenyang, China, July 12, 2011. 

- Invited talks at international conferences 

1.Two-Phase Mixtures in Mechanically Alloyed Cu-Fe, International Symposium on Mechanically Alloyed, Nanostructured, and Metastable Materials - 1998, Wollongong-Sydney, Australia, Dec. 1998.

2. Consolidation and Mechanical Properties of Consolidated Nanocrystalline Fe Alloys, Army Sagamore Materials Research Conference, Easton, MD, Aug., 1999.

  2.Alloying in Nanostructured Binary Systems with Positive Heat of Mixing, IU-MRS Inter. Conf. Adv. Mater. June 1999.

3.Amorphous Alloys in an Immiscible System, TMS Fall Meeting, St. Louis, MO, Oct. 2000.

4. Quasistatic and Dynamic Behavior of Ultrafine Grained Iron, International Symp. On Metastable, Nanocrystalline and Mechanically Alloyed Materials -2000, Oxford, England, July 2000.

5. Structural Nanomaterials Prepared by Mechanical Alloying, National Research Council –National Materials Advisory Board Workshop on Nanocrystalline Materials, Washington D.C., June, 2001.

6. Full Density Processing and Unusual Mechanical Behavior of Nanocrystalline Fe Powders, TMS Fall Meeting, Indianopolis, Nov. 2001.

7. Instabilities and Ductility in Nanocrystalline and Ultrafine-Grained Metals, TMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Feb. 2002.

8. Enhanced Tensile Ductility in Nanostructured Cu, International Workshop on Advanced Materials, Shenyang, China, May 2002.

9. Extraordinary Mechanical Properties Derived from Nanostructured Metals, Plenary Speech, Eleventh International Conference on Rapidly Quenched and Metastable Materials (RQ11), Oxford, UK, Aug., 2002.

10. Nanostructured and Ultrafine-Grained Metals for Enhanced Mechanical Properties, International Workshop on Nanostructured Metallic Materials, Sendai, Japan, March 2003.

11. Mechanical Properties Derived from Nanostructuring, DoE Workshop on Nanomechanics, Pacific Grove, CA, May 2003.

12. Unusual Deformation Mechanisms of Nanostructured Metals, International Symp. on Metastable, Nanocrystalline and Mechanically Alloyed Materials -2003, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Aug. 2003.

13. Enhanced Flow Localization in Tungsten (W): Observation of Shear Bands, Engineering Foundation Conference on Bulk Metallic Glasses III, Oct. Beijing, China.

14. Superior Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Metals, XII International Symposium on Processing of Advanced Materials, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2003, w/ Y.M. Wang.

15. Unusual Deformation Mechanisms of Nanostructured Metals, TMS Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, Nov. 2003.

16. Shear Banding in Bulk Nanostructured Metals and Multi-Component Alloys, Mater. Res. Soc. Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Dec. 2003.

17. Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured Metals: New Mechanisms and Applications, TMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, Feb. 2004.

18. Mg-Based Metallic Glass Composites with High Strength and Plasticity, TMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, Feb. 2004.

19. Cryogenic Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Metals, w/ Y.M. Wang, TMS Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, Feb. 2004.

20. Searching for Evidence of New Deformation Mechanisms in Nanocrystalline Metals, MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2004.

21. Mg Alloys with Gigapascal Strength: A Sample Project at CIM, International Symposium on Interfacial Materials, Shenyang, China, May 2004.

22. Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured Metals: New Mechanisms and Applications, Keynote lecture at the 7th International Conf. on Nanostructured Materials (NANO’2004), Wiesbaden, Germany, June 2004.

23. Bulk Metallic Glass Based Mg Alloys with Ultrahigh Strength and Plasticity, w/ J. Xu, International Symp. on Metastable, Nanocrystalline and Mechanically Alloyed Materials -2004, Sendai, Japan, Aug. 2004.

24. Tailoring Nanocrystalline and Ultrafine-Grained Metals for Optimized Properties, International Symposium on Manufacturing, Properties and Applications of Nanocrystalline Materials, ASM Materials Solution Conference, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 2004.

25. Tailoring Nano-/Ultrafine- Grain Structures for Optimized Mechanical Properties, Annual Meeting, TMS of Korea (Korean Institute of Metals and Materials), Busan, South Korea, Oct. 2004.

26. (Bulk) Nanostructured (NC & UFG) Metals: Opportunities for Unusual Mechanical Properties, IUTAM Workshop, Beijing, China, June 26-28, 2005.

27. How Do Atoms Pack Themselves in Metallic Glasses? International Symp. on Metastable and Nanostructured Materials -2005, Paris, France, July 4-7, 2005.

28. (Bulk) Nanostructured (NC & UFG) Metals: Opportunities for Unusual Mechanical Properties, Twelveth International Conference on Rapidly Quenched and Metastable Materials (RQ12), Jeju, Korea, Aug. 21-25, 2005.

29. Dissolving Equilibrium-Immiscible Elements via Severe Plastic Deformation, Third International Conference on Nanomaterials by Severe Plastic Deformation (NanoSPD3), Fukuoka, Japan, Sept. 26, 2005.

30. Eight (8) Strategies for Improving Tensile Ductility of Ultrafine Grained Materials, Iron and Steel Institute of Japan and Japanese Institute of Metals 150th Annual Meeting, Hiroshima, Japan, Sept. 28, 2005.

31. How Do Atoms Pack Themselves in Metallic Glasses? The 6th International Workshop on Advanced Intermetallics and Metallic Materials, Oct. 12, 2005, Yangzhou, China.

32. Challenges in Metallic Glass Research: Short-to-Medium Range Order, TMS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 2006.

33. Eight Routes to Improve Tensile Ductility in Nanostructured Metals, TMS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 2006.

34. Dislocations and Deformation Twins in Plastically Deformed Nanocrystalline Ni, MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2006.

35. Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured Metals: New Opportunities, International Symposium on Plasticity (Plasticity 20006), Halifax, Canada, July 17, 2006.

36. The Effects of Nanostructure on Mechanical Properties & Deformation Mechanisms, International (US-Russian) Workshop on Nanomechanics, St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 1-5, 2006.

37. Dislocations in Nanocrystalline Grains, International Symp. on Metastable and Nanostructured Materials -2006 (ISMANAM 2006), Warsaw, Poland, Aug. 29, 2006.

38. Amorphous Structures in Metallic Glasses, International Symposium on the Science and Engineering of Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMG-V), Japan, Oct. 8, 2006.

39. Processing and Mechanical Properties of Mg Alloy Composites Based on Amorphous Structures, Mater. Res. Soc. Fall Meeting, Boston Dec. 1, 2006.

40. Challenging Materials Science Issues in Amorphous Metals Research, BMG’2007 International Workshop, Bangalore, India, Jan. 14, 2007.

41. Glass Forming Ability from the Local Structure Perspective, TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, Feb. 2007.

42. Response of Sub-nanometer Structures in Metallic Glasses to Pressure and Stresses, TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, Feb. 2007.

43. Amorphous Structures and Polyamorphism in Metallic Glasses, International Workshop on Nanoscale order in amorphous and partially ordered solids, Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, July 11, 2007.

44. Challenging Materials Science Issues in Amorphous Metals Research, plenary lecture at International Symp. on Metastable and Nanostructured Materials -2007 (ISMANAM 2007), Corfu, Greece, Aug. 27, 2007.

45. Plastic Flow of Amorphous Metals: in situ Tests in a TEM, MS&T’07, Detroit, Michigan, Sept. 19, 2007.

46. Examples of Fundamental Issues in Amorphous Metals Research, International Workshop on Fundamental Issues in Metallic Glasses, Kunming, China, Oct. 22, 2007.

47. High Ductility in Small-volume BMGs, MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 27, 2007.

48. Vacancy Loops in Severely Deformed Ultrafine-grained Al, TMS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2008.

49. Plastic Flow in BMG Nanopillars, TMS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2008.

50. Cu-Zr BMGs and their High Glass Forming Ability, with Y. Li, TMS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2008.

51. Structure and High Glass forming Ability of BMGs, BMG VI, Xi’an, China, May 13, 2008.

52. Local Structure Controls Initiation of Plastic Flow in Metallic Glasses: Effects of Alloy Composition and Cooling Rate, 7th International Workshop on Intermetallics and Advanced Metallic Materials, May 22, Harbin, China, 2008.

53. Plastic Flow in Metallic Glass: Insight from in situ TEM of Nanopillars, First International Workshop on in situ TEM of Advanced Materials, Beijing, June 1, 2008.

54. Structure-Property Relationship in Metallic Glasses, Thirteenth International Conference on Rapidly Quenched and Metastable Materials (RQ13), Dresden, Germany, Aug. 27, 2008.

55. Strategies to Improve Ductility in Nanostructured and Amorphous Metals, plenary talk at International Conference on Materials Processing (ICAMP-5), Harbin, China, Sept. 3, 2008.

56. Plastic Flow in Metallic Glass: Can We Stop the Runaway Shear Bands? Army Research Laboratory Workshop on Multi-Scale Materials Behavior in Ultra-High Loading Rate Environments, Towson, MD, Sept. 22, 2008.

57. In-situ Nanoscale Test of Bulk Metallic Glass in a TEM, Keynote talk at 45th Annual Meeting of Society of Engineering Science, Champaign, IL, Oct. 14, 2008

58. Local Structure and Dynamics in Metallic Glass Forming Alloys, MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Dec. 3, 2008.

59. Strategies to Improve Ductility of Nanostructured and Amrophous Metals, 2nd Workshop on Energy Fusion Research, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea, Dec. 18, 2008.

60. Structure-Mechanical Property Relationship in Metallic Glasses, TMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 17, 2009.

61. Plastic Flow in Nanoscale Pillars and Wires, TMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 17, 2009.

62. Structure-Mechanical Property Relationship in Metallic Glasses, World Premier Institute Annual Workshop, Sendai, Japan, March 5, 2009.

63. Sample Size Effects on Shear Banding Behavior in Metallic Glass, Second International Workshop on Materials Behavior at the Micro- and Nano- Scale, Beijing, China, May 23, 2009.

64. The Structure, Dynamics, and Glass-forming Ability of BMG-forming Liquids, International Workshop on Metallic Glasses, Barcelona, Spain, June 17, 2009.

65. Structure - Property Relationship in Metallic Glass, Plenary talk at International Symp. on Metastable and Nanostructured Materials -2009 (ISMANAM 2009), Beijing, China, July 8, 2009.

66. Cold versus Hot Shear Banding in Bulk Metallic Glass, Keynote talk at The 7th International Conference on Bulk Metallic Glasses, Busan, Korea, Nov. 3, 2009.

67. Structure-Property Relationship in Metallic Glasses, TMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Feb. 15, 2010.

68. Structure-Property Relationship in Metallic Glasses, International Workshop on Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Hangzhou, China, May 26, 2010.

69. Structural Evolution in Metallic and Chalcogenide (GST) Glasses Produced by Rapid Cooling from the Melt, The4thInternationalConferencefortheThermalProcessModelingandComputerSimulation(ICTPMCS-2010), Shanghai, China. (invited plenary).

70. Electron-Beam-Assisted Superplastic Deformation of Silica Glass, Third International Workshop on Mechanical Behavior of Micro/Nano Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, June 4, 2010.

71. Local Structures in GST Phase Change Glass and Metallic Glasses, KITP Workshop on Emerging Concepts in Glass Physics, Santa Barbara, June 21, 2010.

72. Structure and Polyamorphism in GST Phase Change Glass and Metallic Glasses, ISMANAM 2010, Zurich, Switzerland, July 7, 2010.

73. Local Structures and Polyamorphism in Metallic Glass, Sino-German Workshop on Bridging Physics and Materials Science in Amorphous Metals, Beijing, Oct. 13, 2010.

74. Structural Perspective of Plasticity in Metallic Glasses, MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, Dec. 2, 2010.

75. In situ TEM Studies of Plastic Deformation of Small-volume Materials, TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, Feb. 28, 2011.

76. Cold versus Hot Shear Banding in Metallic Glasses, TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 1, 2011.

77. Superplastic Shaping of Nanoscale Silica Glass Wires and Particles at Room Temperature, TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2, 2011.

78. Transition from Severe Shear Localization to “Homogeneous Flow” in Micro- and Nano- Scale Metallic Glasses, BMG8, HongKong, May 16, 2011.

79. Size Matters for Deformation Twinning in Single-Crystal Metals, Fourth International Workshop on Mechanical Behavior of Micro/Nano Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, May 20, 2011.

80. From Hot Shear Banding to Cold Shear to “Homogeneous Flow” in Metallic Glasses, ISMANAM 2011, Gijon, Spain, June 27, 2011.

81. Local Structure and Resistivity of the Phase-Change Amorphous GST225 Alloy, International Workshop on Phase Change Materials for Memory Devices, Beijing, China, July 19, 2011.

82. Different Types of Shear Banding and “Homogeneous-Like” Distributed Deformation in Small-Volume Metallic Glasses, Workshop on Small-Volume Metallic Glasses, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, Aug. 8, 2011.

83. Sample Size Matters for Deformation Twinning, TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 12, 2012.

84. Approaching the Ideal Elastic Limit of Metallic Glasses, TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 13, 2012.

85. Tensile Plasticity of Metallic Glasses, TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 13, 2012.

Contributed talks are not included in the two lists above.