O.A. Graeve, "Zirconia," in: Ceramic and Glass Materials: Structure, Properties and Processing, edited by J.F. Shackelford and R.H. Doremus (Springer Science, New York, USA, 2008), pp. 169-197.

• Guest Editors:  F. Gordaninejad, O.A. Graeve, A. Fuchs, and D. York, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 18, No. 12, December 2007.

• Guest Editors:  F. Gordaninejad, O.A. Graeve, A. Fuchs, and D. York, International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 21, Issue 28/29, November 2007.

• F. Gordaninejad, O.A. Graeve, B.F. Spencer, and D. York, Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology, (Techno-Press, Inc., Daejeon, South Korea, 2007).

• F. Gordaninejad, O.A. Graeve, A. Fuchs, and D. York, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions, (World Scientific Publishing Company, Inc., New Jersey, USA, 2007).

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

• A. Madadi, R. Kanakala, K. Sinha, and O.A. Graeve, "Analysis of Particle and Crystallite Size in Tungsten Nanopowder Synthesis," submitted (2009).

• K. Sinha, B. Pearson, S.R. Casolco, J.E. Garay, and O.A. Graeve, "Synthesis and Consolidation of BaAl₂Si₂O₈:Eu.  Development of an Integrated Process for Luminescent Smart Ceramic Materials," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 92 [11] 2504-2511 (2009).
  Manuscript

• K. Sinha, B. Kavlicoglu, Y. Liu, F. Gordaninejad, and O.A. Graeve, “A Comparative Study of Thermal Behavior of Iron and Copper Nanofluids,” Journal of Applied Physics, 106 [6] 064307 (2009).
  Manuscript

• A. Mishra, S. Banerjee, S.K. Mohapatra, O.A. Graeve, and M. Misra, "Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube-TiO₂ Nanotubular Material for Reversible Hydrogen Storage," Nanotechnology, 19 [44] 445607 (2008).
  Manuscript

• O.A. Graeve, R. Kanakala, L. Kaufman, K. Sinha, E. Wang, B. Pearson, G. Rojas-George, and J.C. Farmer, "Spark Plasma Sintering of Fe-Based Structural Amorphous Metals (SAM) with Y₂O₃ Nanoparticle Additions," Materials Letters, 62 [17-18] 2988-2991 (2008).
  Manuscript

• A. Gardner, V.R. Vasquez, A. Clifton, and O.A. Graeve, "Molecular Dynamics Analysis of the AOT/Water/Isooctane System:  Effect of Simulation Time, Initial Configuration, and Model Salts," Fluid Phase Equilibria, 262 [1-2] 264-270 (2007).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• O.A. Graeve and K. Sinha, "Dynamic Light Scattering Study of Reverse Micellar Systems for the Synthesis of Iron-Based Nanofluids," International Journal of Modern Physics B, 21 [28/29] 4774-4781 (2007).
  Abstract

• O.A. Graeve and J.O. Corral, "Preparation and Characterization of Rare-Earth Doped Y₂O₃ Luminescent Ceramics by the Use of Reverse Micelles," Optical Materials, 29 [1] 24-30 (2006).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• O.A. Graeve, S. Varma, G. Rojas-George, D. Brown, and E.A. Lopez, "Synthesis and Characterization of Luminescent Yttrium Oxide Doped with Tm and Yb," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 89 [3] 926-931 (2006).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• O.A. Graeve and Z.A. Munir, "The Effect of an Electric Field on the Microstructural Development During Combustion Synthesis of TiNi-TiC Composites," Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 340 [1-2] 79-87 (2002).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• O.A. Graeve and Z.A. Munir, "Electric Field Enhanced Synthesis of Nanostructured Tantalum Carbide," Journal of Materials Research, 17 [3] 609-613 (2002).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• O.A. Graeve, E.M. Carrillo-Heian, A. Feng, and Z.A. Munir, "Modeling of Wave Configuration During Electrically Ignited Combustion Synthesis," Journal of Materials Research, 16 [1] 93-100 (2001).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• E.M. Carrillo-Heian, O.A. Graeve, A. Feng, J.A. Faghih, and Z.A. Munir, "Modeling Studies of the Effect of Thermal and Electrical Conductivities and Relative Density on Field-Activated Self-Propagating Combustion Synthesis," Journal of Materials Research, 14 [5] 1949-1958 (1999).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• A. Feng, O.A. Graeve, and Z.A. Munir, "Modeling Solution for Electric Field-Activated Combustion Synthesis," Computational Materials Science, 12 [2] 137-155 (1998).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• B. Hoghooghi, J.M. McKittrick, E. Helsel, and O.A. Lopez, "Microstructural Development, Densification and Hot Pressing of Celsian Ceramics from Ion-exchanged Zeolite Precursors," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 81 [4] 845-852 (1998).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• O.A. Lopez, J.M. McKittrick, and L.E. Shea, "Fluorescence Properties of Polycrystalline Tm³⁺ Activated Y₃Al₅O₁₂ and Tm³⁺-Li⁺ Co-Activated Y₃Al₅O₁₂ in the Visible and Near IR Ranges," Journal of Luminescence, 71 [1] 1-11 (1997).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• L.E. Shea, J. McKittrick, O.A. Lopez, E. Sluzky, M.L.F. Phillips, "Advantages of self-propagating combustion reactions for synthesis of oxide phosphors," Journal of the Society for Information Display, 5 [2] 117-125 (1997).
  Abstract

• G.A. Hirata, J. McKittrick, T. Cheeks, J.M. Siqueiros, J.A. Diaz, O. Contreras, and O.A. Lopez, "Synthesis and Optoelectronic Characterization of Gallium Doped Zinc Oxide Transparent Electrodes," Thin Solid Films, 288 [1-2] 29-31 (1996).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• L.E. Shea, J.M. McKittrick, O.A. Lopez, and E. Sluzky, "Synthesis of Red-Emitting, Small Particle Size Oxide Phosphors Using an Optimized Combustion Process," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 79 [12] 3257-3265 (1996). Manuscript, Abstract

• J. McKittrick, B. Hoghooghi, and O.A. Lopez, "Vitrification and Crystallization of Barium Aluminosilicate Glass Ceramics from Zeolite Precursors," Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 197 [2-3] 170-178 (1996).
  Manuscript, Abstract

• G.A. Hirata, O.A. Lopez, L.E. Shea, J.Y. Yi, T. Cheeks, J. McKittrick, J. Siqueiros, M. Avalos-Borja, A. Esparza, and C. Falcony, "Pulsed Laser Deposition of Y₃Al₅O₁₂:Tb Photoluminescent Thin Films," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 14 [3] 1694-1696 (1996).
  Abstract

• G.A. Hirata, J. McKittrick, J. Siqueiros, O.A. Lopez, T. Cheeks, O. Contreras, and J.Y. Yi, "High Transmittance-Low Resisitivity ZnO:Ga Films by Laser Ablation," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 14 [3] 791-794 (1996).
  Abstract

• G.A. Hirata, J. McKittrick, L.E. Shea, O.A. Lopez and M. Avalos-Borja, "Luminescent Oxide Thin Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition," Journal of the Society for Information Display, 4 [4] 347-349 (1996).
  Abstract

• G.A. Hirata, J. McKittrick, O.A. Lopez and M. Avalos-Borja, "Thin Conductive Gallium Doped Zinc Oxide Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition," Journal of the Society for Information Display, 4 [4] 343-345 (1996).
  Abstract

PROCEEDINGS PUBLICATIONS

• S.H. Gleixner, E. Douglas, and O. Graeve, "Engineering Project Laboratory Modules for an Introduction to Materials Course," Proc. 2008 ASEE Annual Conf. & Expo., 989 (2008).
  Abstract

• O.A. Graeve and K. Sinha, "Dynamic Light Scattering Study of Reverse Micellar Solutions for the Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles," in:  Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions, edited by: F. Gordaninejad, O.A. Graeve, A. Fuchs, and D. York (World Scientific Publishing Company, New Jersey, 2007), pp. 29-34.
  Abstract

• S.H. Gleixner, E. Douglas, and O. Graeve, "PRIME Modules: Teaching Introduction to Materials Engineering in the Context of Modern Technologies," Proc. 2007 ASEE Annual Conf. & Expo., 1852 (2007).
  Abstract

• O.A. Graeve, H. Singh, and A. Clifton, "Synthesis and Consolidation of Zirconia Powders Via a Unique Reverse Micelle Synthesis Process and Spark Plasma Sintering," Ceramic Transactions, 194 (2006) 209-223.  Invited Paper.
  Abstract

• S.H. Gleixner, E. Douglas, and O. Graeve, "Project-Based Introductory to Materials Engineering Modules on Biomaterials, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Non-Volatile Memory, and Fiber Reinforced Plastics," Proc. 2006 ASEE Annual Conf. & Expo., 2202 (2006).
  Abstract

• H. Singh and O.A. Graeve, "Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Zirconia Powders: The Use of Hydrogen Peroxide as Washing Solvent," Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 879E (2005) Z10.28.1-Z10.28.6.
  Abstract

• S.H. Gleixner, E. Douglas, O. Graeve, H. Lackritz, L. Demsetz, and A. Moll, "Development of Project-Based Introductory to Materials Engineering Modules," Proc. 2005 ASEE Annual Conf. & Expo., 1526 (2005).
  Abstract

• L.E. Shea, J.M. McKittrick, O.A. Lopez, and E. Sluzky, "Effect of Processing Parameters on Luminescence of Combustion-Synthesized, Rare Earth Activated Y₃Al₅O₁₂ Phosphors," Ceramic Transactions, 67 (1996) 105-108.
  Abstract

• B. Hoghooghi, J.M. McKittrick, E. Helsel, and O.A. Lopez, "Viscous Deformation of Glass Ceramics in Barium Aluminosilicates," in:  Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Engines, edited by D.S. Yan, S.R. Fu, and S.X. Shi (World Scientific, Singapore, 1995), pp. 644-647.
  Abstract

• B. Hoghooghi, J.M. McKittrick, C. Butler, E. Helsel, and O.A. Lopez, "Near-Net-Shape Forming of Celsian Ceramics from Ion-Exchanged Zeolite Precursors," Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 346 (1994) 493-498.
  Abstract

PATENTS

• O.A. Graeve, R. Kanakala, and G. Rojas-George, “Combustion synthesis method and boron-containing materials produced therefrom,” application filed on May 26, 2009.

• O.A. Graeve and B. Pearson, "Combustion synthesis method and materials produced therefrom," application filed on September 15, 2009.

• J.C. Farmer, F.M.G. Wong, F.F. Haslam, N. Yang, E.J. Lavernia, C.A. Blue, O.A. Graeve, R. Bayles, J.H. Perepezko, L. Kaufman, J. Schoenung, and L. Ajdelsztajn, "Corrosion resistant amorphous metals and methods of forming corrosion resistant amorphous metals," application filed on November 9, 2006.
  Patent Application Publication

TECHNICAL REPORTS

• J.C. Farmer, J.-S. Choi, J.J. Haslam, S.D. Day, N. Yang, T. Headley, G. Lucadamo, J.L. Yio, J. Chames, A. Gardea, M. Clift, C.A. Blue, W. Peters, J.D.K. Rivard, D.C. Harper, D. Swank, R. Bayles, E.J. Lemieux, R. Brown, T.M. Wolejsza, L.F. Aprigliano, D.J. Branagan, M.C. Marshall, B.E. Meacham, E.J. Buffa, M.B. Beardsley, E.J. Lavernia, J. Schoenung, L. Ajdelsztajn, J. Dannenberg, O.A. Graeve, J.J. Lewandowski, J.H. Perepezko, K. Hildal, L. Kaufman, and J. Boudreau, "High-Performance Corrosion-Resistant Iron-Based Amorphous Metal Coatings," UCRL-TR-234800 (September 20, 2007).
  Report

• R.D. Braun, D.S. Wiley, H.W. Brandhorst Jr., D.C. Byers, D. Chenette, I. Chopra, F.D. Drake, O.A. Graeve, M.G. Jones, R.A. Moore, E. Phillip Muntz, L.R. Young, Fostering Visions for the Future: A Review of the NASA Institute of Advanced Concepts, (The National Academies, Washington, D.C, 2009).  ISBN: 978-0-309-14051-5.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

• "Template Synthesis of Mesoporous Scandia-Stabilized Zirconia Powders for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Applications," XVIII International Materials Research Congress (Cancún, México.  Date:  August 16-21, 2009).

• "Exploring Powder Particle Size/Grain Size Correlations During Spark Plasma Sintering of Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared by Reverse Micelle Synthesis," 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (Vancouver, Canada.  Date:  June 4, 2009).

• "New Synthesis and Sintering Methods in Materials Research," Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science 2008 (Salt Lake City, UT. Date: October 9-11, 2008).

• "Precipitation Processes for the Synthesis of Nanostructured Powders," XVII International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 19, 2008).

• "Precipitation Processes for the Synthesis of Nanostructured Powders," National Society of Hispanic Physicists Annual Meeting (Washington, DC.  Date:  February 20-24, 2008).

• "Precipitation Processes for the Synthesis of Nanostructured Oxides and Borides," Nanotech 2007 (Monterrey, Mexico.  Date:  November 12, 2007).

• "Spark Plasma Sintering of Fe-Based Structural Amorphous Metals (SAM) with Y₂O₃ Nanoparticle Additions," Materials Science and Technology 2007 Conference and Exhibit, MS&T 2007 (Detroit, Michigan.  Date:  September 18, 2007).

• "Synthesis of Carbide Nanopowders Via Solvothermal Reduction," XV International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 22, 2006).

• "Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Reverse Micelles: Modeling Strategies and Dynamics of ZrO₂ Particles in the Core," XV International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 22, 2006), presented by Dr. Victor R. Vasquez.

• "Development of Project-Based Introduction to Materials Engineering Modules," V International Workshop on Materials Education (Cordoba, Argentina.  Date:  April 20, 2006).

• "Large Scale Synthesis of Magnetic Nanopowders," 30th International Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (Cocoa Beach, FL.  Date:  January 26, 2006).

• "Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Magnetic Nanopowders," Nanotech 2005 (Ensenada, Mexico.  Date:  September 19, 2005).

• "Synthesis and Consolidation of Nanopowders Via a Unique Reverse Micelle Synthesis Process and Spark Plasma Sintering," 6th International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic Societies (Maui, HI.  Date:  September 14, 2005).

• "Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Ceramic Nanopowders," High-Performance Corrosion Resistant Materials Meeting / DARPA / DOE (Oahu, HI.  Date:  January 11, 2005).

• "Development of a Minor Program in Nanotechnology," Plenary Lecture at the IV International Workshop on Materials Education (Chihuahua, México.  Date:  July 6, 2004).

• "Reverse Micelle Synthesis and Consolidation of Zirconia Nanopowders," XIII International Materials Research Congress (Cancún, México.  Date:  August 24, 2004).

• M. Saterlie, K. Sinha, B. Kavlicoglu, Y. Liu, F. Gordaninejad, and O.A. Graeve, "A Comparative Study of Thermal Behavior of Iron and Copper Nanofluids," Materials Science and Technology 2009 (Pittsburgh, PA.  Date:  October 28, 2009).

• B.C. Williams and O.A. Graeve, "Exploring Powder Particle Size Correlations During Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Oxide Nanoparticles," Materials Science and Technology 2009 (Pittsburgh, PA.  Date:  October 29, 2009).

• J. Kelly, R. Kanakala, and O.A. Graeve, "Scaled-Up Manufacturing of Nanostructured Refractory Ceramics for High-Temperature Applications," 11th International Conference on Advanced Materials (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: September 21, 2009).

• K. Sinha, B. Williams, and O.A. Graeve, "An Approach to Develop an Integrated Process for the Development of Smart Luminescent Sensor Materials for Structural Health Monitoring Systems: The Case Study of BAS:Eu Triboluminescent Ceramics," Materials Research Society Fall 2008 Meeting (Boston, MA. Date: December 2, 2008).

• O.A. Graeve, R. Kanakala, K. Sinha, E. Wang, and B. Pearson, "Spark Plasma Sintering of Fe-Based Structural Amorphous Metals with Y₂O₃ Nanoparticle Additions," Sintering 2008 (San Diego, CA. Date: November 16-20, 2008).

• K. Sinha, B. Kavlicoglu, Y. Liu, and O.A. Graeve, "Development of Nanoscale Magneto-Rheological (nMR) Fluid:  Effect of Particle Size on Flow and Thermal Characteristics through Microchannels," Materials Science and Technology 2008 Conference and Exhibit (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Date:  October 9, 2008).

• O.A. Graeve, R. Kanakala, and G. Rojas-George, "Synthesis of Nanostructured LaB₆ Powders for Micro- and Nano-satellite Propulsion Applications," Materials Science and Technology 2008 Conference and Exhibit (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Date:  October 8, 2008).

• V.R. Vasquez, A. Gardner, O. Graeve, "Molecular Dynamics of Reverse Micelles:  Simulation Time and Pre-Built Structures Considerations in the Modeling of the AOT-Water-Isooctane System," 2007 AIChE Annual Conference (Salt Lake City, UT.  Date:  November 7, 2007).

• O.A. Graeve, J. Tinsley, and B. Pearson, "Synthesis and Densification of Lu₂SiO₅:Ce for Gamma-Ray Detection Applications," Materials Science and Technology 2007 Conference and Exhibit (Detroit, Michigan.  Date:  September 17, 2007).

• O.A. Graeve, K. Sinha, B. Pearson, S.R. Casolco, and J.E. Garay, "Synthesis and Consolidation of BAS:Eu Triboluminescent Ceramic Powders," European Ceramic Society 2007 Meeting (Berlin, Germany.  Date:  June 20, 2007).

• O.A. Graeve, S. Gleixner, and E. Douglas, "Design and Development of a Teaching Module in Nanotechnology," The Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Conference of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI 2007) (Tampico, Mexico.  Date:  June 1, 2007).

• S. Gleixner, O. Graeve, and E.P. Douglas, "Project-Based Modules for Teaching Materials Chemistry," American Chemical Society Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL.  Date:  March 25-29, 2007).

• V.R. Vasquez, A. Gardner, O. Graeve, and A. Clifton, "Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Reverse Micelles: Dynamics of ZrO₂ Particles in the Core," 2006 AIChE Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA.  Date:  November 15, 2006).

• O.A. Graeve, K. Sinha, F. Gordaninejad, and J. Whiteley, "Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Nanoparticles in Organic Fluids," The 10th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions (South Lake Tahoe, CA.  Date:  June 20, 2006).

• O.A. Graeve, K. Sinha, F. Gordaninejad, and J. Whiteley, "Surfactant Stabilized Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Fluids," The Third International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology (South Lake Tahoe, CA.  Date:  May 30, 2006).

• O.A. Graeve, K. Sinha, D.R. Brown, and E.A. Lopez, "Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Magnetic Nanopowders," 9th International Ceramic Processing Science Symposium (Coral Springs, FL.  Date:  January 9, 2006).

• K. Sinha, O.A. Graeve, D.R. Brown, and E.A. Lopez, "Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Magnetic Nanopowders," XIV International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 24, 2005).

• A. Clifton, H. Singh, and O.A. Graeve, "Synthesis of Zirconia Nanocrystalline Powders by the Use of Reverse Micelles," XIV International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 24, 2005).

• O.A. Graeve, H. Singh, J.O. Corral, and K. Sinha, "Synthesis and Consolidation of Ceramic Powders via a Unique Reverse Micelle Synthesis Process," NASA Spacegrant Annual Meeting (Carson City, NV.  Date:  April 22, 2005).

• O.A. Graeve, S. Varma, J.O. Corral, and G. Rojas-George, "Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Ceramic Luminescent Materials," XIII International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 25, 2004).

• O.A. Graeve, "Mechanochemical Synthesis of Ti-Si-C Nanocrystalline Compounds," NASA Spacegrant Annual Meeting (Las Vegas, NV.  Date:  February 19, 2004).

• S. Varma and Olivia A. Graeve, "Synthesis and Characterization of Luminescent Materials," 55th Pacific Coast Regional and Basic Sciences Division Meeting of the American Ceramic Society (Oakland, CA.  Date:  October 22, 2003).

• O.A. Graeve, "Synthesis and Characterization of Y₂O₃:Yb,Tm Blue Nanophosphors," XII International Materials Research Congress (Cancun, Mexico.  Date:  August 18, 2003).

POSTERS

• O.A. Graeve, R. Kanakala, and G. Rojas-George, "Unique Preparation of Hexaboride Nanocubes for Hydrogen Storage Applications," 11th International Conference on Advanced Materials (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: September 21, 2009).

• O.A. Graeve, "CAREER: Scaled-Up Manufacturing of Nanostructured Refractory Ceramics for High-Temperature Applications," National Science Foundation CMMI Grantees Conference (Honolulu, HI.  Date:  July 20-23, 2009).

• R. Kanakala, G. Rojas-George, and O.A. Graeve, "Novel Synthesis of Nanostructured LaB₆ Powders for Hydrogen Storage Applications," US-China Workshop on Nanostructured Materials for Global Energy and Environmental Challenges (Evanston, IL. Date: September 22-24, 2008).

• J. Ruppert and O.A. Graeve, "Development of Mesoporous Scandia-Stabilized Zirconia Powders for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Applications," International Conference on Electronic Materials 2008 (Sydney, Australia.  Date:  July 28 - August 1, 2008).

• S.H. Gleixner, E. Douglas, and O. Graeve, "Engineering Project Laboratory Modules for an Introduction to Materials Course," 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (Pittsburgh, PA. Date: June 22-25, 2008).

• O.A. Graeve, R. Kanakala, and G. Rojas-George, "Synthesis of Nanostructured LaB₆ Powders for Micro- and Nanosatellite Propulsion Applications," 2008 NanoMaterials for Defense Conference (Arlington, VA.  Date:  April 21-24, 2008).

• O.A. Graeve, "CAREER: Scaled-Up Manufacturing of Nanostructured Refractory Ceramics for High-Temperature Applications," National Science Foundation CMMI Grantees Conference (Knoxville, TN.  Date:  January 7-10, 2008).

• V.R. Vasquez, A. Gardner, and O.A. Graeve, "Use of Reverse Micellar Systems for ZrO₂ Nanoparticles Synthesis:  Dynamic and Equilibrium Studies of the Reverse Micelle Structures Using Molecular Dynamics," Eleventh International Conference on Properties and Phase Equilibria for Product and Process Design (PPEPPD 2007) (Crete, Greece.  Date:  May 20-25, 2007).

• S.H. Gleixner, E. Douglas, and O. Graeve, "PRIME Modules: Teaching Introduction to Materials Engineering in the Context of Modern Technologies," 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (Honolulu, HI.  Date:  June 25, 2007).

• S.H. Gleixner, E. Douglas, and O. Graeve, "Project-Based Introductory to Materials Engineering Modules on Biomaterials, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Non-Volatile Memory, and Fiber Reinforced Plastics," 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (Chicago, IL.  Date:  June 18-21, 2006).

• H. Singh and O.A. Graeve, "Synthesis and Consolidation of Zirconia Nanopowders by the Use of Reverse Micelles," Materials Research Society 2005 Spring Meeting (San Francisco, CA.  Date:  March 30, 2005).

• E. Lopez, J. Corral, R. Vasquez, O. Rebolledo, O.A. Graeve, and D. Brown, "Analysis of Infrared Spectra of Ethanol and Diethyl Ether Trapped in Yttria Powders Doped with Rare Earth Ions," American Chemical Society Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA.  Date:  March 14, 2005).

• S.H. Gleixner, E. Douglas, O. Graeve, H. Lackritz, L. Demsetz, and A. Moll, "Development of Project-Based Introductory to Materials Engineering Modules," 2005 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (Portland, OR.  Date:  June 12-15, 2005).

SEMINARS

• Stony Brook University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Stony Brook, NY. Date: November 13, 2009).

• University of Rochester, Department of Chemical Engineering (Rochester, NY. Date: September 30, 2009).

• University of Arizona, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Tucson, AZ. Date: March 23, 2009).

• Missouri University of Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Rolla, MO. Date: January 28, 2009).

• Corning, Inc. (Corning, NY. Date: November 7, 2008).

• Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Fisica Graduate Seminar (Mexico, DF.  Date:  June 11, 2008).

• Clemson University School of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Seminar (Clemson, SC.  Date:  October 30, 2007).

• "Sintesis de Materiales Nanoestructurados por Procesos de Precipitacion," Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya Materials Science Graduate Seminar (Barcelona, Spain.  Date:  March 22, 2007).

• "Sintesis de Oxidos y Carburos Nanoestructurados," Universidad del Pais Vasco Inorganic Chemistry Graduate Seminar (Bilbao, Spain.  Date:  March 19, 2007).

• "Precipitation Processes for the Synthesis of Nanostructured Oxides and Carbides," University of California-Riverside Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar (Riverside, CA.  Date:  October 6, 2006).

• "Large Scale Synthesis of Crystalline Nanoparticles Via Precipitation Processes," University of California-Irvine Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Graduate Seminar (Irvine, CA.  Date:  November 4, 2005).

• "The Use of Microemulsions for the Synthesis of Nanostructured Ceramics," Centro de Fisica Aplicada y Tecnologia Avanzada de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Queretaro, Mexico.  Date:  January 21, 2005).

• "Combustion and Reverse Micelle Synthesis of Phosphor Materials," Instituto Politecnico Nacional (Mexico, DF.  Date:  November 10, 2003).

• "Synthesis and Characterization of Y₂O₃:Tm,Yb Luminescent Ceramics," Instituto de Fisica de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico, DF.  Date:  November 11, 2003).

• "The Effect of an Electric Field on the Particle Growth of Combustion-Synthesized Powders," Centro de Ciencias de la Materia Condensada de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Ensenada, Mexico.  Date:  April 11, 2003).

• "El Efecto de un Campo Electrico Sobre el Crecimiento de Particulas Sintetizadas por Combustion," Instituto Tecnologico de Tijuana Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar (Tijuana, Mexico.  Date:  October 11, 2002).