Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Phone: (817) 272-2006
Fax: (817) 272-2538
email: goolsby@uta.edu

Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1971
M.S. University of California Berkeley, 1968 B.S.M.E. UT Arlington, 1967


Full Curriculum Vitae

Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Investigations of the mechanical behavior of metals, polymers, metal-matrix composites and polymeric composites constitute a broad area of research activity. These studies emphasize evaluations of the interrelationships between processing, structure, and properties for a given materials system. Primary behavior of interest include strength, stiffness, ductility, fracture toughness and fatigue crack propagation resistance.

Research interests are principally involved with the fracture toughness and fatigue crack propagation behavior of discontinuous reinforced metals. These potentially low cost composites offer attractive strength and stiffness properties, but typically suffer from poor toughness and ductility. Metallurgical approaches such as heat treating procedures and thermomechanical processing are of interest for improving the damage tolerance of these metallic-based composites.

Selected Publications:

"TEM Studies of Anti-Wear Films/Wear Particles Generated Under Boundary Conditions Lubrication," Huq, M.Z.; Aswath, P.B.; Elsenbaumer, R.L., Tribology International, 2007, 40, 111-116.

"A Mild Copper Catalyzed Route to Conducting Polyaniline," Dias, H.V.Rasika; Wang, Ziaoyu; Rajapakse, R.M. Gamini; Elsenbaumer, Ronald L., Chemical Communications, 2006, 1-4.

"Efficient Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Bibenzimidazole Oligomers and Polymers as Potential Conjugated Chelating Ligands", Yin, Jun; Elsenbaumer, Ronald L, Journal of Organic Chemistry  (2005), 70(23),  9436-9446.

"Synthesis and Properties of Multi-nuclear Ruthenium (II) Complexes of Bis(2,2-bibenzimidazole)." Yin, Jun; Elsenbaumer, Ronald L., Synthetic Metals  (2005), 154(1-3),  233-236.

"Development and Evaluation of a High Performance Universal Grease."  Aswath, P.B.; Munot, S.,;Patel, K; Elsenbaumer, R. L. , Proceedings of World Tribology Congress, 2005.