GRADUATE STUDIES Dr.ing. Degrees During 2003, 17 students have been awarded the degree Dr.ing: Andersen, Geir Johan: Brateng, Randi Dons, Anne Lise Fossdal, Anita Reactor studies of the trichlorosilane process. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:62, IMT-report 2003:45, IUK-thesis: 110. Development of ceramic silicon based filters for use in diesel cars. Senior Research Manager, Professor, Dr. Lutz Rösch, Wacker-Chemie GmbH, Werk Burghausen, Germany. Corporate Specialist, Dr. Gunnar Schüssler, Elkem Research, Kristiansand. Professor, Dr.ing. Trygve Foosnæs, Department of Materials Professor, Dr.techn. Harald Arnljot Øye, Department of Materials Electrochemical characterisation of melt sun AB type alloys for metal hydride batteries. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:45, IMT-report 2003:42. Established and new concepts for hydrogen production by water electrolysis. Professor, Dr.techn. Göran Lindbergh, KTH, Stockholm. Scientist, Dr.ing. Hilde Venvik, SINTEF Kjemi. Professor Reidar Tunold, Department of Materials Technology, NTNU (chair). Alstruc a model for solidification and homogenisation of industrial aluminium alloys. October 2003. Mechanical properties in aluminium foundry alloys. Professor, Dr. Diran Apelian, Metals Processing Institute, Worchester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester Mass., USA. Research Director, Dr.ing. Per Arne Tøndel, Elkem Aluminium ANS, Mosjøen. Professor, Dr.techn. Nils Ryum, Department of Materials Technology, Professor Lars Arnberg, Department of Materials Phase relations, thermal and mechanical properties of LaFeO-based ceramics. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:23, IMT-report 2003:39, IUK-thesis: 107. February 2003. Hydrogen storage in metal hydrides; Kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of hydrogenation and de-hydrogenation. Professor, Ph.D. Alan Atkinson, Department of Materials, Imperial
College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, England. Professor, Dr.scient. Svein Stølen, Kjemisk institutt, Universitetet i Adjunct Professor, Dr.techn. Stein Julsrud, Department of Materials Professor, Dr.ing Mari-Ann Einarsrud, Department of Materials Technology, NTNU (co-chair). Gutovskaya, Julia Hop, Jørund Gimmestad Johnsen, Sten Egil Material development for aluminium hot extrusion dies. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:79, IMT-report 2003:51. Shape memory alloys Theory, production and application. Professor Ing, Dr.scient Vladimir Chihal, Department of Materials Engineering, VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic. Head of section, Dr.ing. Stein Roger Skjervold, Hydro Aluminium Structures, Raufoss. Professor, Dr.ing. Henry Sigvart Valberg, Institutt for maskinkonstruksjon og materialteknikk, Sodium expansion and creep of cathode carbon. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:44, IUK-thesis: 109. Electrowinning from oxides other than aluminium production. Professor John W. Patrick, School of Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of Nottingham, England. Chief Engineer, Dr.ing. Hogne Linga, Hydro Aluminium AS, Øvre Årdal. Corporate Specialist, Adjunct Professor Morten Sørlie, Elkem Aluminium ANS Research, Kristiansand. Professor, Dr.ing. Trygve Foosnæs, Department of Materials Professor Harald Arnljot Øye, Department of Materials Technology, Activation and discharge kinetics of metal hydride electrodes. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:41, IMT-report 2003:41. Electrochemical batteries for large scale energy storage. Professor, Dr.techn. Dag Noreus, Arrheniuslaboratoriet, Stockholms Universitet. Dr.techn. Svein Sunde, IFE, HRP, Halden. Adjunct Professor, Dr.ing. Christian Rosenkilde, Norsk Hydro, Porsgrunn. Professor Reidar Tunold, Department of Materials Technology, NTNU (chair). Professor, Dr.techn. Göran Lindbergh, KTH, Stockholm (co-chair).
Kvithyld, Anne Ladanova, Elena Lunder, Otto Reidar Milekhine, Vitali Anatolievich Thermal decoating of aluminium scrap. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:61, IMT-report 2003:46. Extractive Metallurgy. The use of filtration in metal purification. Professor Rainer Reimert, Engler-Bunte Institute, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany. Head of Section, Dr. Ina Ollenschlaeger, Norsk Hydro Aluminium, Associate Professor Kjell Wiik, Department of Materials Technology, Professor Thorvald Abel Engh, Department of Materials Technology, Microstructural transformations and carbide precipitation in the HAZ of supermartensitic stainless steels. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:71, IMT-report 2003:50. TRIP steels Status and application. Professor, Dr. Alfred Dhooge EWE, Vakgroep Mechanische Constructie en Productie, Belgian Welding Institute, Gent, Belgium Senior Scientist, Dr.ing. Arild Lundberg, Statoil Forskningssenter, Trondheim. Professor, Dr.ing. Øystein Grong, Department of Materials Chromate-free pre-treatment of aluminium for adhesive bonding. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:59, IMT-report 2003:43. Processing of aluminium foil for electrolytic capacitors. Professor, Ph.D. Calvin Lamont White, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michingan, USA. Scientist, Dr.ing. Andreas Afseth, Alcan Technology & Management AG, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland. Professor, Ph.D. Kemal Nisancioglu, Department of Materials Microstructure of FeSiMg-based alloys and mechanical properties of the pure FeSi, SeSi and Mg Si phases. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:68, IMT-report 2003:49. High performance cast irons. Professor, Dr.ing. Mihai Chisamera, Department of Materials Processing and Ecometallurgy, Politechnica University of Bucharest, Romania. Senior Specialist, Dr.ing. Karl Forwald, Silicon Division, Elkem ASA,
Kristiansand. Professor, Ph.D. Tor Lindstad, Department of Materials Technology, Myrhaug, Edin Henrik Randhol, Preben Sjølstad, Knut Non-fossil reduction materials in the silicon process properties and behaviour. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:67, IMT-report 2003:47. Extractive Metallurgy. Electrical losses in metallurgical processes using high current electrical energy. Professor, Ph.D. Bo Björkman, Institutt för Kemi og Metallurgi, Luleå. Chief Engineer, Ph.D. Tore A. Torp, Statoil ASA, Trondheim. Professor, Ph.D. Tor Lindstad, Department of Materials Technology, Adjunct Professor Halvard Tveit, Department of Materials Kinetics of calcium carbonate precipitation. Effect of supersaturation, temperature, available crystallisation sites and inorganic ions on the induction time. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:104. Thermodynamics of salts in binary mixed solvents containing water with methanol, ethanol or mono ethylene glycol. Salt solubility and ph variations with solvent composition. Professor, Ph.D. Petros Koutsoukos, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece. Professor, Dr.phil. Harald Høiland, Kjemisk institutt, Universitetet i Bergen. Professor, Dr.techn. Harald Arnljot Øye, Department of Materials Professor, Dr.techn. Terje Østvold, Department of Materials Deformation and softening behaviour of commercial AlMn-alloys. Dr.ing thesis 2003:82. September 2003. Aluminium for heat exchanger applications Products, alloy selection, cladding and technological/processing challenges. Professor, Dr. Julian Driver, Department of Materials Processing, Ecole des Mines de St. Etienne, France. Production manager, Dr.ing. Hans Erik Vatne, Hydro Aluminium Rolles Products, Holmestrand. Professor, Dr.ing. Øystein Grong, Department of Materials Professor Knut Marthinsen, Department of Materials Technology, Professor Erik Nes, Department of Materials Technology, NTNU (cochair).
Tangen, Inger-Lise Thisted, Elke Willam Wærnhus, Ivar Preparation and characterisation of aluminium nitride-based ceramic composites. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:32, IMT-report 2003:40, IUK-thesis: 108. March 2003. Mechanical performance of nanocrystalline ceramics. Professor, Dr. Mats Nygren, Uorganisk kjemi, Arrheniuslaboratoriet, Stockholms Universitet, Sweden. Professor Jan M. Lindemann, Institutt for maskinteknikk og materialteknologi, Høgskolen i Stavanger. Professor, Dr.ing. Randi Holmestad, Institutt for fysikk, Professor, Dr.ing. Mari-Ann Einarsrud, Department of Materials NTNU (co-chair). Electrochemical properties of phosphorus compounds in fluoride melts. Dr.ing. thesis 2003:52, IMT-report 2003:44. August 2003. Electrowinning of rare earth metals. Professor, Ph.D. Donald R. Sadoway, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. Technical Specialist, Dr.ing. Ketil Å. Rye, Elkem Aluminium Mosjøen, Mosjøen. Adjunct Professor, Dr.ing. Knut Arne Paulsen, Hydro Aluminium Karmøy, Håvik. Professor, Dr.techn. Jomar Thonstad, Department of Materials Technology, NTNU (hair). Technology, NTNU (co-chair). Defect chemistry, conductivity and mass transport properties of La Sr FeO (x= 0 and 0.1). Advances in the development of intermediate temperature solid electrolyte fuel cells. Associate Professor, Dr. Henny Bouwmeester, Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Science, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Twente, Netherlands. Professor, Dr.scient. Truls Norby, Kjemisk Institutt, Universitetet i Professor Reidar Tunold, Department of Materials Technology, Associate Professor, Dr.ing. Kjell Wiik, Department of Materials NTNU (co-chair).