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Carlo G.
Pantano
Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Materials Research Institute
198 Materials Research Institute Building
814-863-2071
pantano@matse.psu.edu
Material Research Institute
www.mri.psu.edu
Pantano
MRI Faculty Profile
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Biographical
Sketch:
Carlo G. Pantano
received his B.S Degree in Engineering Science from Newark
College of Engineering in 1972, and the M.E. and Ph.D. in Materials
Science and Engineering from the University of Florida in 1974
and 1976. His graduate work was primarily in surface science
and biomaterials with George Onoda and Larry Hench, and then
he spent two years in surface science at the University of
Dayton Research. He joined Penn State’s Department
of Materials Science and Engineering in 1979 with a focus on
glass surfaces and coatings. He is a Fellow of both the American
Ceramic Society (ACerS) and the AVS. He is a former Chair of
the Glass and Optical Materials Division of the ACerS, and
a former US Council Representative for the International Commission
on Glass. He was awarded the 2005 George W Morey award for
outstanding technical contributions to the field of glass science
and technology. |
Research
Interests:
• Glass
surfaces, interfaces, and coatings
• Computer modeling
of surface structure and water adsorption
• Silane monolayers
and polymer coatings on glass
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(stress) corrosion, weathering
and strength
• Wet and dry etching
• Silica,
silicates, phosphates and germanates
• Melting, sol/gel,
sputtering, EBPVD, CVD
• Surface and thin film characterization
with XPS, SIMS, AFM, FTIR and IGC
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Nano-mechanical
properties of surfaces and coatings |
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Areas
of research:
Professor Pantano has established a group of faculty and student collaborators whose interests in glass range from atomic modeling of surfaces and water adsorption to nanomechanical surface properties to exploratory evaluation of new surface treatments and coatings.
The effect of glass composition and processing on the surface composition and reactivity of substrate and fiber glasses is of primary interest. The specific effects of sodium-oxide, boron-oxide and pH on polymer adsorption and adhesion are being characterized using methods including XPS, FTIR, AFM, IGC, NMR, and Raman. In a closely related line of inquiry, the effects of surface composition on chemo-mechanical effects such as stress corrosion, erosion and mechanical deformation are explored with AFM. The electrical poling of glass is being used to further modify the optical properties and dielectric properties of the surface, and to understand glass/metal electrode interfaces. A variety of thin-film coating methods and surface treatments are employed to nanostructure surfaces.
Professor Pantano also has an interest in promoting and facilitating interdisciplinary activities among glass scientists, glass artists, and conservators. He created a hot shop for fiber drawing, glass blowing, and related processing methods that has served as an ideal venue to bring together students from different disciplines into two new cross-listed courses on Glass Art and Science. |
Technologies
impacted by research :
Biotechnology, electronics, and optics including glass substrates for displays, photovoltaics, sensors, microarrays, and MEMS; coatings for architectural and automotive glazing; glass fiber-reinforced composites; glass-bonded abrasives; adhesives for glass; glass cleaning, glass manufacture, and finishing. |
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Journal
Articles and Publications:
1. J. V. Ryan and C. G. Pantano, "Synthesis and Characterization of Inorganic Silicon Oxycarbide Glass Thin Films by Reactive RF-Magnetron Sputtering" J. Vac Sci. Technol. A 25(1), 153 (2007).
2. A. Ganjoo, H. Jain, C. Yu, J. Irudayaraj, C. G. Pantano, “Detection and Fingerprinting of Pathogens: mid-IR Biosensor using Amorphous Chalcogenide Films”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 354, 2757 (2008).
3. N J. Smith and C. G. Pantano, "Leached Layer Formation on Float Glass Surfaces in the Presence of Acid Interleave Coatings", J. Am. Cer. Soc., 91(3), 736(2008).
4. Nadja Lonnroth, Christopher L. Muhlstein, Carlo Pantano and Yuanzheng Yue “Nanoindentation of Glass Wool Fibers”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 354 3887 (2008).
5. R.J. Martin-Palma, C.G. Pantano and A. Lakhtakia “Biomimetization of Butterfly Wings by the Conformal-Evaporated-Film-by-Rotation Technique for Photonics” App. Phys. Lett., 93, 083901 (2008).
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