Donald Stone ProfessorAssociate Chair of Graduate Studies Department Materials Science & Engineering Contact 201A, Materials Sci And Eng Bldg 1509 University Ave Madison, WI p: (608) 262-8791 e: stone@engr.wisc.edu Education PhD 1984, Cornell UniversityBS 1979, University of Texas at Austin Research interests metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers, composites, amorphous alloys, biological materials, thin films, microscopic specimenskinetics, thermodynamicsmechanical properties: creep, plasticity, fracture, scale effects Awards 1993 Alcoa Foundation, Alcoa Foundation Grants1992 Caterpillar Foundation, Caterpillar Foundation Faculty Development Grant1978 University of Texas at Austin, Robert A. Welch FellowshipPhi Eta Sigma Honor Society at UT Austin, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society at UT Austin Membership Courses M S & E 471 - Capstone Project II (Spring 2025)M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2025)M S & E 470 - Capstone Project I (Fall 2024)M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2024)M S & E 750 - Imperfections and Mechanical Properties (Spring 2024)M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2024)M S & E 900 - Materials Research Seminar (Spring 2024)M S & E 530 - Thermodynamics of Solids (Fall 2023)M S & E 900 - Materials Research Seminar (Fall 2023)