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Dorina Mihut, Ph.D.

MihutRank:

Assistant Professor

Contact Information:

Address:

The University of Texas-Pan American

Mechanical Engineering Department

1201 W. University Dr.

Edinburg, TX 78539-2999

 

Office: ENGR 3.262

Phone: (956)665-2237

Fax: (956)665-3527

Email: dmihut@utpa.edu

Website:

Education:

  • 2006 - PhD Materials Science, Mecahnical Engineering Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
  • 2001 - PhD Technical Physics, Babes-Balyai University, Cluj- Napoca, Romania
  • 1999 - M. S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, USA
  • 1986 - B. S. Mechanical Engineering, Technical University Cluj - Napoca, Romania

Research Interests:

  • PVD thin films on carbon nanofiber reinforced polymer structures for electromagnetic interference shielding 

  • Nanomechanical and nanotribological characterization of materials

  • Ternary metal nitrides nanocomposite thin films
  • Multilayer coating architectures for wear resistant applications

Selected Publications:

  • D. M. Mihut, S. M. Aouadi, S. L. Rohde, "Assessing Nanotribological Performance and Surface Energies of Inconel-ZrN, Cr-ZrN, Nb-ZrN and ZrN Thin Films", Tribology Transactions, 53 (2010), 881-887
  • D. M. Mihut, S. M. Aouadi, J. A. Turner, S. L. Rohde, "Atomic Force Microscope Investigation on Static Versus Dynamic Nanotribological Evaluation of Metal-ZrN and ZrN Thin Films", Tribology Letters, 31 (2008), 37-45
  • S. M. Aouadi, T. Maeruf, R.D. Twesten, D. M. Mihut, S. L. Rohde, "Physical and mechanical properties of chromium zirconium nitride thin films", Surface and Coatings Technology, 200 (2006), 3411 – 3417
  • S. M. Aouadi, A. Bohnhoff, M. Sodergren, D. Mihut, S. L. Rohde, J. Xu, S. R. Mishra, "Tribological investigation of zirconium nitride/silver nanocomposite structures", Surface and Coatings Technology 201 (2006) 418-42
  • S. M. Aouadi, T. Maeruf, M. Sodergren, D. M. Mihut, S. L. Rohde, J. Xu, S. R. Mishra, "Growth and characterization of nanocrystalline zirconium nitride-inconel structures", Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, A 23(4), Jul/Aug (2005), 998
  • S. Sevvana, S. Chennadi, R.K. Lakkaraju, J. Li, D.M. Mihut, S. L. Rohde, "Rate Enhancement in High Power Pulse Magnetron Sputtering Growth using Secondary Discharge Confinement", 48th Annual Technical Conference Proceedings - Society of Vacuum Coaters (2005), 720-725. 
  • S.L. Rohde, D. M. Mihut, S. M. Aouadi, J. Turner, "Nanotribological Properties of Amorphous and Nanocomposite CrBN and TiBN Thin Films", Surface Engineering - Proceedings of the 3rd International Surface Engineering Congress, (2004), 201-206
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