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William L. Johnson

Ruben F and Donna Mettler Professor of Engineering and Applied Science Emeritus

California Institute of Technology

Affiliations

Division of Engineering and Applied Science

Applied Physics and Materials Science

Materials Science

William L. Johnson is currently serving as an Applied Physics And Materials Science Ruben F and Donna Mettler Professor of Engineering and Applied Science Emeritus at California Institute of Technology.

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William L. Johnson

California Institute of Technology

Ruben F and Donna Mettler Professor of Engineering and Applied Science Emeritus

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materials science mechanical engineering applied physics condensed matter physics materials engineering advanced materials mechanics of materials mechanical science material research engineering solid mechanics condensed matter amorphous metals metal forming thin films glass material metal processing amorphous solid alloy design composite materials structural mechanics bulk metallic glasses powder metallurgy metals metallic glasses crystal growth solid-state chemistry composite science glass transition high-performance metal thermal engineering tribology nanocrystalline materials material chemistry phase separation cryogenics metallurgical process bulk metallic glass supercooled liquid glass formation electronic materials glass-forming liquids nucleation alloy phase metallurgical interaction layered materials superconducting materials glass-forming ability crystallization kinetics thermal stability magnesium alloys engineering science fragmentation effect transformation kinetics thin film processing defect formation surface chemistry viscous flow metallic glass-forming liquids ion mixing crystallization behavior ball milling manufacturing science steel research metal matrix composites material properties metallurgical system surface characterization thermal conductivity vitrification tensile ductility mechanical attrition thermodynamic properties nuclear science crystal research structural plasticity

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

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Phase Formation and Phase Stability for the Homogenous and Heterogeneous Amorphous Metals Versus the Crystalline Phase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

Yidi ShenKonrad SamwerWilliam L. JohnsonWilliam A. GoddardQi An

amorphous metalsmetalscondensed matterphase transitionsphase equilibriumamorphous solidcrystalline phaseheterogeneous amorphous metalsphase formationapplied physicsphase stabilitycondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Crystal-To-Glass Transition in Multicomponent Alloys Under High Strain Rates. Acta Materialia (2023)

Zhukun ZhouZifeng GuoWilliam L. JohnsonMo Li

crystal-to-glass transitionmulticomponent alloysmechanical engineeringapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Using Ultrasound to Probe the Supercooled Liquid Region of Bulk Metallic Glasses. SSRN Electronic Journal (2023)

Rebecca StevensJoseph C. SerranoCullen QuineWilliam L. JohnsonRobert D. Conner

amorphous metalsmaterials engineeringadvanced materialslayered materialsglass materialmechanical engineeringmechanical sciencesupercooled liquid regionbulk metallic glassesultrasoundapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Shear Banding in Binary Cu-Zr Metallic Glass: Comparison of the G-Phase With L-Phase. Frontiers in Materials (2022)

Yidi ShenWilliam L. JohnsonKonrad SamwerSydney L. CoronaWilliam A. GoddardQi An

mechanical engineeringmechanical scienceshear bandingapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Thermophysical Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses. The minerals, metals & materials series (2022)

Markus MohrYue DongDouglas C. HofmannAntonia NeelsAlex DommannWilliam L. JohnsonHans-Jörg Fecht

amorphous metalsmaterials engineeringcondensed mattertechnologymaterial researchglass materialmechanical engineeringmechanical sciencebulk metallic glassesmechanics of materialscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

The L–G Phase Transition in Binary Cu–Zr Metallic Liquids. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2021)

Qi AnWilliam L. JohnsonKonrad SamwerSydney L. CoronaYidi ShenWilliam A. Goddard

physicsphase transitionsphysical chemistryl-g phase transitionapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

First-Order Phase Transition in Liquid Ag to the Heterogeneous G-Phase. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2020)

Qi AnWilliam L. JohnsonKonrad SamwerSydney L. CoronaWilliam A. Goddard

heterogeneous g-phasephysicsphase transitionsphysical chemistryliquid agfirst-order phase transitionapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Formation of Two Glass Phases in Binary Cu-Ag Liquid. Acta Materialia (2020)

Qi AnWilliam L. JohnsonKonrad SamwerSydney L. CoronaWilliam A. Goddard

glass phasesmechanical engineeringbinary cu-ag liquidmechanics of materialsapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Observation of an Apparent First-Order Glass Transition in Ultrafragile Pt–Cu–P Bulk Metallic Glasses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)

Jong H. NaSydney L. CoronaAndrew HoffWilliam L. Johnson

amorphous metalssolid mechanicsphysicsphase transitionscondensed matteramorphous solidmechanical scienceglass transitioncharacterization (materials science)mechanics of materialsapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

The First Order L-G Phase Transition in Liquid Ag and Ag-Cu Alloys is Driven by Deviatoric Strain. Scripta Materialia (2020)

Qi AnWilliam L. JohnsonKonrad SamwerSydney L. CoronaWilliam A. Goddard

deviatoric strainag-cu alloysmaterials engineeringadvanced materialsphase transitionsmaterial researchalloy phasemechanical engineeringliquid agapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

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William L. Johnson

Ruben F and Donna Mettler Professor of Engineering and Applied Science Emeritus

California Institute of Technology

Affiliations

Division of Engineering and Applied Science

Applied Physics and Materials Science

Materials Science

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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William L. Johnson

California Institute of Technology

Ruben F and Donna Mettler Professor of Engineering and Applied Science Emeritus

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Phase Formation and Phase Stability for the Homogenous and Heterogeneous Amorphous Metals Versus the Crystalline Phase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

Yidi ShenKonrad SamwerWilliam L. JohnsonWilliam A. GoddardQi An

Crystal-To-Glass Transition in Multicomponent Alloys Under High Strain Rates. Acta Materialia (2023)

Zhukun ZhouZifeng GuoWilliam L. JohnsonMo Li

crystal-to-glass transitionmulticomponent alloysmechanical engineeringapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Using Ultrasound to Probe the Supercooled Liquid Region of Bulk Metallic Glasses. SSRN Electronic Journal (2023)

Rebecca StevensJoseph C. SerranoCullen QuineWilliam L. JohnsonRobert D. Conner

Shear Banding in Binary Cu-Zr Metallic Glass: Comparison of the G-Phase With L-Phase. Frontiers in Materials (2022)

Yidi ShenWilliam L. JohnsonKonrad SamwerSydney L. CoronaWilliam A. GoddardQi An

mechanical engineeringmechanical scienceshear bandingapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Thermophysical Properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses. The minerals, metals & materials series (2022)

Markus MohrYue DongDouglas C. HofmannAntonia NeelsAlex DommannWilliam L. JohnsonHans-Jörg Fecht

The L–G Phase Transition in Binary Cu–Zr Metallic Liquids. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2021)

Qi AnWilliam L. JohnsonKonrad SamwerSydney L. CoronaYidi ShenWilliam A. Goddard

physicsphase transitionsphysical chemistryl-g phase transitionapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

First-Order Phase Transition in Liquid Ag to the Heterogeneous G-Phase. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2020)

Qi AnWilliam L. JohnsonKonrad SamwerSydney L. CoronaWilliam A. Goddard

heterogeneous g-phasephysicsphase transitionsphysical chemistryliquid agfirst-order phase transitionapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Formation of Two Glass Phases in Binary Cu-Ag Liquid. Acta Materialia (2020)

Qi AnWilliam L. JohnsonKonrad SamwerSydney L. CoronaWilliam A. Goddard

glass phasesmechanical engineeringbinary cu-ag liquidmechanics of materialsapplied physicscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Observation of an Apparent First-Order Glass Transition in Ultrafragile Pt–Cu–P Bulk Metallic Glasses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)

Jong H. NaSydney L. CoronaAndrew HoffWilliam L. Johnson

The First Order L-G Phase Transition in Liquid Ag and Ag-Cu Alloys is Driven by Deviatoric Strain. Scripta Materialia (2020)

Qi AnWilliam L. JohnsonKonrad SamwerSydney L. CoronaWilliam A. Goddard

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