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William Nix

Lee Otterson Professor in the School of Engineering Emeritus

Stanford University

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School of Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

William Nix is currently serving as a Materials Science & Engineering Lee Otterson Professor in the School of Engineering Emeritus at Stanford University.

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Stanford University

Lee Otterson Professor in the School of Engineering Emeritus

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materials science mechanical engineering applied physics materials engineering mechanics of materials mechanical science solid mechanics thin films condensed matter physics material research advanced materials engineering deformation metallurgical process metals nanotechnology tribology electronic materials condensed matter metal processing metallurgical interaction thin film processing solid-state electronics thermal engineering nanomechanics metallurgical system epitaxial growth layered materials fragmentation effect manufacturing science steel research semiconductor technology surface characterization composite science electronics crystal growth nanoscale science alloy design semiconductor devices dislocation interaction interface science elasticity (physics) mechanical deformation structural plasticity hardness material modeling material analysis high temperature creep heteroepitaxial thin films advanced functional materials energy storage materials nanometrology micromechanics strength property plastic deformation high temperature deformation surface nanotechnology thin film process technology semiconductor nanostructures lithium-ion batteries nanotribology mechanical behavior steady state creep creep fracture surface engineering nanostructure synthesis strain gradients size dependence synchrotron x-ray microdiffraction grain boundaries strain relaxation dislocation nucleation bulge test strain hardening void nucleation tension creep microstructure mechanical properties severe plastic deformation mechanical testing material performance

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Impact of Lorentz Force on Atomic Flux During Electromigration. (2021)

Rao R. MorusupalliDavid L. LittlefieldWilliam D. Nix

atomic fluxelectrical engineeringatomic physicslorentz force

Theory of Dislocations, Third Edition. Journal of Applied Mechanics (2021)

William D. Nix

numerical simulationssolid mechanicsmechanical behaviortribologymechanical engineeringmechanical sciencemechanical modelingstrain localizationdeformationexperimental mechanicscomputational mechanicsdislocation interactionthird editionfrictionfracture mechanicsstructural mechanicsapplied physicsmechanicsapplied mathematics

Intrinsic Size Dependent Plasticity in Bcc Micro-Pillars Under Uniaxial Tension and Pure Torsion. Extreme Mechanics Letters (2020)

Ill RyuJ.D. GravellWei CaiWilliam D. NixHuajian Gao

solid mechanicselasticity (physics)structural plasticitytribologymechanical engineeringmechanical sciencelarge scale structureuniaxial tensionreinforced plasticsfragmentation effectfibersbcc micro-pillarsfrictionpure torsionstructural mechanicsmicromechanicsmechanics of materialsapplied physicsmechanicsmaterials scienceplasticity

Ultra-Sensitive Measurement of Brain Penetration Mechanics and Blood Vessel Rupture With Microscale Probes. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2020)

Abdulmalik ObaidYu-Wei WuMina HannaOmar JáidarWilliam NixJun DingNicholas Melosh

biophysicsneurologyultra-sensitive measurementblood vessel ruptureneurosciencebrain penetration mechanicsinstrumentationmicroscale probes

High‐Throughput Growth of Microscale Gold Bicrystals for Single‐Grain‐Boundary Studies. Advanced Materials (2019)

Lucia T. GanRui YangRachel TraylorWei CaiWilliam D. NixJonathan A. Fan

single-grain-boundary studiesadvanced materialsnanotechnologyhigh-throughput growthmicroscale gold bicrystalscrystal growthmaterials science

Radiation-Damage in Multi-Layered Zircon: Mechanical Properties. Applied Physics Letters (2019)

Tobias BeirauWarren C. OliverClaudia E. ReissnerWilliam D. NixHerbert PöllmannRodney C. Ewing

radiation oncologymechanical sciencemulti-layered zirconmechanics of materialsapplied physicsmaterials science

Radiation-Induced Changes in the Mechanical Properties of Zircon. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2019)

Tobias BeirauEkhard K.H. SaljeWilliam D. NixWarren C. OliverHerbert PöllmannRodney C. Ewing

earth sciencegeomechanicsradiation-induced changesmechanics of materialsradiationapplied physicsmaterials science

A Simple Model for Indentation Creep. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2018)

Ryan S. GinderWilliam D. NixGeorge M. Pharr

indentation creepsolid mechanicsmechanical engineeringsimple modelmechanics of materialsapplied physicsthin filmsmaterials science

Diffusion Coefficients in Common Crystals. (2018)

Wei CaiWilliam D. Nix

crystallographycommon crystalsdiffusiondiffusion coefficientscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Dislocation Interactions and Applications. Cambridge University Press eBooks (2018)

Wei CaiWilliam D. Nix

surface scienceeconomicsmaterials science

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William Nix

Lee Otterson Professor in the School of Engineering Emeritus

Stanford University

Affiliations

School of Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

William Nix is currently serving as a Materials Science & Engineering Lee Otterson Professor in the School of Engineering Emeritus at Stanford University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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William Nix

Stanford University

Lee Otterson Professor in the School of Engineering Emeritus

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Impact of Lorentz Force on Atomic Flux During Electromigration. (2021)

Rao R. MorusupalliDavid L. LittlefieldWilliam D. Nix

atomic fluxelectrical engineeringatomic physicslorentz force

Theory of Dislocations, Third Edition. Journal of Applied Mechanics (2021)

William D. Nix

Intrinsic Size Dependent Plasticity in Bcc Micro-Pillars Under Uniaxial Tension and Pure Torsion. Extreme Mechanics Letters (2020)

Ill RyuJ.D. GravellWei CaiWilliam D. NixHuajian Gao

Ultra-Sensitive Measurement of Brain Penetration Mechanics and Blood Vessel Rupture With Microscale Probes. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2020)

Abdulmalik ObaidYu-Wei WuMina HannaOmar JáidarWilliam NixJun DingNicholas Melosh

biophysicsneurologyultra-sensitive measurementblood vessel ruptureneurosciencebrain penetration mechanicsinstrumentationmicroscale probes

High‐Throughput Growth of Microscale Gold Bicrystals for Single‐Grain‐Boundary Studies. Advanced Materials (2019)

Lucia T. GanRui YangRachel TraylorWei CaiWilliam D. NixJonathan A. Fan

single-grain-boundary studiesadvanced materialsnanotechnologyhigh-throughput growthmicroscale gold bicrystalscrystal growthmaterials science

Radiation-Damage in Multi-Layered Zircon: Mechanical Properties. Applied Physics Letters (2019)

Tobias BeirauWarren C. OliverClaudia E. ReissnerWilliam D. NixHerbert PöllmannRodney C. Ewing

radiation oncologymechanical sciencemulti-layered zirconmechanics of materialsapplied physicsmaterials science

Radiation-Induced Changes in the Mechanical Properties of Zircon. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2019)

Tobias BeirauEkhard K.H. SaljeWilliam D. NixWarren C. OliverHerbert PöllmannRodney C. Ewing

earth sciencegeomechanicsradiation-induced changesmechanics of materialsradiationapplied physicsmaterials science

A Simple Model for Indentation Creep. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2018)

Ryan S. GinderWilliam D. NixGeorge M. Pharr

indentation creepsolid mechanicsmechanical engineeringsimple modelmechanics of materialsapplied physicsthin filmsmaterials science

Diffusion Coefficients in Common Crystals. (2018)

Wei CaiWilliam D. Nix

crystallographycommon crystalsdiffusiondiffusion coefficientscondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Dislocation Interactions and Applications. Cambridge University Press eBooks (2018)

Wei CaiWilliam D. Nix

surface scienceeconomicsmaterials science

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