Dr. Constantin Solomon

2024

Youngstown State University

2024 Distinguished Professor in Teaching

2022

YSU

Research Professorship

Research project: Additive manufacturing of DC magnetron sputtering targets: Influence of target characteristics on the thin film properties.

2023

"Binder jet additive manufacturing of functional 4D components from NiMnGa magnetic shape memory alloy powders"

C. Solomon, M. Caputo, Y. Trivedi, S. Isacco

2022

"On the Role of Microscopy in Mechanical Engineering Education"

C. Solomon

Microscopy and Microanalysis, volume 28 (Supp.1)

2021

"Modeling and characterization of binder jet 3D printed NiMnGa components using X-ray microscopy"

S. Isacco, . Winiarski, C. Bansah, M. Caputo, C. Solomon

Microscopy and Microanalysis, volume 27 (Suppl.2)

2020

"Microanalysis of the Cross-sectional Surface of 3D Printed NiMnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Using Electron Microscopy and Nanoindentation"

C. Solomon, Y. Trivedi, C. Bansah, M. Caputo

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 26, issue S2, p. 2208--2210

2020

"Nanocrystallites via Direct Melt Spinning of Fe₇₇Ni_5.5Co_5.5Zr₇B₄Cu for Enhanced Magnetic Softness"

S. Thomas, M. Willard, A. Martone, M. Heben, C. Solomon, A. Welton, P. Boolchand, R. Ewing, C. Wang, S. Bud'ko, J. Song, D. Shi

PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, volume 217, issue 8, p. 10

2020

"Sintering effects on additive manufactured Ni-Mn-Ga shape memory alloys: a microstructure and thermal analysis"

M. Caputo, D. Waryoba, C. Solomon

Journal of Materials Science, issue 2020

2020

"Processing of soft magnetic fine powders directly from as-spun partial crystalline Fe77Ni5.5Co5.5Zr7B4Cu ribbon via ball mill without devitrification"

S. Thomas, M. Willard, A. Martone, M. Heben, C. Solomon, A. Welton, P. Boolchand, R. Ewing, C. Wang, S. Bud'ko, D. Shi

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, volume 56, issue 2020

2019

"Technological Innovations in Metals Engineering"

B. Conner, S. Essel, S. Paul, R. Wertheim, T. Pasang, D. Butcher, H. Zeidler, N. Dahotre, S. Pande, R. Banerjee, S. Cuesta-Lopez, N. Babcsan, C. Solomon

JOM, volume 71, issue 2, p. 4

2018

"4D printing of net shape parts made from Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape memory alloys"

M. Caputo, A. Berkowitz, A. Armstrong, P. Muller, C. Solomon

Additive Manufacturing, volume 21, issue 2018, p. 579 – 588

2017

"Microstructure and Chemical Composition Analysis of Additive Manufactured Ni-Mn-Ga Parts Sintered in Different Conditions"

M. Caputo, C. Solomon

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 23, issue S1, p. 2078--2079

2017

"Bottom-up wet chemical synthesis and characterization of BixTex nanoparticles"

B. Brown, D. Volpe, J. Dyck, P. Challen, C. Solomon

Bulletin of the American Physical Society, APS, volume 62

2017

"A facile method for producing porous parts with complex geometries from ferromagnetic Ni-Mn-Ga shape memory alloys"

M. Caputo, C. Solomon

Materials Letters, volume 200, issue 2017

2016

"Electron Microscopy Investigations of Doped ZnS Nanostructures"

C. Solomon, J. Hong

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 22, issue S3, p. 1646--1647

2016

"Electron Microscopy Investigation of Binder Saturation and Microstructural Defects in Functional Parts Made by Additive Manufacturing"

M. Caputo, C. Solomon, P. Nguyen, A. Berkowitz

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 22, issue S3, p. 1770--1771

2016

"Bottom-Up Wet Chemical Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials from the Infinitely Adaptable Bismuth Telluride Series"

D. Volpe, J. Dyck, P. Challen, C. Solomon

Bulletin of the American Physical Society, APS, volume 61

2015

"Nanopowder Synthesis and Characterization of Bismuth Telluride Nanoparticles for Prospective Thermoelectric Materials"

Z. Bukszar, P. Challen, C. Solomon, J. Dyck

Bulletin of the American Physical Society, APS, volume 60

2015

"Investigation of 3d printing parameters of shape memory alloy powders"

M. Caputo, M. Krizner, C. Solomon

Contributed Papers from Materials Science \& Technology, p. 1669--1675

2014

"Synthesis of Silicon Oxide Nanowires by Chemical Vapor Deposition"

S. Berrier, D. Li, C. Solomon, M. Bauer, C. Li

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 20, issue S3, p. 1990--1991

2014

"Ultrasonic Welds between Brass Terminals and Aluminum Cables for Use in Electric/Hybrid Vehicles: An Electron Microscopy Investigation"

B. Hart, C. Solomon

Bulletin of the American Physical Society, APS, volume 59

2014

"The Effect of Crystallographic Imperfections on the Photoluminescence of ZnO Thin Films"

M. Kelly, T. Oder, C. Solomon

MRS Online Proceedings Library, Springer International Publishing, volume 1731, p. 37--42

2014

"Microstructural Investigation of ZnO Thin Films Using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Techniques"

M. Kelly, T. Oder, C. Solomon

Bulletin of the American Physical Society, APS, volume 59

2014

"Electrochemistry of ATP-capped silver nanoparticles in layer-by-layer multilayer films"

P. Singh, C. Solomon, D. Buttry

JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH, volume 16, issue 7, p. 13

2013

"Microstructural Analysis of Novel Ceramic Composites Manufactured by Reactive Metal Penetration (RMP)"

C. Solomon, M. Moro, A. Yurcho

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 19, issue S2, p. 1890--1891

2013

"Formation of silicon oxide nanowires in nanomaterial synthesis experiments based on the usage of tube furnace"

C. Li, C. Solomon, M. Moro, C. Welsh, T. McCauley, M. Bauer, J. Cupo

Materials Science-Poland, Springer Vienna, volume 31, p. 350--356

2013

"Effect of mechanical processing on the stability of metastable icosahedral quasicrystalline nanoparticles in zirconium and hafnium based metallic glasses"

C. Li, D. Li, C. Solomon, M. Bauer, T. McCauley, S. Berrier

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Elsevier, volume 381, p. 68--72

2013

"Building Professional Skills in Mechanical Engineering: Aluminum Battery Cable Development for Electric/Hybrid Electric Vehicles"

B. Hart, C. Solomon

2013

"Building Professional Skills in Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Mechanical and Physical Characterization of Nano Carbon Doped Copper Composite"

J. Cvetich, C. Solomon

2012

"Separation of Quasicrystalline Nanoparticles from an Amorphous Matrix"

T. McCauley, M. Bauer, C. Yoho, C. Li, C. Solomon, M. Moro

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue S2, p. 1934--1935

2012

"STRUCTURAL AND COMPOSITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CERAMIC-METAL COMPOSITES PRODUCED BY REACTIVE METAL PENETRATION IN MOLTEN AI AND Al-Fe ALLOY Anthony Yurcho Department of Chemical Engineering, Youngstown State University"

K. Peters, B. Hetzel, R. Brennan, M. Zeller, T. Wagner, C. Solomon

Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramics and Composites IV, John Wiley \& Sons, p. 211

2012

"Structural and Compositional Investigations of Ceramic-Metal Composites Produced by Reactive Metal Penetration in Molten AI and Al-Fe Alloy"

A. Yurcho, K. Peters, B. Hetzel, R. Brennan, M. Zeller, T. Wagner, C. Solomon

Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramics and Composites IV, John Wiley \& Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ, USA, volume 234, p. 211--222

2012

"Design and manufacturing of interpenetrating phase composites for vibration damping applications"

M. Moro, C. Solomon

2012

"Crystallographic investigations of microscopic ceramic and metallic phases in an Al-based interpenetrated phase composites"

M. Moro, M. Zeller, T. Wagner, C. Solomon, K. Peters, B. Hetzel

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue S2, p. 1930--1931

2011

"Nanostructure Fabrication Based on In-Zn Alloy Evaporation"

C. Li, C. Solomon, L. Wang

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 17, issue S2, p. 1832--1833

2011

"Electron Microscopy Study of Co-Continuous Al-Fe/Al 2 O 3 Composite Synthesized by Reactive Melt Penetration"

A. Yurcho, K. Peters, B. Hetzel, M. Zeller, T. Wagner, C. Solomon

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 17, issue S2, p. 1916--1917

2011

"Synthesis and characterization of ZnO-In₂O₃ junction structure"

C. Li, C. Solomon, P. Duris, L. Wang

MATERIALS LETTERS, volume 65, issue 1, p. 3

2011

"Microstructural Analysis of Ceramic-Metallic Interpenetrating Phase Composites"

A. Yurcho, K. Peters, B. Hetzel, M. Zeller, T. Wagner, C. Solomon

2011

"High-Z′ and twinning behavior in 3,4-dinitrobenzoic acid"

M. Zeller, J. Stouffer, C. Solomon, L. Curtin

ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-CRYSTAL STRUCTURE COMMUNICATIONS, volume 67, p. 8

2010

"Characterization of Structure Evolution in Aged Al 2 O 3/SiC Composite Refractories by Electron Microscopy"

C. Solomon, K. Peters, B. Hetzel, T. Wagner

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 16, issue S2, p. 946--947

2009

"Electron Microscopy Resources and Education at the Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut"

C. Solomon, R. Ristau, M. Aindow

MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS, volume 15, p. 2

2009

"Electron Microscopy Characterization of Fe-Ga and Fe-Si-B Fine Particles"

C. Solomon, D. Smith, J. Hong, A. Berkowitz

MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS, volume 15, p. 2

2009

"NMR Characterization of Ligand Binding and Exchange Dynamics in Triphenylphosphine-Capped Gold Nanoparticles"

R. Sharma, G. Holland, C. Solomon, H. Zimmermann, S. Schiffenhaus, S. Amin, D. Buttry, J. Yarger

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, volume 113, issue 37, p. 7

2008

"Electron microscopy study of germanium glass vitrified by high pressure melt-quench"

C. Solomon, S. Sastry, J. Yarger, C. Angell

Microsc Microanal, volume 14, p. 2

2008

"Fabrication of spherical particles with mixed amorphous/crystalline nanostructured cores and insulating oxide shells"

J. Hong, F. Parker, C. Solomon, P. Madras, D. Smith, A. Berkowitz

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH, volume 23, issue 6, p. 6

2007

"Vitrification of a monatomic metallic liquid"

M. Bhat, V. Molinero, E. Soignard, C. Solomon, S. Sastry, J. Yager, C. Angell

Nature, volume 488, issue 2007

2007

"NMR characterization of phosphonic acid capped SnO₂ nanoparticles"

G. Holland, R. Sharma, J. Agola, S. Amin, C. Solomon, P. Singh, D. Buttry, J. Yarger

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, volume 19, issue 10, p. 8

2007

"Electron microscopy investigation of spark-eroded Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape-memory alloy particles"

C. Solomon, J. Hong, Y. Tang, A. Berkowitz, D. Smith

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA, volume 56, issue 7, p. 4

2007

"Dioxygen Reduction with Phosphine and Citrate Capped Au Nanoparticles Immobilized at Carbon Surfaces"

P. Singh, R. Sharma, C. Solomon, G. Holland, J. Yarger, D. Buttry

2006

"One-step production of optimized Fe-Ga particles by spark erosion"

J. Hong, C. Solomon, D. Smith, F. Parker, E. Summers, A. Berkowitz

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, volume 89, issue 14, p. 3

2006

"Morphology and crystallography of Ti₂Pd phase precipitated in B2 parent and B19 martensite matrices in Ti-rich Ti-Pd alloys"

M. Matsuda, D. Hashimoto, C. Solomon, M. Nishida

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, volume 438, p. 4

2005

"Morphology, microstructure and magnetic properties of spark-eroded ferromagnetic Ni-Mn-Ga fine particles"

C. Solomon, M. McCartney, Y. Tang, A. Berkowitz, D. Smith

Microscopy and Microanalysis, Cambridge University Press, volume 11, issue S02, p. 1832--1833

2005

"Magnetocaloric effect in NiMnGa particles produced by spark erosion"

Y. Tang, C. Solomon, D. Smith, H. Harper, A. Berkowitz

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, volume 97, issue 10, p. 3

2005

"Magnetic domain configurations in spark-eroded ferromagnetic shape memory Ni-Mn-Ga particles"

C. Solomon, M. McCartney, D. Smith, Y. Tang, A. Berkowitz, R. O'Handley

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, volume 86, issue 19, p. 3

2004

"Microstructural characterization of Ni-Mn-Ga ferromagnetic shape memory alloy powders"

C. Solomon, D. Smith, Y. Tang, A. Berkowitz

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, volume 95, issue 11, p. 3

2004

"Hollow metallic microspheres produced by spark erosion"

A. Berkowitz, H. Harper, D. Smith, H. Hu, Q. Jiang, C. Solomon, H. Radousky

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, volume 85, issue 6, p. 3

2003

"Morphological and crystallographic aspects Of C11_b-type precipitates nucleated in martensitic and parent phase matrices in Ti-rich Ti-Pd shape memory alloys"

C. Solomon, M. Nishida

JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE IV, volume 112, p. 4

2002

"Martensitic transformation in Ti-rich Ti-Pd shape memory alloys"

C. Solomon, M. Nishida

MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS, volume 43, issue 5, p. 8

2002

"Effect of aging on martensitic transformation in Ti-rich Ti-Pd shape memory alloy"

C. Solomon, M. Nishida

MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS, volume 43, issue 5, p. 5

2001

"Phase Decomposition and Successive Two-Step Transformation in Ti-rich Ti-Pd Shape Memory Alloy"

C. Solomon, M. Nishida

TRANSACTIONS-MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY OF JAPAN, MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY OF JAPAN, volume 26, issue 1, p. 231--234

2019 - 2023

Chairperson
Microscopy Society Of Northeastern Ohio