Barret G. Potter

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, Optical Sciences
Associate Department Head, Materials Science and Engineering
Member of the Graduate Faculty

Research Thrusts:

 Glass, ceramic, and molecular-hybrid optical and electronic materials and their characterization for applications involving integrated photonics, emissive media, 2- and 3-D structure/property patterning, additive manufacturing, radiation effects in materials/shielding, radiation sensing, photovoltaic energy generation, and materials resiliency.

Projects:  

Inorganic-polymer composites for 3D printed radiation shielding: Simulation, fabrication, and testing. AM fabrication of biocompatible ceramics for bone
replacement.

Publications:

1. Baumann N, Diaz KM, Simmons-Potter K, Potter BG, Bucay J (2022) Particle loading as a design parameter for composite radiation shielding. Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 54(10):3855–3863.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2022.05.029
2. Baumann N, Diaz KM, Potter BG, Bucay J (2023) Model-Informed Design of 3D-Printed Radiation Shielding. Journal of Radiation Effects Research and Engineering, 41(1):14–19.
3. Baumann N, Diaz KM, Simmons-Potter K, Potter BG, Bucay J, Simulation-based Design of 3D Printable Neutron Radiation Shielding, Journal of Radiation Effects in Research and Engineering, in press.
4. Diaz KM, Baumann N, Wilkes S, Simmons-Potter K, Potter BG, Bucay J, 3D Printable Composite Shields for Low Earth Orbit, Trapped Particle Radiation Environments, Journal of Radiation Effects in Research and Engineering, in press.

Fellow: 

American Ceramic Society - Organizational and leadership roles in professional societies
(MRS, ACerS, SPIE) and international conferences (content area: electronic and optical materials,
photoactive materials research).