John
E. Tibballs
Metals science, diffraction physics, thermodynamics
Centre for Materials Science , University of Oslo,
Gaustadalleen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway
Phone: (+47) 22 84 06 83 (office) ; (+47) 22 52 32 74 (home) Fax: (+47) 22 84
06 51
E-Mail: john.tibballs@fys.uio.no
Senior scientist at NIOM (The
Scandinavian Institute for Dental Materials)
Phone: (+47) 67 51 22 10 (Mondays and Wednesdays) e-mail: john.tibballs@niom.no
Teaching Spring term 2003: MVT 201
Materialteknikk (Materials techniques)
Consultancy Foretaknr (Business
registration no.) NO 982 771 714:
Research Interests:
- Thermodynamic assessment
- Crystallography of
alpha-Al(Fe,Mn)Si and its phase relationships
- Modelling of
microstructure evolution and materials properties
- Break up of
intermetallic particles during metal-working
- Diffraction and EXAFS
data analysis
- Quantitative
analysis of electron diffraction with image plates
- Lattice dynamics
applied to hexagonal Zn in the harmonic approximation
- Early stages of
precipitation from Al-Mg-Zn alloys
- Elasticity of teeth and
dental materials
- Measuring tooth wear
from impressions
- Dental alloys:
- Pd- and Ga-based
alloys and their oxides
- Aluminium bronze
as a dental restoration alloy
- Novel titanium
casting alloys
Recent Publications:
Dimensional change following setting of root canal sealer materials;
with D. Orstavik and I. Nordahl (NIOM)
DENTAL MATERIALS 17(6), 512-519 (2001)
Precipitation of alpha-Al(Fe,Mn)Si from the melt;
with J.A. Horst and C.J. Simensen (SINTEF)
Journal of Materials Science 36(4), 937-941 (2001)
Other
interests
Kontakt for øvre
Lysakerelva i Oslo Elveforum
Tar gjerne i mot meldinger om godt og mindre godt langs elven fra Fåbro til
Osdammen ved Bogstadvannet
Current project: Registration and surveying of the ruins from mills along the
river.
The Geography of Lysakerelva
- A guide to the river on Oslo's western boundary is also available as a 24
page booklet, price kr.20 (+ kr.8.50 postage in Norway)
Lysejordet skoles musikkorps - the school band for which I am curator of
sheet music
Current project: Maintaining a catalogue of the band's collection of 300+ sets
of sheet music