Senior Lecturer
Biography
Chris Wetteland is a senior lecturer in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at the University of Tennessee. He has a BS in Geology from Northeastern Illinois University, an MS in Ceramics and Materials Engineering from Rutgers, and a Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from UT. Chris worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Staff Member from 1997-2006. His primary research was in ion beam analysis and radiation damage in materials. From 2010-2013 he was a Research Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he investigated accelerated aging of nuclear materials using particle accelerators. He presently teaches the laboratory coursework and advises senior design projects in MSE. His research interests include early solar system processes, radiation damage in nuclear materials, ceramic processing, solar energy, ion beam analysis, advanced manufacturing, and STEM outreach.
Research
- Early solar system processes
- Radiation damage in nuclear materials
- Ceramic processing
- Solar energy
- Ion beam analysis
- Advanced manufacturing
Education
BS, Northeastern Illinois: University, Geology
MS, Rutgers University: Ceramics and Materials Engineering
Ph.D. University of Tennessee: Geology
Awards and Recognitions
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Distinguished Performance Award, 2001, 2003
- Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2015
- TCE Teaching Fellow, 2017
- Bohmische Physical Society
- Mineralogical Society of America
- Meteoritical Society of America