Thomas A. Lograsso
Interim Program Director
Materials & Engineering Physics Program
Senior Scientist, Ames Laboratory
111 Metals Development
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
phone 515.294.8425, fax 515.294.8727, email: lograsso@ameslab.gov

Education

Professional Appointments

Honors, Awards and Professional Activities

Selected Publications

D. Wu, O. Ugurlu, L. S. Chumbley, M. J. Kramer and T. A. Lograsso, “Synthesis and characterization of hexagonal Cd₁₅Yb₁₄ single crystals,” Philos. Mag., 86, 381-387 (2006).

J. M. Park, D. W. Lynch, S. J. Lee, D. L. Schlagel, T. A. Lograsso, A. O. Tsokol, J. E. Snyder, and D. C. Jiles, “Spectroscopic ellipsometry study of optical anisotropy in Gd₅Si₂Ge₂ and comparison with reflectance difference spectra,” Phys. Rev. B, 73, 035110 (2006).

J. Ledieu, P. Unsworth, T. A. Lograsso, A. R. Ross, and R. McGrath, “Ordering of Si atoms on the fivefold Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystal surface,” Phys. Rev. B, 73, 012204 (2006).

J. T. Hoeft, J. Ledieu, S. Haq, T. A. Lograsso, A. R. Ross and R. McGrath, “Adsorption of benzene on the five-fold surface of the i-Al₇₀Pd₂₁Mn₉ quasicrystal,” Philos. Mag., 86, 869-874 (2006).

J. A. Smerdon, J. Ledieu, J. T. Hoeft, D. E. Reid, L. H. Wearing, R. D. Diehl, T. A. Lograsso, A. R. Ross and R. McGrath, “Adsorption of cobalt on the tenfold surface of d-Al₇₂Ni₁₁Co₁₇ and on the fivefold surface of i-Al₇₀Pd₂₁Mn₉,”Philos. Mag., 86, 841-847 (2006). 

H. R. Sharma, M. Shimoda, A. R. Ross, T. A. Lograsso and A.P. Tsai, “Terrace-dependent morphology of thin Sn films deposited on the fivefold surface of the icosahedral Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystal,” Philos. Mag., 86, 807-812 (2006). 

B. Unal, T. A. Lograsso, A. R. Ross, C. J. Jenks, and P. A. Thiel, “Voids and pits on sputter-annealed fivefold terraces of icosahedral Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystals,” Philos. Mag., 86, 819-824 (2006).

R. Bastasz, J. A. Whaley, T. A. Lograsso and C. J. Jenks, “Hydrogen interactions with quasicrystalline Al-Pd-Mn surfaces,” Philos. Mag., 86, 855-862 (2006).

T. C. Q. Noakes, P. Bailey, M. Draxler, C. F. McConville, A. R. Ross, T. A. Lograsso, L. Leung, J. A. Smerdon and R McGrath, “Film growth arising from the deposition of Au onto an i-Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystal:  A medium energy ion scattering study,” J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18, 5017-5027 (2006).

J. A. Smerdon, J. Ledieu, R. McGrath, T. C. Q. Noakes, P. Bailey, M. Draxler, C. F. McConville, T. A. Lograsso, and A. R. Ross, “Characterization of aperiodic and periodic thin Cu films formed on the five-fold surface of i-Al₇₀Pd₂₁Mn₉ using medium-energy ion scattering spectroscopy,” Phys. Rev B, 035429 (2006).

M. J. Kramer, D. J. Sordelet and T. A. Lograsso, “Solid and liquid thermal expansion and structural observations in the quasicrystalline Cd₈₄Yb₁₆ compound,” Philos. Mag. Lett., 85, 151-162 (2005).