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Lloyd Hihara
- Professor
- PhD, Metallurgy, MIT, 1989
- SM, Mech. Engr., MIT, 1985
- BS, Mech. Engr., University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1983
Professional Experience:
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2004 - present
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1994 - 2004
- Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1999 - 2000
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1989 - 1994
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Research Activities and Interests:
- Established the Hawaii
Corrosion Laboratory.
- Corrosion testing in Hawaiian micro-climates, which are some the most diverse on Earth,
and soils (11 of the 12
soil orders are found in Hawaii). Corrosion mapping.
- Corrosion behavior of advanced materials (e.g., metal-
matrix composites), advanced electronics
(e.g., micro-electromechanical systems), and buried munitions.
- Materials compatibility of metal alloys coupled to
monolithic ceramics,
metal-matrix composites, polymer-matrix composites, and ceramic-matrix composites.
- Development of hybrid ceramic-polymer (ceramer) films
for corrosion barriers.
- Development of corrosion sensors.
Recent and Current Projects:
- "Advanced-Electronic
Materials Reliability Project," Northrop Grumman, PI: Hihara.
- "Pacific Rim Corrosion Research Program," U.S.
Army, TACOM-ARDEC, PI: Hihara.
- "Hawaii Corrosion Project," Concurrent
Technologies Corporation, PI: Hihara.
- "Sol-Gel Ceramic Films for Hermetic Coatings Development," TRW
Foundation, PI: Hihara.
- "Electrochemical Machining of SiC/Aluminum Metal-Matrix Composites," TRW,
Inc., PI: Hihara.
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate: Materials Science; Corrosion Engineering;
Component Design;
Materials Selection for Design; Machine Design
Graduate: Fundamentals of
Electrochemistry; Corrosion
Theory; Advanced Topics in Mechanical
Engineering
Contact Information:
Hawaii Corrosion Laboratory
University of Hawaii
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall Room 302
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-2365
Fax: (808) 956-2373
Email: hihara@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu
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Awards, Fellowships, and Scholarships:
- Hi Chang
Chai Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering,
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2006, 2003,
2000
- Guy Bengough Award,
Institute of Materials,
Minerals and Mining, 2005
- A.D. Welliver Faculty Summer Fellow,
Boeing Company, 2000
- Outstanding Faculty Award in Mechanical Engineering, Student Chapter of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, College of Engineering, University
of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1997, 1994, 1990
- Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching,
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1995
- Boeing Faculty Award, Boeing Company and College of Engineering, University of
Hawai'i at Manoa, 1993
- Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation, Washington
D.C., 1990
- Student H.H. Uhlig Award in Corrosion, Greater Boston Section of the National
Association of Corrosion Engineers, Boston, 1988
- Materials Processing Center Industry Collegium Fellowship, Materials Processing
Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT,
1985
- Materials Processing Center Industry Collegium Fellowship, Materials Processing
Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 1983-1984
- Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, ARCS Foundation, Inc., University
of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1981-1982
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