Carl P. Frick, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Room 2068, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307.766.4068
Fax: 307.766.2695

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Education:
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder (2005)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder (2003)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder (1999)

Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor at UW (2008-present)
Senior R&D Engineer, Abbott Vascular Inc., Santa Clara, California (2007-2008)
Postdoctoral Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart, Germany (2006-2007)

Research Interests:

Research activities involve integration of materials science, bioengineering, and mechanical engineering to characterize new materials for use in emerging technologies. Current projects primarily focus on involves exploring the mechanical behavior of materials, with specific interests in metallic & polymer biomaterials, shape memory materials, and nanometer-scale materials.

Selected Publications:

• M. Zaiser, J. Schwerdtfeger, A.S. Schneider, C.P. Frick, B.G. Clark, P.A. Gruber and E. Arzt (2008) "Strain bursts in plastically deforming Molybdenum micro- and nanopillars."  Philosophical Magazine, vol. 88, pp. 3861-3874.
• A.S. Schneider, B.G. Clark, C. P. Frick, P.A. Gruber, and E. Arzt. "Effect of Orientation and Loading Rate on Compression Behavior of Small-Scale Mo Pillars."  Accepted to Materials Science and Engineering
• M. Zaiser, J. Schwerdtfeger, A.S. Schneider, C.P. Frick, B.G. Clark, P.A. Gruber and E. Arzt. "Strain bursts in plastically deforming Molybdenum micro- and nanopillars".  Philosophical Magazine.
• C.P. Frick, B.G. Clark, S. Orso, P. Sonnweber-Ribic and E. Arzt (2008) "Effect of Orientation on Small-Scale Nickel-Titanium Compression Pillars". Scripta Materialia, vol. 59, pp. 7-10.
• C.P. Frick, B.G. Clark, S. Orso, A.S. Schneider and E. Arzt (2008) "Size effect on strength and strain hardening of [111] Nickel sub-micron compression pillars".  Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 489, pp. 319-329.
• C.P. Frick, S. Orso and E. Arzt (2007) "Loss of Pseudoelasticity in Nickel-Titanium Sub-Micron Compression Pillars"  Acta Materialia, vol. 55, pp. 3845-3855.
• C.P. Frick, T.W. Lang, K. Spark and K. Gall (2006) "Stress-Induced Martensitic Transformations and Shape Memory at Nanometer Scales".  Acta Materialia, vol. 54, pp. 2223-2234.
• K. Gall, J. Tyber, V. Brice, C. P. Frick, H. J. Maier, and N. Morgan (2005) "Tensile Deformation of NiTi Wires".  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, vol. 75A, pp. 810-823.
• C.P. Frick, A.M. Ortega, J. Tyber, H.J. Maier, A.El.M. Maksound, Y. Liu, and K. Gall (2005) "Thermal Processing of Polycrystalline NiTi Shape-Memory Alloys".  Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 405, pp. 34-49.
• A.M. Ortega, J. Tyber, C.P. Frick, K. Gall, and H.J. Maier (2005) "Cast NiTi Shape Memory Alloys".  Advanced Engineering Materials, vol. 7, pp. 492-507.
• C.P. Frick, A. M. Ortega, J. Tyber, K. Gall, and H. J. Maier (2004) "Multiscale Structure and Properties of Cast and Deformation Processed Polycrystalline NiTi Shape-Memory Alloys". Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 35A, pp. 2013-2025.