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Dr. Fahrenholtz, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Ceramic Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Ceramic Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of New Mexico. He was a research assistant professor in the department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering at the University of New Mexico from 1993 to 1999.
Since starting at Missouri S&T in 1999, Dr. Fahrenholtz has received several awards including seven campus-wide faculty excellence awards, two teaching awards, and a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. He was elected a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society in 2007 and Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics in 2017. Dr. Fahrenholtz teaches graduate courses on thermodynamics and communication. His present research areas include processing and characterization of ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs) and cerium oxide coatings for corrosion protection of aluminum alloys.
Dr. Fahrenholtz is the lead author or co-author on more than 225 manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals. He has given numerous plenary, keynote, and invited presentations at international technical conferences. Dr. Fahrenholtz has been the Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on more than 75 grants including research funded by the National Science Foundation, Army Research Office, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research as well as other government agencies and companies.
Contact Information
222 McNutt Hall
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409
(573) 341-6343 (office)
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico
… → 1992
M.S. in Ceramic Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
… → 1989
B.S. in Ceramic Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
… → 1987
External positions
Research Assistant Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
Jan 1 1993 → Jun 1 1999
Research Interests
- Processing and characterization of ceramics
- Ultra-high temperature ceramics
- Reaction-based processing of ceramics and ceramic-metal composites
- Cerium oxide coatings for corrosion protection of aluminum
- Thermodynamics
- Traditional ceramic processing
- Solution and colloidal sol-gel processing of bulk and thin-film ceramics
- Reactive processing, ceramic-metal composites by reactive metal penetration and reactive hot pressing, reactions at ceramic-metal interfaces, wetting of ceramics, low p(oxygen) atmospheres
Disciplines
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Ceramic Materials
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Bipolar HiPIMS kick-pulse for high hardness in high-entropy boride thin films
McIlwaine, N. S., Rios, N. O. M., Zurek, E., Brenner, D. W., Fahrenholtz, W. G., Curtarolo, S., Wolfe, D. E. & Maria, J. P., Jan 2025, In: Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 108, 3, e20257.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Compositionally complex AlB2-type diborides in dissociated air plasma
Monteverde, F., Pellegrini, C., Balat-Pichelin, M., Fahrenholtz, W. & Hilmas, G., Jan 2025, In: Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 45, 3, 116963.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Compositionally complex diborides: Competing solubility during sintering and properties
Silvestroni, L., Baldisserri, C., Tabaglio, J. M., Gilli, N., Watts, J., Smith, S. M. I., Hilmas, G. E. & Fahrenholtz, W. G., Apr 15 2025, In: Acta Materialia. 288, 120803.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Densification of zirconium diboride with varying carbon additions
Zhou, Y., He, X., Fahrenholtz, W. G., Hilmas, G. E. & McCormack, S. J., Jan 2025, In: Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 45, 7, 117250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dual-phase ceramics based on multi-cation boride and carbide: Investigations at the nanoscale
Smith, S. M., Gilli, N., Fahrenholtz, W. G., Hilmas, G. E., García-González, S., Jiménez-Piqué, E., Curtarolo, S. & Silvestroni, L., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Materiomics. 11, 1, 100905.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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National Institute of Ceramic Engineers (External organization)
Fahrenholtz, W. (Member)
Jan 1 1992 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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American Ceramic Society (External organization)
Fahrenholtz, W. (Member)
Jan 1 1986 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Missouri S&T Researchers Recognized as Top Cited Scientists
Fahrenholtz, W., Mumtaz, F., Sarangapani, J., Schlesinger, M. E., Shamsi, P., Zhu, C., Dogan, F., Kimball, J. W., Wunsch, D. C., Hilmas, G., Brow, R. K., Khayat, K., Yang, H., Day, D. E., Anderson, H. U., Moats, M. S., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Dagli, C. H., Krolikowski, A., Schwartz, R. W., Wen, H., O'Malley, R. J., Nuran, E., Rahaman, M. N., Ruehli, A. E. & Lendasse, A.
10/11/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Missouri S&T – News and Events – 88 researchers affiliated with S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields
Yu, V., Fahrenholtz, W., Mumtaz, F., Chandrashekhara, K., Bristow, D. A., Drewniak, J. L., Sarangapani, J., Schlesinger, M. E., Ma, H., Shamsi, P., Zhu, C., Dogan, F., Mochalin, V., Ma, Y., ElGawady, M., Xu, G., Ferdowsi, M., Kimball, J. W., Wunsch, D. C., Hilmas, G., Huang, J., Long, G. J., Cavaglia, M., Koval, L. R., Brow, R. K., Khayat, K., Yang, H., Day, D. E., Jentschura, U. D., Crow, M., Madison, D. H., Anderson, H. U., Markowsky, G., Moats, M. S., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Yang, X., Bai, B., Awuah-Offei, K., Drallmeier, J. A., Dagli, C. H., Schonberg, W. P., Burken, J. G., Riggins, D. W., Krolikowski, A., Medvedeva, J. E., Mueller, G. E., Minteer, S., Birman, V., Du, X., Schwartz, R. W., Madria, S. K., Fikru, M., Wang, X., Switzer, J. A., Wen, H., Das, S. K., Liou, F. W., Feys, D., Chen, G., El-adaway, I. H., Fan, J., Olson, R. E., Gao, J., San Hor, Y., O'Malley, R. J., Nuran, E., Frimpong, S., Bohner, M., DuBois, R. D., Rahaman, M. N., Shank, D. B., Oerther, D. B., Ruehli, A. E., Vojta, T. & Lendasse, A.
10/10/25
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New Findings from Missouri University of Science and Technology in the Area of Ceramics Research Described (Sic Addition To a Dual Phase High Entropy Ultra-high Temperature Ceramic)
Hilmas, G., Watts, J. L. & Fahrenholtz, W.
1/3/25
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78 Researchers Affiliated With Missouri S&T Among Top 2% Cited Scientists in Their Fields
Yu, V., Mumtaz, F., Chandrashekhara, K., Bristow, D. A., Drewniak, J. L., Schlesinger, M. E., Ma, H., Shamsi, P., Mochalin, V., Ma, Y., ElGawady, M., Ferdowsi, M., Kimball, J. W., Wunsch, D. C., Hilmas, G., Huang, J., Long, G. J., Cavaglia, M., Brow, R. K., Khayat, K., Yang, H., Day, D. E., Jentschura, U. D., Crow, M., Madison, D. H., Anderson, H. U., Moats, M. S., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Bai, B., Awuah-Offei, K., Dagli, C. H., Schonberg, W. P., Riggins, D. W., Medvedeva, J. E., Minteer, S., Birman, V., Schwartz, R. W., Madria, S. K., Wang, X., Switzer, J. A., Wen, H., Das, S. K., Lekakh, S. N., Liou, F. W., Feys, D., Chen, G., Fan, J., Olson, R. E., San Hor, Y., Imqam, A. H., O'Malley, R. J., Nuran, E., Frimpong, S., Köylü, Ü. Ö., Bohner, M., Rahaman, M. N., Oerther, D. B., Ruehli, A. E., Vojta, T., Dogan, F., Fahrenholtz, W., Sarangapani, J., Koval, L. R., Leu, M.-C., Drallmeier, J. A. & DuBois, R. D.
10/9/24
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