M. John Matthewson MA PhD CPhys MInstP
Telephone:
848-445-5933
Cell: 908-377-0763
Room: CCR222
E-mail : mjohnm@fracture.rutgers.edu.
Mail: Materials Science & Engineering
Rutgers University
607 Taylor Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Photonic Component Reliability Group
Education:
1975: BA Hons, Natural Sciences (Theoretical Physics), University of
Cambridge,
Cambridge, UK.
1978: PhD, Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
1979: MA, Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Professional Career:
1978-80: Science Research Council Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
Cavendish
Laboratory, Cambridge, UK.
1978-81: Goldsmiths' Junior Research Fellow, Churchill College,
Cambridge,
UK.
1981-84: Computer Officer, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory,
Cambridge, UK.
1984-85: Postdoctoral Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell
Laboratories,
Murray Hill, NJ.
1986-88: Advisory Engineer, IBM Almaden Research Laboratory, San Jose,
CA.
1989-: Department of Materials Science and Engineering (was Department of Ceramics), Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ,
now Professor I.
Research Interests:
- Strength, fatigue and reliability of optical materials;
especially
silica
optical fibers. Environmental effects on brittle fracture. Statistical
aspects of strength and reliability; risk analysis.
- Computational modeling of a variety of processes including sintering and gas diffusion through porous sintering bodies
- Development and characterization of mechanical test techniques.
- Adhesion, friction and wear of ceramic materials. Surface
forces,
adhesion
by liquid films.
- Thin films: mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, stress
analysis
and
adhesion properties. Contact mechanics on bulk and layered materials.
Selected Publications (Books):
J. B. Wachtman, W. R. Cannon & M. J. Matthewson Mechanical
Properties of Ceramics, Second Edition
Wiley (New York) 2009.
Selected Publications (Papers):
M. A. Rossi, M. J.
Matthewson, A. Kaza, D. Niesz & R. A. Haber (2010) “Modeling of gas-phase
transport and composition evolution during the initial-stage sintering of boron
carbide with carbon additions” J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 93 [11]
3691–3699.
S. M. Budy, T. Hawkins, P. Foy, M. J. Matthewson, D. W. Smith Jr., & J. Ballato
(2009) “Thermal and Mechanical Analysis of Cross-linked Optical Fiber Coatings”
J. Lightwave Tech., 27 [24] 5626-30.
J. Ballato,
T. Hawkins, P. Foy, B. Kokuoz, C. McMillen, Z. Shu, T. Tritt, M. Dubinskii &
M. J. Matthewson (2009) “On
the fabrication of Er-doped YAG optical fiber” J. Appl. Phys.,
105 053310.1-9.
A. Kaza, M. J. Matthewson, D. E. Niesz, R. L. Haber & M. A. Rossi (2009)
“A model of
gas phase transport during the initial stages of sintering of silicon
carbide” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 92 [11] 2517–2527.
C. R. Kurkjian, M. J. Matthewson, (2007) “Mechanical strength and reliability of glass fibers” in “Specialty optical fibers handbook” eds. A. Méndez and T. F. Morse, pp.735-781, Elsevier Academic Press, Burlington, MA, USA.
Y. S. Shiue, M. J. Matthewson, P. R. Stupak & V. V. Rondinella
(2006) “Effects of silica nanoparticle addition to the secondary
coating of dual-coated optical fibers” Acta Materialia 54
[4] 2631–2636.
M. J. Matthewson (2006) “Strength-Probability-Time diagrams using power law and exponential kinetics models for fatigue”
Proc. SPIE 6193 pp. 619301:1-11.
J. L. Mrotek & M. J. Matthewson (2004) “Combined effect of temperature and humidity on the fatigue parameters of optical fiber”
Proc. SPIE 5465 268-273.
J. L. Mrotek, M. J. Matthewson & C. R. Kurkjian (2003) “Diffusion of moisture through fatigue- and aging-resistant polymer coatings on lightguide fibers”
J. Lightwave Tech. 21 [8] 1775-1778.
Y.-S. Shiue & M. J. Matthewson (2002) “Apparent activation energy of fused silica optical fibers in static fatigue in aqueous environments”
J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 22 2325-2332.
J. L. Mrotek, M. J. Matthewson & C. R. Kurkjian (2002) “The fatigue of high-strength fused silica optical fibers in low humidity”
J. Non-Cryst. Solids 297 91-95.
J. L. Mrotek, M. J. Matthewson & C. R. Kurkjian (2001) “Diffusion of moisture through optical fiber coatings”
J. Lightwave Tech. 19 [7] 988-993.
G. J. Nelson, M. J. Matthewson & B. Lin (1996) “A novel four-point
bend test for strength measurement of optical fibers and thin beams,
part
1: bending analysis” J. Lightwave Tech. 14 [4] 555-563.
M. J. Matthewson, B. Lin & A. P. Stanzeski (1994) “Modeling weak
optical fiber using Vicker's indentation” OFC’94 Technical Digest5
245, OSA, Salem, MA, 1994.
V. V. Rondinella, M. J. Matthewson & C. R. Kurkjian (1994) “Coating
additives for improved mechanical reliability of optical fiber” J.
Am.
Ceram. Soc. 77 [1] 73-80.
M. J. Matthewson (1994) “Optical fiber reliability models”
(invited) SPIE
Critical Review Series CR50 3-31.
M. J. Matthewson (1994) “Optical fiber mechanical testing techniques”
(invited) SPIE
Critical Review Series CR50 32-59.
M. J. Matthewson (1988) “Adhesion of spheres by thin liquid films”
(invited) Phil.
Mag. A 57 (2) 207-216.
M. J. Matthewson & C. R. Kurkjian (1987) “Static fatigue of optical
fibers in bending” J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 70 (9) 662-668.
M. J. Matthewson (1986) “Adhesion measurement of thin films by
indentation”
Appl.
Phys. Lett. 49 (21) 1426-1428.
M. J. Matthewson, C. R. Kurkjian & S. T. Gulati (1986) “Strength
measurement of optical fibers in bending” J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 69
(11) 815-821.
M. J. Matthewson (1982) “The effect of a thin compliant protective
coating on Hertzian contact stresses” J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 15
237-249.
M. J. Matthewson (1981) “Axi-symmetric contact on thin compliant
coatings”
J.
Mech. Phys. Solids 29 (2) 89-113.
M. J. Matthewson & J. E. Field (1980) “An improved strength
measurement
technique for brittle materials” J. Phys. E: Sci. Instrum. 13
355-359.
M. J. Matthewson & D. A. Gorham (1980) “An oblique impact anomaly
in high-velocity liquid impact on glass” J. Mat. Sci. 15
1518-1520.
Honors
Stanford University's list of the world’s top 2% of scientists in the field of Enabling & Strategic Technologies; sub-fields of Materials and Optoelectronics & Photonics, 2019.
Engineering Governing Council 2018-2019 Award for Excellence in Teaching in the
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Engineering Governing Council 2013-2014 Award for Excellence in Teaching in the
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Engineering Governing Council 2011-2012 Award for Excellence in Teaching in the
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Engineering Governing Council 2010-2011 Award for Excellence in Teaching in the
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Outstanding Educator Award (Ceramic Educational Council, The American
Ceramic Society) 2010
Elevated to Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, 2008
Engineering Governing Council 2007-2008 Award for Excellence in Teaching in the
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Engineering Governing Council 2006-2007 Award for Excellence in Teaching in the
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Engineering Governing Council 2005-2006 Award for Excellence in Teaching in the
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Rutgers College Parents’ Outstanding Teacher Award, 1998
Courses:
14-635-206 Thermodynamics of Materials
14-635-212 Physics of Materials
14-635-314 Strength of Materials
14-635-316 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic
Properties of Materials
16-150-527 Thermodynamics of Materials Systems