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Dr. Jennifer Lillard

Dr. Jennifer Lillard

Title: Associate Professor and Corrosion Engineering Technology Program Director
Dept/Program: Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering
Office: AERC 213D
Phone: 330-972-6787
Email: jlillard@uakron.edu

Biography

Dr. Jennifer Lillard joined UA in 2017 and serves as the Program Director for the Corrosion Engineering Technology program.  Prior to joining UA she held the following positions:  Materials Engineer at BWXT, Inc., Nuclear Operations Group, Barberton, OH; Scientist (2005 - 2013), Acting Deputy Group Leader (2010 - 2011), Project Leader (2008 - 2011), Quarterly Speaker (2007 - 2011), Process Engineer (1999 - 2008), and Postdoctoral Fellow (1998 - 2000) all while at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM; Teaching Assistant and Laboratory Instructor at the University of Virginia. 

Dr. Lillard is a member of NACE International, American Society for Quality, and ASM.  Additionally, she received several awards while at the Los Alamos National Laboratory including the Defense Programs Award of Excellence (2002, 2007, 2010), the Pollution Prevention Award (2010), and the Distinguished Performance Award (2008).

Research Interests

Publications

1. J.A. Lillard, Annual reports to the Los Alamos Enhanced Surveillance program on lifetime assessments and related research (2005-2011), not publically available.

2. J.A. Lillard, "Fogbank, Lost Knowledge Regained," Nuclear Weapons Journal, Iss. 2, pp 20-21, 2009.

3. J.A. Lillard and R.J. Hanrahan, Jr., "Corrosion of Uranium and Uranium Alloys," in ASM Handbook Vol. 13B, Corrosion: Materials, ASM Int’l, Materials Park, OH, 2005, pp 370-384.

4. J.A. Lillard and M.A. Hill, "Corrosion Properties and Aging of Nickel-Plated Uranium," Compatibility, Presented at Aging and Stockpile Stewardship Conference, April 2005.

5. J.A. Lillard, "Inhibition of Uranium Corrosion in Moist Environments by Oxygen: An Electrochemical Analysis," Presented at JOWOG 28, May 2004.

6. J.A. Lillard and K.C. Rau, "Removal of Vacuum Grease Using Aqueous Ultrasonic Cleaning," CleanTech, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp 22-25, 2004.

7. P. Schmutz, V. Guillaumin, R.S. Lillard, J.A. Lillard and G.S. Frankel, "Influence of Dichromate Ions on Corrosion Processes on Pure Magnesium," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 150, No. 4, pp B99-B110, 2003.

8. J. A. Lillard and K.C. Rau, "Prevention of Surface Damage and Corrosion During Cleaning," Presented at DOE Cleaning Technologies Workshop, Amarillo, TX, June 2002.

9. D. Kelly, J.A. Lillard, W.L. Manner, R.J. Hanrahan and M.T. Paffett, "Surface Characterization of Oxidative Corrosion of U-Nb Alloys," Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, Vol. 19, No. 4, Pt. 2, pp 1959-1964, 2001.

10. J.A. Lillard, "Aqueous Cleaning of Non-Nuclear Metals," Presented at the 31st Annual PolyMAC Meeting, Livermore, CA, June 2001.

11. J.A. Lillard, D. Kelly, M.T. Paffett and R.J. Hanrahan, "Electrochemically-Grown Oixides on U-Nb Alloys," in Oxide Films, K. Hebert, R.S. Lillard, B.R. MacDougall, eds., The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, pp 100-111, 2000.

12. J.A. Lillard, J.F. Bingert and D.G. Kolman, "Morphology of Pits in Nickel: Anisotropic Growth Due to Crystallographic Orientation," in Passivity and Localized Corrosion, M. Seo, B.R. JENNIFER LILLARD PAGE 5

MacDougall, H. Takahashi, R.G. Kelly, eds., The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, pp 453-462, 1999.

13. J.A. Lillard, R.G. Kelly and R.P. Gangloff, "Effect of Electrode Potential on Stress Corrosion Cracking and Crack Chemistry of a Nickel-Base Superalloy," Paper No. 197 Corrosion/97, NACE, Houston, TX, 1997.

14. J.A. Grandle (Lillard) and S.R. Taylor, "Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Coated Aluminum Beverage Containers: Part 2 – A Statistical Analysis of Performance," Corrosion, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp 347-455, 1997.

15. J.A. Lillard, R.G. Kelly and R.P. Gangloff, "Environment Assisted Cracking of a Superalloy: Potential and pH Effects," Paper No. 197 Corrosion/97, National Association of Corrosion Engineers, New Orleans, March, 1997.

16. B.P. Somerday, J.A. Grandle (Lillard) and R.P. Gangloff, "Yield Strength and Solution Composition Effects on Aqueous Environmental Cracking of Ti-8V-6Cr-4Zr-4Mo-3Al (Beta C)," in Proceedings of the Tri-Service Conference on Corrosion, Materials Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH, pp 375-392, 1994.

17. J.A. Grandle (Lillard) and S.R. Taylor, "Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Coated Aluminum Beverage Containers: Part 1 – Determination of an Optimal Parameter for Large Sample Evaluation," Corrosion, Vol. 50, No. 10, pp 792-803, 1994.

18. J.A. Grandle (Lillard), B.P. Somerday, R.G. Kelly and R.P. Gangloff, "Solution Composition and Yield Strength Effects on Aqueous Environmental Cracking of Ti-8V-6Cr-4Zr-4Mo-3Al (Beta C)," a poster presented at the 5th International Conference on Hydrogen Effects on Material Behavior, Moran, Wyoming, September, 1994.

19. J.A. Grandle (Lillard) and S.R. Taylor, "The Evaluation of Internal Coatings of Aluminum Cans Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy," in Corrosion Protection by Coatings and Surface Modification, M. Kendig, R. Sorenson, K. Sugimoto, eds., The Electrochemical Society, Inc., Pennington, NJ, pp 124-135, 1993.

Education

  • Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, 1998
  • M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, 1993
  • B.S., Nuclear Engineering, University of Virginia, 1991

Courses

Courses Developed and Taught

Corrosion Engineering Fundamentals I, Corrosion Engineering Fundamentals II, Strategies for Corrosion Prevention, Corrosion Engineering Technology Projects

Other Courses Taught

Manufacturing Processes, Introduction to Quality Assurance, Basic Chemistry, Applied Thermal Energy II