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James B. Adams

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Program Chair for Materials Science and Engineering
School of Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical and Materials Engineering
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Prof. Adams has done extensive research in developing computational models of materials and applying those models to the study of properties of materials. He also conducts research on heavy metal toxicity and autism.

Computational materials, materials toxicity, and autism research.

Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1987
M.S. Materials Science & Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1986
B.S. Physics
Duke University 1984

NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award  (1991)

Burnett Award for Teaching (1991)

Xerox Award for Faculty Research (1994)

ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers (1996)

Teachers rated Excellent by their students (11 times)

Outstanding Service and Dedication to Students - Associated Students of ASU (2001)

Fellow of the Institute of Physics (2004)

ASU Faculty Achievement Award in Instructional Pedagogy, 2007.

Evening of Champions Award (for research and service) from national Autism Society of America, 2007

Autism Service Award, Greater Phoenix Chapter of the Autism Society of America, 2008

Daniel Jankowski Legacy Award 2009 for teaching, research, and service to ASU

Board of Directors, Autism Research Institute, 2007-2009

President, Greater Phoenix Chapter of Autism Society of America, 2000-present

Board of Directors, Autism Society of America, 2009-present

Ruigang Wang, Peter A. Crozier, Renu Sharma, and James B. Adams, Nanoscale Heterogeneity in Ceria Zirconia with Low-Temperature Redox Properties, J. Phys. Chem. B, 110(37)(2006) 18278 – 18285

 

Zhong, J.; Adams, J. B. Adsorption and Decomposition Pathways of Vinyl Phosphonic and Ethanoic Acids on the Al(111) Surface: a Density Functional Analysis. J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111(20), 7366-7375.

 

J. Zhong and J.B. Adams, Adhesive metal transfer at the Al(111)/α-Fe2O3(0001) interface – a study with ab-initio molecular dynamics, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 16 (2008) 085001.

 

R. Wang, P. A. Crozier*, R. Sharma, and J. B. Adams (2008), “Measuring the Redox Activity of Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles in Cerium-Based Oxides” Nanoletters,  8(3), 962.

 

Adams JB and Holloway C, Pilot study of a moderate dose multivitamin/mineral supplement for children with autistic spectrum disorder.  J Altern Complement Med. 2004 Dec;10(6):1033-9.

 

Adams JB, Holloway CE, George F, Quig D, Analyses of Toxic Metals and Essential Minerals in the Hair of Arizona Children with Autism and their mothers, Biol. Tr. El. Res 2006 110 193-209.

 

Adams JB, Romdalvik J, Ramanujam V.M.S., Legator MS, Mercury, Lead, and Zinc in Baby Teeth of Children with Autism vs. Controls, J Toxicol Environ Health 2007 70(12):1046-51

 

Boris M, Kaiser C, Goldblatt A, Elice MW, Edelson SM, Adams JB, Feinstein DL.  Effect of pioglitazone treatment on behavioral symptoms in autistic children.  Journal of Neuroinflammation 2007, 4:3 (5 January 2007).

 

Adams JB, Romdalvik J, Levine KE, Hu L-W.  Mercury in First-Cut Baby Hair of Children with Autism vs. Typically-Developing Children.  Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 2008 90:4 739-753.

Office Hours: TuTh 9:15-10:15, ERC 281

 

MSE 100  Intro to Materials Engineering

MSE 250  Structure and Properties of Materials

MSE 330  Thermodynamics of Materials

MSE 490  Senior Capstone Design

MSE 498  Heavy Metal and Chemical Toxicity

MSE 530  Advanced Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Biology of Autism