CONTRIBUTORS xvii

Andrew W. Phelps Dennis B. Webster

University of Dayton Research Institute Department of Industrial and
Dayton, Ohio Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Louisiana State University
Ainissa G. Ramirez Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Agere Systems
Murray Hill, New Jersey J. H. Westbrook
Brookline Technologies
Jack C. Roberts Ballston Spa, New York
Applied Physics Laboratory
G. S. White
The Johns Hopkins University
Ceramics Division
Laurel, Maryland
Materials Science and Engineering
Ward D. Rummel Laboratory
D&W Enterprises National Institute of Standards and
Littleton, Colorado Technology
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Vishu Shah
Consultek Lecon Woo
Brea, California Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Round Lake, Illinois
Sherwin Shang Magd E. Zohdi
Baxter Healthcare Corporation Department of Industrial and
McGaw Park, Illinois Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Kevin R. Uleck Louisiana State University
Department of Aerospace Engineering Baton Rouge, Louisiana
University of Maryland Carl Zweben
College Park, Maryland Devon, Pennsylvania