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A. James Clark School of Engineering
Now That's Cool: Clark School Engineers Out to Thaw the Mysteries of Ice
August 22nd, 2008
"Ye canna change the laws of physics!" Scotty warned Captain Kirk on "Star Trek." But engineers and physicists at the University of Maryland may rewrite one of them. The Third Law of Thermodynamics is on the minds of John Cumings, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering, and his research group as they examine the crystal lattice structure of ice and seek to define exactly what happens when it freezes. "Developing an accurate model of ice would help architects, civil engineers, and environmental engineers understand what happens to structures and systems exposed to...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-08-22)
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