Office: Academic Center         
Room T722 
Tel:    (202) 994-6903
Fax:    (202) 994-0238
E-Mail: cgilmore@gwu.edu

Fall 2005 Office Hours: 
M, T: 1:00 to 3:00pm
R: 11:00am to 1:00pm         
W, F: by Appt.             

Ph.D. Thesis: "Thermal Displacements in Cu-Au Alloys" (1971) 
Major: Engineering Materials (Ph.D.), Engineering Mechanics (B.S., M.S.) 
Minor: Mathematics, Physics 

Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Virginia. 

• Analysis of Thin Film Growth
• Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Thin Film Growth
• Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
• Atomic Force Microscopy

Professor Gilmore is the lead faculty member in SEAS in the area of Materials Science and Engineering and is the co-director of the Institute for Materials Science(IMS). The IMS is an interdisciplinary institute with faculty from CMEE, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics and Geology. The IMS fosters research between faculty at GW and the development of university experimental facilities for research. 
 

H. Kim, A. Pique, J.S. Horwitz, H. Murata, Z.H. Kafafi, C.M. Gilmore, and D.B. Chrisey, Thin Solid Films, 377-378 (2000) 798-802.

J. Kim, D.B. Chrisey, C.M. Gilmore and J.S. Horwitz, Evidence of a critical film thickness for the early growth stage transition in YBaCuO thin films, Supercon.Sci. Technol: Rapid Comm. 13, 417-420 (2000)

H. Kim, C.M. Gilmore, J.S. Horwitz, A. Pique, H. Murata, G.P. Kushto, R. Schlaf, Z.H. Kafafi, and D.B. Chrisey,Transparent conducting aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin films for organic light-emitting devices, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76(3), 259 (2000)

J. Kim, D.B. Chrisey, J.S. Horwitz, M.M. Miller and C. M. Gilmore, Growth mechanism of YBaCuO thin films and precipitates on planar and vicinal SrTiO substrates, Jour. of Mat. Res. 15, 596-613 (2000)

W. Chang, C.M. Gilmore, W.J. Kim, J.S. Horwitz, J.M. Pond, S.W. Kirchoefer, S.B. Qadri, and D.B. Chrisey, Influence of strain on microwave dielectric properties of (Ba,Sr) Ti O₃ thin films, J. Appl. Phys. 87(6), 3044-3049 (2000)

S.S. Todorov, H. Bu, K.J. Boyd, J.W. Rabalais, C.M. Gilmore, and J.A. Sprague, Ion Beam Deposition of ¹⁰⁷ Ag(111) films on Ni(100), Surface Science, 429, 63-70 (1999)

W. Chang, J.S. Horwitz, A.C. Carter, J.M. Pond, S.W. Kichoefer, C.M. Gilmore, and D.B. Chrisey, The effect of annealing on the microwave properties of BaSrTiO, Appl. Phys. Lett., 74(7),1033-3 (1999)

H. Kim, C.M. Gilmore, A. Pique, J.S. Horwitz, H. Mattoussi, H. Murata, Z.H. Kafafi, and D.B. Chrisey, Electrical, optical and structural properties of indium tin oxide thin films for organic light-emitting devices, Jour. Appl. Phys. 86(11) 6451-6461 (1999)

H. Kim, J.S. Horwitz, A. Pique, C.M. Gilmore, and D.B. Chrisey, Electrical and optical properties of tin oxide thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition,Appl. Phys. A 69, S477-S450 (1999)

W. Chang, J.S. Horwitz, A.C. Carter, J.M. Pond, S.W. Kirchoefer, C.M. Gilmore, and D.B. Chrisey, The effect of annealing on the microwave properties of BaSrTiO, Applied Physics Letters,74(7),1999, 1033-35

H. Kim and C.M. Gilmore, Properties of Nanocrystalline electrodeposited Ni-Fe Alloys, Advanced Materials and Processing, Ed M.A. Imam, R.DeNale, S.Hanada, Z.Zhong, and D.N.Lee, TheMinerals,Metals & Materials Society, 1998, 2143.

Gilmore, C.M. and Sprague, J.A., Computer Modeling the Deposition of Nanoscale Thin Films, Nanostructured Materials, 9,643, 1997

1. Gilmore, C.M. and Sprague, J.A., Interface Mixing of Energetic Metals Deposited on metals, accepted for Publication in Surface Coatings and Technology. 
2. Sprague, J.A. and Gilmore, C.M., "Molecular Dynamics Siumulations of Film-Substrate Interface Mixing in the Energetic Deposition of fcc Metals. "An invited paper for a special edition on Atom Dynamics of Thin Flms and Surfaces: Theory and Simulation in Thin Solid Films, 272, 244-254, 1996. 
3. Gilmore, C. M. and Sprague, J. A., Molecular-Dynamics Study of Transient Processes during Deposition on (001) Metal Surfaces, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A 13 (3) 1160-1164 (1995). 
4. Sprague, J. A. and Gilmore, C.M., Effect of Atom Energy on Metal- on Metal Film Nucleation and Growth, Surf. Coat. Technol. 65, 71 (1994).
5. Yang, H., Gilmore, C. M. and Ramaker, D. E., "Ir-Zr Alloys as Diffusion Barriers Between Cu and Si(001)", J. Vac. Sci. Technol., 11, 1454 (1993).
6. Gilmore, C. M. and Sprague, J. A., Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Thin Film Growth on Ag (100) and (111) with energetic Ag Atoms, Nanostructured Materials 2, 301 (1993). 
7. Gilmore, C. M. and Sprague, J. A., Molecular-Dynamics Study of Film Growth with Energetic Ag Atoms, J. Vac. Sci. Techn., A 10 (4), Jul/Aug, 1597, 1992. 
8. Gilmore, C. M. and Sprague, J. A., A Molecular Dynamics Analysis of Low Energy Atom-Surface Interaction During Energetic Deposition of Silver Thin Films Surface and Coatings Technology, 51, 324 (1992).
9. Gilmore, C. M. and Sprague, J. A., A Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Energetic Deposition of Ag Thin Films, Physical Review B, 44(16). 8950 (1991).
10. Rilling, W., Gilmore, C. M., Andreadis, T. D. and Sprague, J. A., An Embedded Atom Analysis of Ag Atom Diffusion on an Ag (111) Surface, Canadian Journal of Physics, 68 (1990) 1035. 
11. Gilmore, C. M., Provenzano, V., An Embedded Atom Method Study of Coherency and Elastic Moduli of Pd-Cu Multilayers, Physical Review B, 42(11) (1990) 6899. 
12. Gilmore, C. M., An Embedded Atom Study of the Spontaneous Formation of Misfit Dislocations, Physical Review B, 40(9) (1989) 6402-6404.
13. Gilmore, C. M., Sprague, J. A., Eridon, J. M. and Provenzano, V., An Embedded Atom Analysis of Au Clusters on a Ni Surface, Surface Science, 218 (1989) 26-36. 
14. Rupp, P. and Gilmore, C. M., An Embedded Atom Analysis of Au and Pt Substitutional Atoms in Ni, Journal of Materials Research, 3 (1989) 552-556. 
15. Qadri, S. B, Gilmore, C. M., Quinn, C., Skelton, E. F., and Gossett, C. R., "Phase Stability of ZrO2-Al2O3 Thin Films Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering," Physical Review B, 39 (9) (1989) 6234-6237.
16. Qadri, S. B., Gilmore, C. M., Quinn, C., Skelton, E. F. and Gossett, C. R., Structural Stability of ZrO2-Al2O3 Thin Films Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering, J. Vac. Sci. Technology, A7 (3) (1989) 1220-1224.
17. Gilmore, C. M., Materials Science Progress and Challenges in Superconductors, Materials Science and Engineering B, 1 (1988) 283-288. 
18. Qadri, S. B., Skelton, E. F., Quinn, C. and Gilmore, C. M., Pressure Studies of ZrO2-A12O3 Films Grown by Magnetron Sputtering, Physical Review B, 38 (18), 1988, 13415-13417. 
19. Gilmore, C. M., Haeri, A., and Sprague, J. A., "A Thermal Spike Analysis of Low Energy Ion Activated Surface Processes," Thin Solid Films, 165 (1988) 359-367. 
20. C.M. Gilmore, C.M., Eridon, J. M., Provenzano, V. and Sprague, J.A., An Embedded Atom Model of Epitaxy in Ni-Au and Ni-Pt Bicrystals, Interfacial Structure, Properties and Design, eds. M. H. Yoo, W.A.T. Clark and C. L. Briant (Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, PA 1988) Vol. 122, pp. 373-378.
21. Gilmore, C. M., Qadri, S. B., Quinn, C., Gossett, C. R., and Skelton, E. F., "Stabilization of Tetragonal ZrO2 with Al2O3 in Reactive Magnetron Sputtered Thin Films," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, Vol. A5, No. 4, July/Aug. 1987, pp. 2085-2088. 
22. Gilmore, C. M., Quinn, C., Skelton, E., Gossett, C. R., and Qadri, S. B., "Stabilized Zirconia-Alumina Thin Films," Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, Vol. A4, No. 6, Nov./Dec. 1986, pp. 2598-2600. 
23. Provenzano, V., Gilmore, C. M., "Void Formation at Phase Boundaries and Ductile Fracture," in Structure and Deformation of Boundaries, eds. K. N. Subramonian and M. A. Imam, AIME, The Metallurgical Society, April 1986, pp. 141-158. *NOTE: This paper was selected by the Materials Science and Technology Division of the Naval Research Lab as the Outstanding Paper in 1986.)
24. Gilmore, C. M., Yoder, G. R., and Imam, M. A., "On Fatigue Crack Growth in a Ti-4.5A1-5Mo-1.5Cr Alloy with Metastable Beta Phase, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 21, No. 1, 1985, pp. 115-121.
25. Imam, M. A., Fraker, A. C., Harris, J. S., and Gilmore, C. M., "Influence of Heat Treatment on the Fatigue Lives of Ti-6A1-4V and Ti-4.5A1-5Mo-1.5Cr," Titanium Alloys in Surgical Implants, ASTM STP 796, H. A. Luckey and Fred Kubli, Jr., Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, 1983, pp. 105-119.
26. Gilmore, C. M., Provenzano, V., Smidt Jr., F. A., and Hawthorn, J. R., "On the Relationship of COD to Fracture Toughness," Metal Science, April 1983, Vol. 17, pp. 177-185. 
27. Imam, M. A., and Gilmore, C. M., "Fatigue and Microstructural Properties of Quenched Ti-6Al-4V," Metallurgical Transactions, Vol. 14A, February 1983, p. 233-240. 
28. Sugano, M., and Gilmore, C. M., "A Crystallographic Study of Fatigue Damage in Titanium," Metallurgical Transactions, Vol., 11A, April 1980, pp. 559-563. 
29. Sugano, M., and Gilmore, C. M., "Rapid Grain Growth of Commercial Purity Titanium," Metallurgical Transactions, September 1979, Vol. 10A, p. 140 
30. Imam, M. A., and Gilmore, C. M.., "Room Temperature Creep in Ti-6A1-4V," Metallurgical Transactions, April 1979, Vol. 10A, pp. 419-425. 
31. Imam, M. A., Fraker, A. C., and Gilmore, C. M., "Corrosion-Fatigue of 316L Stainless Steel, Co-Cr-Mo and EL1 Ti-6A1-4V," Presented at the International Symposium on Corrosion and Degradation of Implant Materials, Kansas City, MO, May 22-23, 1978. American Society for Testing Materials, Special Technical Publication No. 684, 1979, pp. 128-143. 
32. Hicho, G. E., with Gilmore, C. M., "A Comparison of the Threshold Stress Intensities and Fracture Characteristics for Temper Embrittled and Deembrittled 2-1/4 Cr-1 Mo Steel in Hydrogen Charging Environment," Published in the American Society for Testing Materials Special Technical Publication No. 645, 1978, pp. 351-362,.
33. Kondas, K. R., Crooker, T. W. and Gilmore, C. M., "Cyclic Crack Growth and Fracture Resistance of Ti-6A1-4V-2Sn as Influenced by Recrystallization Anneal and Interstitial Oxygen Content," Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 7, 1975, pp. 641-647.
34. Freedman, M., Gilmore, C. M. and Iman, M. A., "The Relationship of Axial Strain Induced by Cyclic Torsion to Metal Stability and Fatigue Failure in Ti-6A1-4V," December 1973, Engr. Fract. Mech., Vol. 8, 1976, pp. 9-15. 
35. Gilmore, C. M., MacDonald, D. E., and Wood, W. A., "Some Fracture Modes in Metal Fatigue," presented at the Symposium on Fracture and Fatigue by C. M. Gilmore, Washington, D.C. Appeared in Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 5, 1973, pp.947-951.
36. Gilmore, C. M., MacDonald, D. E., and Wood, W. A., "Observations on Inhibiting Ultrasonic Fatigue in 70/30 Brass," Acta. Met., Vol. 20, 1972, pp. 953-957. 
37. Murr, L., Smith, P. J., and Gilmore, C. M., "Relative Interfacial Free Energies in Pure Nickel, Dispersion Hardened Nickel, and a Precipitation Hardened Nickel-Base Alloy," Philosophical Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 145, 1968, p. 89. 
38. Gilmore, C. M., and Wang, F. E., "Note on the Structures of the TbFe2 and TbFe3," Acta. Cryst., Vol. 23, 1967, pp. 177.