Faculty Directory

Isa Bar-On

Professor
Director, Alternative Fuel Economics Laboratory (AFEL)

Office: Washburn Shops, 224
Phone: +1-508-831-5127
Fax: +1-508-831-5178
ibaron@wpi.edu

Related Information

• Alternate Fuel Economics Laboratory

Educational Background

• B.S., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1974
• M.S., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1977
• Ph.D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1984
  

Research & Teaching Interests

Clean Energy Systems and Applications; Alternative Fuel Economics; Energy Policy; Fuel Cell Manufacturing; Cost-Modeling; Mechanical Properties; Ceramics and Metals.

IQP Advising Interests

Clean Energy; Energy Policy; Fuel Cell Systems; Fuel Substitution Dynamics.

Recent Publications

• M. Koslowske, I. Bar-On, H. Woodward, "Investigation of Device Performance and Process Capability for Accurate SOFC Cost Estimates", Proceedings 9th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. American Electrochemical Society, Quebec, Canada. 2005.

• M. Koslowske, H. Benson, I. Bar-On, R. Kirchain, "A Performance Based Multi-Process Cost Model for SOFC’s", Ceram. Eng. Sci. Proc., Vol 25 (3) (2004) 375-380.

• Heather Benson-Woodward, Mark Koslowske, Randolph Kirchain, and Isa Bar-On, "A Performance Based, Multi-Process Cost Model for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells", in Solid State Ionics ---- 2002, Knauth et al. Eds., Vol 756, FF 4.10. (2003).

• M. G. Jenkins, J. A. Salem, G. D. Quinn, I. Bar-On, "Development, Verification, and Implementation of a National Full-Consensus Fracture Toughness Test Method Standard for Advanced Ceramics", Fracture resistance testing of monolithic and composite brittle materials, Salem et al. Eds., ASTM STP 1409, 2002, 49-75.

• S. Saadat, J. Salichs, M. Noori, Z. Hou, H. Davoodi, I. Bar-on, Y. Suzuki and A. Masuda, "An overview of vibration and seismic applications of NiTi shape memory alloy", Smart Mater. Struct. 11 (2002) 218-229.

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Honors & Awards

• National Research Council Fellow, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH, Academic Year 1991/92
• NASA /OAI Fellow, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH, Summer 1993
• International Standards Organization (ISO) elected US representative for TG 206, Fracture Toughness of Ceramics, 1995/96

Professional Societies/Memberships

• American Ceramic Society
• American Society for Testing and Materials
• Sigma Xi (Research Honor Society)