Phone: (251) 460-7457
Fax: (251) 460-6549
Email: gjefferson@usouthal.edu
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Office:  EGCB 204

Education:
Ph.D., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2005
M.S., The Ohio State University, 2003
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997
B.S., Spelman College, 1997

Research Interests:
Analysis of advanced composite systems: Developing models and test methods that examine the behavior of advanced non-metallic, nanostructured material systems, investigating material performance associated with load, temperature and environment interaction of these composite systems
Analysis of composite microstructure-property relationships: Applying statistical mechanics to microstructure to determine homogenization relationships for material properties

Courses Taught:
ME 326: Materials Science I
ME 336: Materials Science Lab