Kristen Constant

Associate Professor - Iowa State University
Materials Scientist - Ames Laboratory - USDOE
 
Materials Science and Engineering
2220J Hoover Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA  50011-2300
 
Phone:  (515) 294-3337
Fax:  (515) 294-5444
constant@iastate.edu
 

Education

  • Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Univ., 1990 B.S., Ceramic Engineering, Iowa State University, 1986

Honors and Awards

  • Administrative Internship Program with the Office of the Provost, Jun 04- Aug 05
  • MSE Excellence in Teaching Award, April 2004
  • SLIC (Shared Leadership for Institutional Change) Program. 2000
  • ISU Engineering College Advisor of the Year Award, 2000
  • Wakonse Fellow Award, 1998
  • ISU University Foundation Award for Early Achievement in Teaching, 1997
  • Engineering Student Council Outstanding Engineering Professor for MSE, 1997
  • Engineering Student Council Outstanding Engineering Professor for MSE, 1996

Research Interests

  • Photonic Band Gap materials
  • Materials Education
  • Research on Gender in the Sciences

Selected Publications

  • J. H. Lee, J. C. W. Lee, W. Leung, M. Li, K. Constant, C.T. Chan and K.M. Ho, “Polarization Engineering of Thermal Radiation Using Metallic Photonic Crystals,” Advanced Materials 20, 3244-3247 (2008)
  • J.H. Lee, W. Leung, T. G. Kim, K. P. Constant, and K.M. Ho, Polarized thermal radiation by layer by layer metallic emitters with sub-wavelength grating”, Optics Express, 16 (12), pp 8742-8747 (2008)
  • J.H. Lee, W. Leung, J. Ahn, T. Lee, I.-S. Park, K. P. Constant, and K.M. Ho, “Layer-by-Layer photonic crystal fabricated by low-temperature atomic layer Deposition”, Applied Physics Letters, 90 1 (2007)
  • Hasler D.J., Wheelock T.D., Doraiswamy L.K. and Constant, K.P. “Physical Properties and composition effects on the reactivity of calcium-based sulfur sorbents”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Vol. 46 (18) 5913-5921 (2007)
  • J.H. Lee, C.H. Kim, Y.S. Kim, K. P. Constant, and K.M. Ho, “Woodpile Metallic Photonic Crystals Fabricated by Using Soft Lithography for Tailored Thermal Emission”, Advanced Materials, 19, 791-794, (2007)
  • Saunders, K., and Constant, K., “Integration of Strategic Planning and a Web-Based Self-Study”, A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement, 2006, 4:162, Higher Learning Commission, 2006

Patents

  • Disclosure “Fabrication of Emissible Metallic Layer-by-Layer Crystals using Microtransfer Molding with Electodeposition, J. H Lee, K.M. Ho, C. H. Kim, and K. Constant Filed 2007
  • “Fabrication of Photonic Band Gap Materials Using Microtransfer Molded Templates” David Cann, Dr. Kristen Constant, Dr. Kai-Ming Ho, Hao-Chuan (Henry) Kang, Chang Hwan Kim, Jae-Hwang Lee, Dr. Wai-Yan Leung and Dr. Mihail Sigalis, Patent # 6,555,406, April 2003
  • “Fabrication of Photonic Band Gap Material using Economical Ceramic Processing Techniques” Kristen Constant, Ganapathi Subramania, Rana Biswas, Kai-Ming Ho, Patent # 6,339,030, Jan. 15, 2002