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CURRICULUM VITA John C. McClure Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968 915-532-7570 (Home) 915-747-6933 (Work) [email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D. Materials Science, Syracuse University, 1975 MS Materials Science, Syracuse University, 1972 EXPERIENCE BS Physics, University of Illinois, 1966 6/66-2/68 International Business Machines, Associate Physicist, Poughkeepsie, NY. Developed and specified high speed ferrite memory cores. 2/68-8/69 United States Peace Corps, Ghana. Science Teacher. 8/69-6/70 L'Ecole Anglaise, Paris, France. Science Teacher. 3/76-4/82 NASA, Marshal Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. Materials analysis, failure analysis, space processing of materials. 4/82-7/85 National Steel Corporation, Research and Development Center, Wierton, West Virginia. Senior Research Engineer. Supervised corporate microanalysis laboratory. 8/85-present University of Texas at El Paso, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department. Assistant, Associate and Professor. PATENTS "Delta Noise Testing on Ferrite Memory Cores", IBM "Directional Solidification of Monotectic Alloys", NASA RESEARCH INTERESTS Friction Stir Welding, Electron Beam Analysis, Electronic Thin Films Published over fifty articles in professional journals

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CURRICULUM VITA

John C. McClure

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department,

University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968

915-532-7570 (Home) 915-747-6933 (Work)

[email protected]

EDUCATION Ph.D. Materials Science, Syracuse University, 1975

MS Materials Science, Syracuse University, 1972

EXPERIENCE

BS Physics, University of Illinois, 1966

6/66-2/68 International Business Machines, Associate Physicist, Poughkeepsie,

NY. Developed and specified high speed ferrite memory cores.

2/68-8/69

United States Peace Corps, Ghana. Science Teacher.

8/69-6/70

L'Ecole Anglaise, Paris, France. Science Teacher.

3/76-4/82 NASA, Marshal Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

Materials analysis, failure analysis, space processing of materials.

4/82-7/85 National Steel Corporation, Research and Development Center,

Wierton, West Virginia. Senior Research Engineer. Supervised

corporate microanalysis laboratory.

8/85-present University of Texas at El Paso, Metallurgical and Materials

Engineering Department. Assistant, Associate and Professor.

PATENTS "Delta Noise Testing on Ferrite Memory Cores", IBM

"Directional Solidification of Monotectic Alloys", NASA

RESEARCH INTERESTS Friction Stir Welding, Electron Beam Analysis, Electronic Thin

Films

Published over fifty articles in professional journals

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A. REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

McClure, J.C., Keller, D. "Adhesion of Micron Sized Coal Particles to a Massive Coal

Substrate", Journal of Adhesion, 5, 17, 1972.

McClure, J.C., Schroeder, K. "Determination of Crack Growth with Barkhausen Effect

Type Measurements", Physica Status Solidi (a), 19, K57, 1973.

McClure, J.C., Bhattacharya, S., Schroeder, K. "Correlation of Barkhausen Effect Type

Measurements with Acoustic Emission Crack Growth Studies". IEEE Transaction on

Magnetism, MAG-10, 913, 1974.

Schroeder, K., McClure, J.C. "The Ferromagnetic Barkhausen Effect", CRC Critical

Review in Solid State Physics, Jan. 1976, p. 45-83.

McClure, J.C., Chung, C. J., Singh, V. P., "Grain Boundary Effects on the EBIC Response

of Thin Film Solar Cells", Solid State Communications, 75, No. 3, 1991, p. 171-173.

Pang, Q., McClure, J. C., "Emission Spectrum and Resistivity of Low Power Plasma Weld

Arcs", Spectroscopy Letters, 24, No. 4, 1991, p. 487-497.

Singh, V., Brofman, H., Makwana, S., McClure, J.C., "Characterization of Thin Film

CdS-CdTe Solar Cells". Solar Cells, 31, 1991, p. 23-38.

Martinez, L., McClure, J., Nunes, A., "The Effects of Gas Contamination During Welding

of AL-Li Alloys", Welding and Joining Processes, PED - Vol. 51, ASME, 1991, p. 235-

243.

Torres, M., McClure, J. C., Nunes, A. C., Gurevitch, A., "Gas Contamination Effects on

Variable Polarity Plasma Arc Welded Aluminum", Welding Journal, April 1992, p. 123s-

131s.

Blanco, L., McClure, J. C., Bronson, A., "Open Circuit Potentials Across Plasma Arc

Welded Aluminum 2219", Corrosion, 47, No. 10, p. 778 (1992)

Martinez, L., McClure, J.C., Nunes, A., "Frontside Keyhole Detection in Aluminum

Alloys", Welding Journal, 71, No. 5, May 1992, p. 49-52

Pang, Q., Pang, T., McClure, J.C., Nunes, A., "Spectroscopic Measurements of Hydrogen

and Oxygen During Plasma Arc Welding", ASME Journal of Engineering for Industry,

Vol. 115, Feb. 1993, p. 145-148.

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Martinez, L., McClure, J., Nunes, A., "The Effect of Weld Gas Flow Rate on Al-Li

Weldability", ASME Journal of Engineering for Industry, Vol. 115, No. 3, August 1993,

p. 263-267.

Raposo, J., McClure, J.C., Singh, V. et al., “Current Transport and Aging in Direct

Current Powder Electroluminescent Display Devices”, J. of the Society for Information

Display , Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1993, p. 397-403.

Chavez, H., Santiesteban, R., McClure, J.C., Singh, V.P., "Evaporated Cadmium

Telluride Films on Steel Foil Substrates", J. of Materials Science: Materials in

Electronics, 6, 1994, p. 21-24.

Pang, Q., Pang, T., McClure, J.C., Nunes, A., "Workpiece Cleaning During VPPA

Welding", ASME Journal of Engineering for Industry, Vol. 116, No. 4, Nov. 1994, p.463-

466.

Martinez, L., Matlock, C., Marques, R., McClure, J.C., Nunes, A.C., "The Effect of Weld

Gasses on Melt Zone Size in VPPA Welding of Al 2219", Welding Journal, October,

1994, p. 51s-55s.

Joshi, R., Singh, V.P., McClure, J.C., "Characteristics of Indium Tin Oxide Films

Deposited by R. F. Magnetron Sputtering", Thin Solid Films, 257, 1995, p. 32-35.

Hou, R., Evans, D.M., McClure, J.C., et al., "The Role of Shield Gas on Heat Transfer

Efficiency in Plasma Arc Welding", Welding Journal, 75, 10, October 1996, p. 305s-310s.

Joshi, R., Singh, V.P., McClure, J.C., "Characteristics of Indium Tin Oxide Films

Deposited by R. F. Magnetron Sputtering", Thin Solid Films, 257, 1995, p. 32-35.

Huang, D., McClure, J.C., Nunes, A.C., “Gas Contamination During Plasma Welding of

Aluminum-Lithium Alloy 2195”, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 2,

No. 5, 1997, p. 209-2112.

Liu, G., Murr, L.E., Niou, C-S., McClure, J.C., and Vega, F.R., “Microstructural Aspects

of the Friction Stir Welding of 6061-T6 Aluminum”, Scripta Materialis, Vol.37, No. 3,

1997, pp. 355-361.

Gupta S., McClure J.C., Singh, V.P., "Phosphor Efficiency and Deposition Temperature

in ZnS:Mn A.C. Thin Film Electroluminescence Display Devices", Thin Solid Films,

299, 1997, p. 33-37.

Chavez, H., Jordan, M., McClure, J.C., et al., "Physical and Electrical Characterization of

CdS Films Deposited by Vacuum Evaporation, Solution Growth and Spray Pyrolysis",

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 8, no. 3, June 1997, p. 151-154.

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Evans, D., Huang, D., McClure, J.C., Nunes, A.C. "Arc Efficiency of Plasma Arc Welds",

Welding Journal, 77, No. 2, Feb. 1998, p. 53s-58s.

McClure, J.C., Singh, V.P., Lush, G.B., Thompson, G., “Foil Mounted Thin Film Solar

Cells for Space and Terrestrial Applications”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells,

55, 141-148, 1998.

Murr, L, Ling, Y., McClure, J.C., “Intercallation Vortices and Related Phenomena in

Friction Stir Welding”, Mat. Res. Innovation,, Nov. 1998, p150-163.

Flores Valerio, O., Murr, L.E., McClure, J.C., et al., “Microstructural Issues in a Friction

Stir Welded Aluminum Alloy”, Scripta Materiala, Vol. 38, No. 5, 1998, pp. 703-708.

Murr, L.E., Liu, G., McClure, J.C., “A TEM Study of Precipitation and Related

Microstructures in Friction Stir Welded 6061 Aluminum”, J. of Materials Science, Vol.

33 (1998), pp. 1243-1251.

McClure, J.C. “Where Have All the Breakthroughs Gone?” Opinion piece in Welding

Journal, November, 1998, p. 24-25. (invited)

Tang, W., Guo, X,., McClure, J.C.,. Nunes, A.C., “Heat Input and Temperature

Distribution of Friction Stir Welds”, J. of Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Science, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1999, p. 162-172.

Murr, L.M, Li, Yi, McClure, J.C., et al. Microstructures in Friction-Stir Welded Metals,

”, J. of Materials Processing and Manufacturing Science, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1999, p. 145-

162.

Seth, A., Lush, G., McClure, J.C., Singh, V.P., “Growth and Characterization of CdTe

by Close Spaced Sublimation on Metal Substrates”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar

Cells, 59, No. 1-2, September 1999, p. 35-49.

Thompson, G, Singh, V., McClure, J.C., Lush, G.B., et al. “Thin Film CdTe-CdS

Heterojunction Solar Cells on Light Weight Solar Cells”, Solar Energy Materials and

Solar Cells, 59, No. 1-2, September 1999, p. 145-161.

Murr, L.E., Liu, G., McClure, J.C., “A TEM Study of Precipitation and Related

Microstructures in Friction Stir Welded 6061 Aluminum”, J. of Materials Science, Vol.

33 (1998), pp. 1243-1251.

McClure, J.C. “The End of Engineering”, FORUM For Applied Research and Public

Policy, Fall 1999, p. 114-120.

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Ying, L. Murr, L. E., McClure, J.C., “Solid State Flow Visualization in the Friction Stir

Welding of 2024 Al to 6061 Al”, Scripta Materiala, 40, No. 9, 1041-1046, 1999.

Benavides, S., Ling, Y., Murr, L.E., McClure, J.C., “Low Temperature Friction Stir

Welding of 2024 Aluminum”, Scripta Materialia, Vol. 41, No. 8, p. 809-815, 1999.

Mathew, X., Pantoja Enriquez, J., McClure, J.C., et al, “Charge Transport Mechanism in a

Typical Au/CdTe Schottky Diode”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, v. 63, p.

355, 2000.

M. E. Calixto, J.C. McClure, V.P. Singh, A. Bronson, P.J. Sebastian and X. Mathew,

"Electrodeposition and characterization of CdTe thin films on Mo foils using a two voltage

technique”. Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells , v. 63, p. 325-334, 2000.

Singh, V.P. , Linam, D.L., McClure, J.C., et al. “Electro-Optical Characterization and

Modeling of Thin Film CdS-CdTe Heterojunction Solar Cells”, Solar Energy Materials

and Solar Cells, 63, 2000, p. 45-66.

Murr, L. E. Li, Ying, Trillo, E. McClure, J.C., “Fundamental Issues and Industrial

Applications of Friction Stir Welding”, Materials Technology & Advanced

Performance Materials, 2000, 15, p. 36-48.

Pattabi, M. Castellanos, R.H. Castillo, R., Ocampo, A.L., Sebastian, P.J., McClure, J.C.,

“Electrochemical Characterization of Tungsten Carbonyl Compound for Oxygen

Reduction Reaction” International J. Hydrogen Energy. 26, 171 (2001)

Linam, D., McClure, J.C., Singh, V.P., Lush, G.B., “Light and Voltage Dependence of

the Junction Transport Properties of CdTe/CdS Photovoltaics” Solar Energy Materials

and Solar Cells, 70, 2001, p. 335-344.

McClure, J.C., “Technology and the Curse of Choice”, in Viewing Technology and Society:

Looking Across the River of Life, Fourth Edition, editors Golding, Peter and Peterson,

John, Eddie Bowers Publishing, Peosta, Iowa, 2001, p. 119-126.

Guerra, M., Schmidt, C., McClure, J.C., Murr, L.E., Nunes, A.C. “Flow Patterns During

Friction Stir Welding”, Materials Characterization, 49, 2003, p. 95-101.

Mathews, X., Thompson, G., Singh, V.P., McClure, J.C., Velumani, N.R., Sebastian, P.J.,

“Development of CdTe Thin Films on Flexible Substrates-A Review”, Solar Energy

Mater. & Solar Cells v. 76, p. 293-303, 2003.

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Singh, V.P., McClure, J.C., Design Issues in the Fabrication of CdS-CdTe Solar Cells on

Molybdenum Foil Substrates, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 76, p. 369-385,

2003.

Joseph, S., McClure, J.C., Chianelli, R., Pich, P., Sebastian, S., “Conducting Polymer

Coated Stainless Steel Bipolar Plates for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

(PEMFC)”, International Journal for Hydrogen Energy, 30, p. 1339-1344, 2005.

Terrazas, J., Rodriguez, A., Lopez, C., Escobedo, A., Kulmann, F., McClure, J., Zubia, D.,

“Ordered Polycrystalline Thin Fims for High Performance CdTe/CdS Solar Cells”, Thin

Solid Films, 490, p. 146-153, 2005.

Quiñones, S.A. , Ammu, S.M., Escobedo, Rodriguez, A.M., Cruz-Campa, J. McClure, J.C.,

Zubia, D., “SEM Characterization of CdTe Growth on CdTe(111) by Close-Spaced Sublimation”

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 18 (2007), pp 1085-1091.

Zubia, D., Lopez, C., McClure, J.C., et al., “Ordered CdTe/CdS Arrays for High-

Performance Solar Cells”, Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 36, No. 12, p. 1599-1603,

2007.

Shine, Joseph, McClure, J.C., Sebastian, J., “Polyaniline and Polypyrrole Coatings on

Aluminum for PEM Fuel Cell Applications”, Journal of Power Sources, 177 (2008), p.

161-166.

Doken, K., Parsons, J., McClure, J., Gardea-Torresday, J., “Synthesis and Structural

Analysis of Copper(II) Cysteine Complexes”, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 362 (2009) 395-

401.

Escobedo, S.A. Quinones, M. Adame, J. McClure, D. Zubia, G. Brill, “Characterization of

Smooth High Quality CdTe(111) Films by Conventional Close-Spaced Sublimation (CSS)

Technique”, Journal of Electronic Materials, 10,1007/s11664-010-1082-y, February, 2010.

Almeida, S, Aguirre, B., Marquez, N, McClure, J.C., Zubia, D. “Resistive Switching of

SnO2 Thin Films on Glass Substrates”, Integrated Ferroelectrics, 126: 117-124, 2011.

Chavez, J. J., Zubia, D, J.C. McClure, X. Zhou, et al, “Defect Formation Dynamics during

CdTe Overlayer Growth,” Physical Revue B 85, 245316 (2012).

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B. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

McClure, J.C., Schroeder, K. "Fatigue Crack Growth Studies with Barkhausen Effect

Type Measurements", Proceedings AIP Congress of Magnetism, Boston, 1355, 1973.

Mutso, R., McClure, J., et al. "The Selection of Materials for Ultra High Temperature

Applications", Report for Air Force Conference "Options for High Temperature

Composites", October 22-23, 1985, Dayton, Ohio.

Singh, V., McClure, J. et al. "Electronic Characterization of Thin Film CdS-CdTe

Photovoltaic Cells", Proceedings Nineteenth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference,

1987, p. 216-221.

Singh, V., McClure, J.C., "Electron Beam Induced Currents in Thin Film CdS-CdTe

Heterojunction Cells", 8th European Photovoltaic Conference, Florence, Italy, May 1988,

p. 1097-1101.

Chung, C. J., McClure, J. C., Singh, V. P., "High Injection and Grain Boundary Effects in

the EBIC Response at Thin-Film Heterojunction Solar Cells", Ninth E. C. Photovoltaic

Solar Energy Conference, Freiburg, Germany, Sept. 1989, p. 496-499.

Britton, J., McClure, J.C., Singh, V., "Modification of the Dielectric-Insulator Interface in

A.C. Thin Film Electroluminescent Display Devices", Proceedings 6th International

Workshop on Electroluminescence, El Paso, Cinco Puntos Press, El Paso, May 1992, p.

286-291.

Singh, V., McClure, J.C., Editors, Proceedings Sixth International Conference on

Electroluminescence, El Paso, May 1992, Cinco Puntos Press, El Paso.

Singh, V., Raposo, J., McClure, J.C., "Electro-Optical Characterization of ZnS:Mn, In

Direct Current Powder Electroluminescent Devices", Proceedings 6th International

Workshop on Electroluminescence, El Paso, TX, May 1992, p. 152-158.

Britton, J., Traylor, M., Bhaskaran, S., McClure, J., Singh, V., "Modification and

Characterization of Insulator-Semiconductor Interface in A.C. Thin Film

Electroluminescent Display Devices", Int. Electron Devices Meeting Proceedings, San

Francisco, Dec. 1992, p. 27.6.1 to p.26.6.4.

Singh, V., Raposo, J., McClure, J.C., Bell, R., Mayo, J., "A Study of Modified Structures

for Reducing Aging Effects in DCPEL Display Devices" Society for Information Display

Conference Proceeding, Seattle, WA, May 1993, p. 859-862.

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Garcia, G., McClure, J.C., Hou, H., Nunes, A.C., "Observation of Gas Flow During

Plasma Arc Welding Using Shadowgraph Photographs" XV Conference of Metallurgical

Research, Saltillo, Mexico, October, 1993.

Garcia, G., McClure, J.C., Hou, H., Nunes, A.C., "Applying Shadowgraph Techniques to

Plasma Arc Welding", Proceedings VII Congreso Nacional de Soldadura, Morelia,

Mexico, November, 1993.

Pang, H., McClure, J.C., "On Line Measurements of Hydrogen Contamination During

Variable Polarity Plasma Arc Welding" Proceedings American Welding Society

International Conference on Modeling and Control of Joining Processes, Orlando,

Florida, December, 1993, p. 361-368.

Aguilera, A., Singh, V., McClure, J.C., "A Novel Technique for Measuring Interface State

Energies in A.C. Thin Film Electroluminescent Display Devices", Engineering and

Architecture Symposium Proceedings, Prairie View, Texas, March 1994, p. 683-686.

Santiesteban, R., Singh, V., McClure, J.C., "Electro-Optical Characterization of

Evaporated CdTe/CdS Thin Film Solar Cells", Engineering and Architecture Symposium

Proceedings, Prairie View, Texas, March 1994, p. 561-565.

Bhaskaran, S., Singh, V.P., McClure, J.C., "An Investigation of Electron Ejection

Mechanisms at the Insulator-Phosphor Interface in ZnS:Mn ACTFEL Devices" SID

International Symposium Proceedings, June 1994, San Diego, p. 133-136.

McClure, J.C., "Strategies for Increased Retention of Technical Material Among

Predominantly Hispanic Students" Quality Education for Minorities Network, San Antonio,

December, 1994. (Invited)

McClure, J.C., “Optical Spectroscopy during Variable Polarity Plasma Arc Welding”, Sandia

National Laboratory, Welding Research Division, March, 1994. (Invited)

McClure, J.C., Peper, J., Robinson, P., "Effects of Non-Traditional Teaching on Retention

Among Predominantly Hispanic Engineering Students", Proc. National Evaluation

Institute, Gatlinburg, Tenn., July 1994.

Chavez, H., Santiesteban, R, McClure, J.C., Singh, V.P., "Evaporated Cadmium Telluride

Films on Steel Foil Substrates", Proceedings Space and Nuclear Power Conference,

Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 1994, pp. 21-24.

Aguilera, A., Bhaskaran, S., McClure, J.C., Singh, V., et al.,

“Effects of Some Processing Parameters on ZnS:Mn ACTFEL Device Performance,

Conference Record International Display Research Conference, Oct. 10, 1994, Monterey,

CA, p. 452-455.

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Chavez, H., McClure, J.C., Singh, V.P., et al. "Cadmium Sulfide Films Grown by Various

Techniques", Advanced Materials and Processes Symposium, Albuquerque, December,

1994.

Chao, J.H., McClure, J.C., Singh, V., et al., "Investigation of Graphite and Indium Tin

Oxide Contacts to Thin Film Cadmium Telluride", Proceedings Engineering and

Architecture Symposium 95, Prairie View A&M University, January, 1995, p. 13-18.

Chavez, H., McClure, J.C., et al., "Cadmium Telluride Films for Light Weight Solar Cells

for Space and Terrestrial Applications", AIP Conference Proceedings on NASA Centers

for Commercial Development of Space, Albuquerque, Jan. 1995, p. 235-241.

Reade, A., McClure, J.C., et al., "Characteristics of Cadmium Sulfide Thin Films

Deposited by Evaporation, Solution Growth, and Spraying", Proceedings Engineering

and Architecture Symposium 95, Prairie View A&M University, January, 1995, pp. 300-

303.

McClure, J.C., Peper, J., Robinson, P., "Effects of Non-Traditional Teaching on Retention

Among Predominantly Hispanic Engineering Students", Resources in Education, May

1995, Number ED377765.

Gupta, S., Parker, D., McClure, J.C., et al., "High Temperature Phosphor Depositions in

ZnS:Mn ACTFEL Devices", Seventh Annual Meeting of the New Mexico Materials

Research Society, Albuquerque, N.M., October, 1995.

Harris, F., Anchondo, E., Singh, V.P., McClure, J.C., "An Investigation of Electron

Excitation in ACTFEL Devices Using Photoluminescence", Seventh Annual Meeting of

the New Mexico Materials Research Society, Albuquerque, N.M., October, 1995.

Santiesteban, R., Chao, J.H., Singh, V.P., McClure, J.C., "Transparent Indium Tin Oxide

Contacts to CdS and CdTe for Thin Film CdS-CdTe Photovoltaic Cells", Seventh Annual

Meeting of the New Mexico Materials Research Society, Albuquerque, N.M., October,

1995.

Singh, V.P., Rascon, J.R., McClure, J.C., "An Atomic Force Microscopy Investigation of

Current Crowding in ZnS:Mn ACTFEL Display Devices", Seventh Annual Meeting of

the New Mexico Materials Research Society, Albuquerque, N.M., October, 1995.

Fonseca, J., McClure, J.C., “Friction Stir Welding of 6061 Aluminum” American

Welding Society Congress, Chicago, May 1996.

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Singh, V., Rascon, J., McClure, J.C., et al, “Characterization of ZnS:Mn ACTFEL

Devices with ECR-PECVD Deposited Silicon Nitride Layers”, Society for Information

Display Conference, San Diego, CA, Technical Digest, Vol. 27, May 1996, p. 370-373.

Singh, V.P., Rascon, J., Aguilera, A., McClure, J.C., Pool, F., “PECVD Silicon Nitride-

Aluminum Oxide Dielectric Layer Stacks for Reduced Current Crowding in ZnS:Mn

ACTFEL Display Devices”. Proceedings 16th IDRC/Euro Display, Oct. 1996,

Birmingham, England, p. 211-214.

Gupta S., McClure J.C., Singh, V.P., "Effect of Phosphor Deposition Temperature in

ZnS:Mn A.C. Thin Film Electroluminescence Display Devices", Inorganic and Organic

Electroluminescence, R.H. Mauch (ed), Wissenschaft and Technic Verlag, Berlin, 1996,

p. 161-164.

Rascon, J., Singh, V. McClure, J, et al. “An Atomic Force Microscopy Investigation of

Surface Roughness and Device Performance in ZnS:Mn ACTFEL Display Devices”

Inorganic and Organic Electroluminescence, R.H. Mauch (ed), Wissenschaft and

Technic Verlag, Berlin, 1996, p. 153-156.

McClure, J.C. “Recent Welding Work at University of Texas El Paso”, Universidad

Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Instituto de Metalurgia, May 21, 1997. (Invited)

Garcia, A., Aguilera, A., McClure, J.C., Singh, V., “Methods for Measuring the Device

Efficiency of A.C. Thin Film Electroluminescent Displays”, Eleventh Annual

Conference on Undergraduate Research, Austin, Texas, April, 1997.

Aguilera, A., Garcia, A., Singh, V.P., McClure, J.C., “A Comparative Study of ACTFEL

Device Efficiency Measurements Methods”, Technical Digest, Society for Information

Display, 1997 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, May 11-6, 1997,

Boston, p. 546-567.

McClure, J.C., Murr, L.E., Valerio, O., Guo, S., “Advances in Friction Stir Welding”,

Proceedings, IV Congreso Internacional de Materiales, Saltillo, Mexico, October 22,

1997, p. 703.

Wangshen, W., Wang, Xu, Thompson, G., McClure, J.C., Singh, V., “An Investigation

of ZnO-CdS-CdTe Heterojunction Solar Cells on Molybdenum Substrates”,

Proceedings of the 2nd World Photovoltaic Conference, Vienna, Austria, June, 1998, pp.

1055-1058.

McClure, J.C., Tang, W., Murr, L.E., Guo, X., “A Thermal Model of Friction Stir

Welding”, Proceedings of the 5th International Trends in Welding Conference, Georgia,

June, 1998, p. 590-595.

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Seth, A., Lush, G., McClure, J.C., Singh, V.P., “Growth and Characterization of CdTe

by Close Spaced Sublimation on Metal Substrates”, 2nd International Symposium on

Solar, H Fuel Cells and Batteries, Cancun, August 1998, p. 115. (Invited)

Thompson, G, Singh, V., McClure, J.C., “Thin Film CdTe-CdS Heterojunction Solar

Cells on Light Weight Substrates”, 2nd International Symposium on Solar, H Fuel Cells

and Batteries, Cancun, August 1998, p. 119. (Invited)

Murr, L.E., Trillo, E., Li, Y, Flores, R., Nowak, B. McClure, J., “Solid State Flow

Associated with the Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Metals”, TMS Spring Meeting,

1998.

McClure, J.C., Aylmer, R., “Enhancing Faculty Group Process Skills in Co-Operative

Learning: A Joint Academic Affairs/Student Affairs Intervention”. Excellence in Higher

Education, Academic Affairs-Student Affairs Creating Synergy for Learning Conference,

University of Florida, Coral Gables, Jan. 1999.

Tang, W., McClure, J.C, “Friction Stir Welding Measurements”, The 9th National

Academic Conference on Welding, August 1999, Da Lian, China.

McClure, J.C. “Research in the Engineering College at University of Texas El Paso”

Conference on Small and Disadvantaged Companies and Minority Colleges, NASA

Langley Research Center, Virginia, July 1999.

Evans, D. M., McClure, J.C., Nunes, A.C. “Melting Efficiency in Variable Polarity

Plasma Arc Welding” Materials Solutions '99, Cincinnati,OH,USA, 1-4 Nov. 1999,

published in Joining of Advanced and Specialty Materials II (USA), ASTM, p. 147-150,

Apr. 2000.

McClure, J.C., Linam, D., et al. “A Model for the CdTe/CdS Junction”, Proceedings ISES

Millenium Solar Conference, México City, September, 2000, 249.

Linam, D., McClure, J.C., Singh, V.P., Lush, G.B., Mathews, X. “Light and Voltage

Dependence of the Junction Transport Properties of CdTe/CdS Photovoltaics”, International

Conference on Materials, Cancun, México, September 2000.

Singh, V.P. McClure, J.C., Grimes,C.A., Wang, X., “Design Issues in the Fabricaton of the

Top Transparent Contact to CdS in CdTe-CdS Solar Cells on Molybdenum Foil Substrates”,

International Conference on Materials, Cancun, México, September 2000.

Linam, D., Lush, G.B, McClure, John, Singh, V.P., “Correlation of Electroluminescence and

Short Circuit Current in CdTe/CdS Solar Cells” International Conference on Materials,

Cancun, México, September 2000.

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Mathew, X., Sebastian, P.J., McClure, J.C. et al. “Influence of the Voltage Dependent

Collection Functions on the Spectral Response of Photovoltaic Devices—Analysis with a

CdTe Device.” International Conference on Materials, Cancun, México, September 2000.

Olea, Alfredo, Calixto, M., McClure, J.C., et al. “Temperature Dependence of the Opto-

Electronic Characteristics of Dye Sensitized TiO2 Solar Cells”, International Conference

on Materials, Cancun, México, September 2000.

Moreira, J., Castellanos, R.H., McClure, J.C., et al. “Influence of the Gas Diffusion

Electrode Nature and Thickness on the Performance of a PEM Fuel Cell”, International

Conference on Materials, Cancun, México, September 2000.

Sebastian, P.J., Moreira, J., McClure, J.C. , et al., “PEMFC and DMFC for Automotive

Applications”, International Conference on Materials, Cancun, México, September 2000.

McClure, J.C., “Material Flow during Friction Stir Welding”, Desert Chapter American

Foundry Society, El Paso, TX, February, 2001.

Elerick, C., McClure, “An Extended Writing Assignment for an Engineering Course”,

Center for Effective Teaching and Learning Workshop, University of Texas El Paso,

April, 2001.

Guerra, M., McClure, J.C., Murr, L.M, et al. “Material Flow during Friction Stir Welding”,

Proceedings Friction Stir Welding and Processing, Editor K.V. Jata, M.W. Mahoney, R.S.

Mishra, TMS (The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society), 2001.

McClure, J.C., “Material Flow during Friction Stir Welding”, National Aeronautics and

Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, June 13, 2001.

Elerick, C., McClure, J.C., “Extended Writing Assignments: How can Writing

Assignments Reinforce Course content in any Discipline?”, Lily Conference, San Marcos,

TX, August 2001.

McClure, J.C., Chianelli, R., Diong, W., “Fuel Cell Programs at UTEP”, El Paso del

Norte Pollution Prevention Roundtable, Feb. 14-15, 2002, Santa Theresa, NM.

McClure, J.C., Elerick, C., “Writing about Serious Content”, SUN Conference, El Paso,

TX, March 9, 2002.

Melendez, M., McClure, J.C., “Tool Forces During Friction Stir Welding”, International

Materials Research Congress 2002, Cancun, Mexico, August, 2002.

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Coronado, E., McClure, J.C. Nunes, A.C., Murr, L.M, “Effect of Pin Tool Shape on

Friction Stir Welds”, Proceedings 6th International Trends in Welding Conference, Pine

Mountain, Georgia, May 2002, p.257-261.

Moriera, J., McClure, J., Sebastian, P.J., “Aluminum Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cell

Application”, International Materials Research Congress 2002, Cancun, Mexico, August,

2002.

Melendez, M., McClure, J.C., “Tool Forces During Friction Stir Welding”, International

Materials Research Congress 2002, Cancun, Mexico, August, 2002.

McClure, J.C., Chianelli, R., Diong, B., “Nano-particle Fuel Cell Research at University

of Texas El Paso”, First Annual Materials Workshop on Nano-Structured Materials for

New Energy Systems, Conversions and Applications, Instituto Mexicana de Petroleo,

Mexico City, March, 2003.

Prado, R.A., Murr, L.E., Rivera, R. Shindo, D.J., Soto, K, McClure, J.C., “Tool Wear

and Shape Optimization in the Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Metal-Matrix

Composites”, Friction Stir Welding and Processing II, edited by Jata, K.V., Mahoney,

M.W., Mishra, R.S., TMS, 2003.

Aloor, S., McClure, J.C., Murr, L. E., “Flow Striations During Friction Stir Welding”,

Microscopy and Microanalysis 2003, San Antonio, Aug. 2003.

Sivakumar, P. Singh, V.P., Aguilera, A, McClure, J.C., “Effects of Physical Parameters

on the Device Behavior of SrS:Cu, Ag ACTFEL Devices”, International Conference on

Materials, Cancun, Mexico, 2003.

Aguilera, A., McClure, J.C., Singh, V.P., Morton, D., “Excited Activator Relaxation

Times in ACTFEL Display Devices”, International Conference on Materials, Cancun,

Mexico, 2003.

McClure, J.C., Symons, J., Kreinovich, V., “It Is New, But Is It Science—A Discussion of

Stephen Wolfram’s A New Kind of Science”, Seminar, University of Texas El Paso,

March 2004.

Shine, J., McClure, J.C., et al., “Corrosion Resistant Coatings for PEM fuel cell Bipolar

Plates”, International Conference on Materials, Cancun, Mexico, 2004.

D. Zubia, F. Kuhlmann, A. Rodriguez, J. Terrazas, C. Lopez, J. McClure and G. Lush,

“Ordered Nanocrystalline Solar Cells,” Invited Paper, International Symposium on Solar

Cells and Solar Energy Materials, Cancun, Mexico, 2004.

McClure, J.C., “Plunge Forces and Torque during the Initial Phase of Friction Stir

Welding” Seminar Marshall Space Flight Center, August, 2004.

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Avila, R., McClure, J.C., Nunes, A.C., “Calculation of Plunge Force and Torque during

the Plunge Phase of Friction Stir Welding ” Proceedings Trends in Welding Conference,

Pine Mountain, Ga, 2005.

McClure, J.C., Kreinovitch, V., Symmons, J., Feret, J., “The End of Science—A

Discussion of John Horgan’s Book”, Physics Department, University of Texas El Paso,

February, 2005.

McClure, J.C., “Drag Force during Friction Stir Welding”, seminar, Marshall Space Flight

Center, August, 2005.

Zubia, D., McClure, et al., “Selected Area Deposition of Ordered Polycrystalline CdTe

Arrays”, International Conference on Materials, Cancun, Mexico, August, 2005.

McClure, J.C., Duval, A., “A New Approach to Teaching Mathematics to Non-Technical

Students”, CETAL seminar, University of Texas El Paso, 2005.

McClure, J.C., A Discussion of Rousseau’s Dog, Tri-City Philosophical Society, July, 2006.

Ammu, S.M., Escobedo, A., Rodriguez, M., Cruz-Campa, J., Zubia, D., McClure, J.,

Quinones, S., “SEM Characterization of CdTe Growth on CdTe (111) by Close-Spaced

Sublimation”, International Materials Conference, Cancun, Mexico (2006).

Rascon, J., McClure, J.C., Zubia, D., “New Sublimation Reactor for Epitaxial Growth of II-

VI Films” American Vacuum Society Confernece, San Francisco. November, 2006.

Zubía, D., Quiñónez, S, and McClure, J.C, et al. “High Performance Solar Cell Arrays”,

Invited Talk, International Material Research Congress, Cancun, Mexico, October 28,

2007.

McClure, J.C., Zubia, D., Rodriguez, M., et al. “CdTe/CdS Based Photodiode Arrays Via

Elective Area, Close Spaced Sublimation—Electrical Caracterization”, International

Material Research Congress, Cancun, Mexico, August 17, 2008.

McClure, J.C., Symmons, J., Kreinovich, V, “Theory in the Petabyte Age”, Physics

Department seminar, UTEP, September 10, 2008.

McClure, J.C. “Melting during Plug Welding”, Seminar Marshall Space Flight Center,

July 2009.

McClure, J.C., Zubia, D., Quinones, S., “Patterned Growth of CdTe/CdS Solar Cells”, 65th

Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, El Paso, Texas,

November 4, 2009.

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Diaz, S. Quiñones, A. Escobedo, J. McClure, D. Zubia, D. Ferrer, G. Brill, Y. Chen, F.

Semendy, “Selective CdTe Single Crystal Deposition on CdTe/Si(211) Substrates by

Close Spaced Sublimation (CSS) Technique”, poster presented at the 65th Southwest

Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, El Paso, Texas, November 4-6,

2009.

David Zubia, Luis Romo, Jose Cruz-Campa, Brandon Aguirre, and John McClure,

“Photovoltaics of Ordered CdTe/CdS Nanoarrays”, Proceedings of 34th IEEE Photovoltaic

Specialist Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 7 – 12, (2009) 1842-1845.

Jose L. Cruz-Campa, David Zubia, Xiaowang Zhou, Jose Chavez, Brandon Aguirre, Jack

Skinner, Bruce Burckel, Carlos Sanchez, John McClure, and Gregory Nielson, “Record

breaking solar cells: a materials perspective”, 4th Annual Thin Film Solar Summit USA,

San Francisco, California, December 2, 2011.

Cruz-Campa, J. L., Zubia, D., McClure, J.C., et al. “Nanopatterning and Bandgap

Grading to Reduce Defects in CdTe Solar Cells”, Proceedings of the 38th IEEE

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2012, 000838-00842.

Marrufo, D., McClure, J.C., Zubia, D., “Growth of Thin Film Cadmium Telluride and

Zinc Telluride Films Using Novel Close Space Sublimation Depositor”, Proceedings of

2nd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, El Paso, Texas, SESES

2012-0030, 2012.

Marrufo, D., Vidana, A., Zubia, D., McClure, J.C., Mates, T., “Characterization Methods

Used on a Multi-Layered CdTe/ZnTe Film for use in Solar Cells”, 4th Southwest Energy

Science and Engineering Symposium (SESES), 2014.

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C. INVITED PRESENTATIONS

"Strategies for Increased Retention of Technical Material Among Predominantly Hispanic

Students" Quality Education for Minorities Network, San Antonio, December, 1994.

“Optical Spectroscopy during Variable Polarity Plasma Arc Welding”, Sandia

National Laboratory, Welding Research Division, March, 1994.

“A Short Course in Variable Polarity Plasma Arc Welding”, Jiaotong University Institute of

Welding, Xian, China, May 1995.

“Progress in Friction Stir Welding”, Workshop on Friction Stir Welding”, NASA, Marshall

Space Flight Center, Alabama, February, 1997.

“Recent Welding Work at University of Texas El Paso”, Universidad Autonoma de San

Luis Potosi, Instituto de Metalurgia, May 21, 1997.

“Thin Film Solar Cells for Space and Terrestrial Applications”, International Symposium

on New Materials for Hydrogen-Fuel Cell Photovoltaic Systems, Cancun, Mexico,

September 1997.

“Advances in Friction Stir Welding”, IV Congreso Internacional de Materiales, Saltillo,

Mexico, October 22, 1997.

“Where Have All the Breakthroughs Gone?” Opinion piece in Welding Journal, November,

1998, p. 24-25.

“Growth and Characterization of CdTe by Close Spaced Sublimation on Metal

Substrates”, 2nd International Symposium on Solar, H Fuel Cells and Batteries, Cancun,

August 1998.

“Temperature Measurements during Friction Stir Welding”, joint American Welding

Society, American Society of Materials meeting, Albuquerque, N.M., March, 1999.

“Electrodeposition and Characterization of CdTe Thin Films on Mo Foils Using a

Two Voltage Technique”, International Materials Congress, Cancun, Mexico, August

1999.

“A Model of the CdTe/CdS Junction”, Centro de Investigation en Energía, Temixco,

Mexico, February, 2000.

“Correlation of Electroluminescence and Short Circuit Current in CdTe/CdS Solar Cells”

International Conference on Materials, Cancun, México, September 2000.

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“Moviemento de Material en Soldadura de Friction por Agitation”, First Annual

Conference on Civil Engineering, Puebla, Mexico, March, 2001.

“Power Transfer in Plasma Arc Welding”, Manufacturing Division, University of

Kentucky, June 13, 2001.

D. BOOKS REVIEWED

Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, S. Kasap, Addison Wesley (1998)