Books and Book Chapters

W.C. Crone, Survive and Thrive: A Guide for Untenured Faculty, Morgan & Claypool Publishers (2010).W. Crone, "A Brief Introduction to MEMS and NEMS," in Springer Handbook of Experimental Solid Mechanics, W.N. Sharpe, Editor, Springer Science+Business Media, New York, p. 203-228 (2008).G. Lisensky, K. Lux, and W.C. Crone "A Web-based Video Lab Website

Manual for Nanoscale Science and Technology," in Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education: Issues, Trends and Future Directions, Aldrin E. Sweeney and Sudipta Seal, Editors, American Scientific Publishers (2008).

G. Zenner and W.C. Crone "Introducing Nanotechnology and Society Issues into the Classroom," in Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education: Issues, Trends and Future Directions, Aldrin E. Sweeney and Sudipta Seal, Editors, American Scientific Publishers (2008).

W.C. Crone, "Bringing Nano to the Public: A Collaboration Opportunity for Researchers and Museums," Susan E. Koch, Editor, Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (2006).

G.C. Lisensky, A.C. Payne, K.L. Gentry, A. Comins, S.M. Condren, W.C. Crone and A.B. Ellis, “Polyhedral Model Kit,”  Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Interfaces, Institute for Chemical Education, University of Wisconsin – Madison (2006).

Engineering Research Papers in Refereed Journals

B.O. Calcagno, R. Lakes, T. Osswald, W. Crone, Comparison of Viscoplastic Properties for Polycarbonate, Polypropylene, and High Density Polyethylene, Zeitschrift Kunststofftechnik / Journal of Plastics Technology, 2010/05, p, 228-254 (2010).

M.d.C. Lopez-Garcia, D.J. Beebe, W.C. Crone, “Mechanical Interactions of Mouse Mammary Gland Cells with Collagen in a Three-Dimensional Construct,” Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 38 (8): 2485-2498 (2010).

F. Xu, K. Hart, C.E. Flanagan, J.C. Nacker, R. Moftakhar, B. Aagaard-Kienitz, D. Consigny, J. Grinde, W.C. Crone, K.S. Masters, “A Hybrid Coil/Polymer Device for Occlusion of Cerebral Aneurysms,” Journal of Medical Devices, 3:045001, 1-7 (2009).

A. Creuziger, W.C. Crone, Grain Boundary Fracture in CuAlNi Shape Memory Alloys,” Materials Science and Engineering A, 498, 404-411 (2008).

A. Creuziger, L.J. Bartol, K. Gall, W.C. Crone, “Crack Propagation from a Notch in Single Crystal NiTi,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 56, 2896-2905 (2008).

A. Creuziger, W.C. Crone, "Observation and Prediction of Out of Plane Deformation in CuAlNi,” Scripta Materialia, 59(1), 95-98 (2008).

A. Creuziger, W.C. Crone, “Initial Transformation Around a Notch Tip in CuAlNi:  Experiment and Modeling,” Acta Materialia, 56(3), 518-526 (2008).

F. Xu, J.C. Nacker, W.C. Crone, K.S. Masters, “The haemocompatibility of polyurethane–hyaluronic acid copolymers,” Biomaterials, 29(2), 150-160 (2008).

M. Lopez-Garcia, D. Beebe and W.C. Crone, “Characterization of Poly (Isobornyl Acrylate) as a Construction Material for Microfluidic Applications,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 105, 1894–1902 (2007)

W. C. Crone, H. Brock, A. Creuziger, “Nanoindentation and Microindentation of CuAlNi Shape Memory Alloy,” Experimental Mechanics, 47, 133-142 (2007).  Invited paper for special issue on nanomechanics.

C.J. Crnich, J.A. Halfmann , W.C. Crone, D.G. Maki, “The Effects of Prolonged Ethanol Exposure on the Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane and Silicone Catheters Used for Intravascular Access,” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 26(8), 708-715 (2005).

A. K. Bentley, A. B. Ellis, G. C. Lisensky, W. C. Crone, “Suspensions of Nickel Nanowires as Magneto-Optical Switches,” Nanotechnology 16(10), 2193-2196 (2005). >

L. Tan, G. Shaw, K. Sridharan and W.C. Crone,  “Effect of Oxygen Implantation on Wear Behavior of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy,” Mechanics of Materials 37, 1059-1068 (2005).

G.A. Shaw, J.S. Trethewey, A.D. Johnson, W.J. Drugan, W.C. Crone, “Thermomechanical High-Density Data Storage in a Metallic Material via the Shape-Memory Effect,” Advanced  Materials, 17, 1123-1127 (2005).

L. Tan and W.C. Crone,  “Effects of Methane Plasma Ion Implantation on Microstructure and Wear Resistance of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys,” Thin Solid Films, 472, 282-290 (2004).

N.A. Smith, G. Antoun, A.B. Ellis, W.C. Crone, “Improved adhesion between a NiTi SMA wire and a polymer matrix via silane coupling agents,”  Composites A, Vol 35(11) 1307-1312 (2004).

W.C. Crone, D. Wu, J.H. Perepezko, "Pseudoelastic Behavior of Nickel-Titanium Melt-Spun Ribbon," Materials Science and Engineering A – Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing, Vol 375-377C, 1177-1181 (2004).

N.A. Smith, N. Sekido, J.H. Perepezko, A.B. Ellis, W.C. Crone, “Synthesis of Dual Phase Bronze Alloys from Elemental Nanoparticle Constituents,” Scripta Materialia, 51(5), 423-426 (2004).

B.D. Johnson, D.J. Beebe, and W.C. Crone, “Effects of Swelling on the Mechanical Properties of a pH Sensitive Hydrogel,” Materials Science and Engineering: C  24, 575-581 (2004).

B.D. Johnson, J.M. Bauer, D.J. Niedermaier, W.C. Crone, and D.J. Beebe, “Experimental Techniques for Mechanical Characterization of Hydrogels at the Microscale,” Experimental Mechanics, 44(1) 21-28 (2004).

A.K. Bentley, J.S. Trethewey, A.B. Ellis, W.C. Crone, “Magnetic Manipulation of Copper-Tin Nanowires Capped with Nickel Ends,” Nano Letters, 4(3) 487-490 (2004).

L. Tan and W.C. Crone,  In situ TEM observation of two-stage martensitic transformation in aged NiTi shape memory alloy,” Scripta Materialia, 50(6), pp.819-823 (2004).

W. C. Crone, T. W. Shield, A. Creuziger, B. Henneman, “Orientation Dependence of the Plastic Slip  Near Notches in Ductile Single Crystals,”  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 52(1) pp. 85-112 (2004).

G.J. Martínez-Díaz, D. Nelson, W.C. Crone, and W.J. Kao, “Mechanical and Chemical Analysis of Degradation in Gelatin-Based Hydrogel,” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 204 (15), p.1898-1908 (2003).

C. Khoury, T. Adalsteinsson, B.D. Johnson, W.C. Crone, D.J. Beebe, “Tunable Microfabricated Hydrogels – A Study in Protein Interaction and Diffusion,”  Biomedical Microdevices, 5:1, 35-45 (2003).

G.A. Shaw, D. S. Stone, A.D. Johnson, A.B. Ellis, and W. C. Crone, “The shape memory effect in nanoindentation of nickel-titanium thin films” Applied Physics Letters, 83(2), 257-259 (2003). 

L. Tan, R.A. Dodd, W.C. Crone, "Corrosion Behavior of NiTi Modified by Plasma Source Ion Implantation with Oxygen," Biomaterials, 24(22), 3931-3939 (2003).

W. C. Crone and T. W. Shield, "An Experimental Study of the Effect of Hardening on Plastic Deformation in Metallic Single Crystals," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 51 (8), 1623-1647 (2003).

S.K. De, N.R. Aluru, B. Johnson, W. C. Crone, D.J. Beebe, and J. Moore, "Equilibrium Swelling and Kinetics of pH-Responsive Hydrogels: Models, Experiments, and Simulations," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 11 (5), 544 -555 (2002).

L. Tan and W.C. Crone, "Surface Characterization of NiTi Modified by Plasma Source Ion Implantation," Acta Materialia,50(18), 4449-4460  (2002). 

L. Tan, W.C. Crone, and K. Sridharan, "Fretting Wear Study of Surface Modified NiTi Shape Memory Alloy," Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 13, 501-508 (2002).

W.C. Crone and T. W. Shield, "Experimental Study of the Deformation Near a Notch Tip in Copper and Copper Beryllium Single Crystals," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 49 (12), 2819-2838 (2001).

W.C. Crone, "Compositional Variation and Precipitate Structures of Copper Beryllium Single Crystals Grown by the Bridgman Technique," Journal of Crystal Growth, 218, 381-389 (2000).

W.C. Crone, P.H. Leo, and T.W. Shield, "Comparisons Between Load Controlled and Displacement Controlled Extensions of NiTi Wires," Scripta Materialia, 38(12), 1825-1828 (1998).

T.W. Shield, P.H. Leo, and W.C.C. [Crone] Grebner, "Quasi-Static Extension of Shape Memory Wire Under Constant Load,"  Acta Materialia, 45(1), 67-74 (1997).

J.W. Phillips, D. deCamara, M.D. Lockwood, and W.C.C. [Crone] Grebner, "Strength of Silicone Breast Implants," Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 97 (6), 1215-1224 (1996).

G.A. Shaw, W.C. Crone, “Applying NiTi Shape-Memory Thin Films to Thermomechanical Data Storage Technology,” Materials Research Society 2004 Fall Meeting Proceedings, W1.7.1: 1-6  (2004).

D.T. Eddington, W.C. Crone, D.J. Beebe, “Development of Process Protocols to Fine Tune Polydimethylsiloxane Material Properties,” Conference on Miniaturized Chemical and Biochemical Analysis Systems, Squaw Valley, CA, (2003) pp. 1089-1092.

G.A. Shaw, W.C. Crone, “Direct Measurement of the Nanoscale Mechanical Properties of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy,” Materials Research Society 2003 Fall Meeting Proceedings, Symposium Q7.11: 1-6  (2003).

W.C. Crone, A.N. Yahya, and J.H. Perepezko, "Bulk Shape Memory NiTi with Refined Grain Size Synthesized by Mechanical Alloying," Materials Science Forum, vols. 386-388, pp. 597-602 (2002).

W.C. Crone and W.J. Drugan  "Comparison of Experiment and Theory for Crack Tip Fields in Ductile Single Crystals,"  Advances in Fracture Research, Proceedings of the ICF 10 International Congress on Fracture, Honolulu, HI (2001), ICF100225OR, pp. 1-6.

Engineering Research Papers in Conference Proceedings

Max Salick, Richard A. Boyer, Chad H. Koonce, Tim J. Kamp, Sean P. Palecek, Kristyn S. Masters, Wendy C. Crone, “Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Encapsulated in Hydrogel Matrix Materials,” 2010 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

M.d.C. Lopez-Garcia, D.J. Beebe, W.C. Crone, “Mechanical Interactions of Mouse Mammary Gland Cells with a Three-Dimensional Matrix Construct,” 2010 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

B.O. Calcagno, T.A. Osswald, C. Rinaldi, W.C. Crone, “Fracture Induced by Cold Rolling in Metal/Polymer Composites,” 2009 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Albuquerque, NM, 196: 1-8(2009).

M.d.C. Lopez-Garcia, D. Beebe, W.C. Crone, “Young’s Modulus of Collagen as a Function of Displacement Rate for Mammary Gland Cell Studies,” 2009 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Albuquerque, NM, 219: 1-7(2009).

A. Creuziger, Y. Li, W. C. Crone, Time Dependent Surface Transformations in NiTi Caused by Polishing, 2006 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, St. Louis, MO, 427, 1-2 (2006).

A. Creuziger, T. W. Shield, W. C. Crone, Prediction of austenite-martensite interfaces in CuAlNi around a notch tip, 2006 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, St. Louis, MO, 62, 1-10 (2006).

A.K. Bentley, A.B. Ellis, and W.C. Crone (2005) Magnetic Manipulations of Nanowires, Proceedings of the 2005 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Portland, OR, 75:380, 1-4.

G.A. Shaw, W.C. Crone, “Nanoscale Mechanical Properties of Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy,”  15th International Invitational Symposium on the Unification of Analytical, Computational, and Experimental Solution Methodologies (UACEM): UACEM in MEMS and Nanotechnology, Springfield, MA (2004) pp. 1-3.

W. C. Crone,  G.A. Shaw, D. S. Stone, A. D. Johnson, and A.B. Ellis, “Shape Recovery after Nanoindentation of NiTi Thin Films,” Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Charlotte, NC, 127: 1-6 (2003). >

B.D. Johnson, D.J. Niedermaier, W.C. Crone, J. Moorthy, and D.J. Beebe, "Mechanical Properties of a pH Sensitive Hydrogel," Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Milwaukee, WI, 129: 1-4 (2002).>

A. Aiyangar, W.C. Crone, C.J. Crnich, D.G. Maki, "Effect of Ethanol on the Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Catheters," Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Milwaukee, WI, 127:1-4 (2002).

D. Wu, W.C. Crone and J.H. Perepezko, " Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructured Melt Spun NiTi Shape Memory Alloy," Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Milwaukee, WI, 130: 1-4 (2002).

L. Tan , J. Bauer, W.C. Crone, and R.M. Albrecht, " Biocompatibility Improvement of NiTi with a Functionally Graded Surface," Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Milwaukee, WI, 131: 1-4 (2002).

L. Tan, W.C. Crone, E.H. Wilson and K. Sridharan, "Experimental Investigation of the Wear Behavior in Surface Modified NiTi,"  Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Portland, OR, 562-565 (2001).

W.C. Crone, A.N. Yahya, and J. Perepezko, "Influence of Grain Refinement on Superelasticity in NiTi,"  Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Portland, OR, 510-513 (2001).

W. C. Crone and K. Sridharan, "Plasma Source Ion Implanted Nickel Titanium for Biomedical Applications,"  Proceedings of the International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies, Pacific Grove, CA, 319-325 (2000).

Education Research Papers in Refereed Journals

Kimberly A. Duncan, Angela Johnson, Chris Johnson, Kyle McElhinny, Steve Ng, Katie D. Cadwell, Dana Horoszewski, Ken Gentry, George Lisensky, Wendy C. Crone, Greta M. Zenner, “Art as an avenue to science literacy: teaching nanotechnology through stained glass,” Journal of Chemical Engineering, 87(10), 1019-1038 (2010).

J. Santos, W. Crone, G.M. Zenner, O.M. Suárez, “Experiences in Advancing Materials Engineering Education in Public High School via Teachers’ Training,” Latin American and Caribbean Journal of Engineering Education, 1(1), 3-7 (2007).

O.M. Castellini, G.K. Walejko, C.E. Holladay, T.J. Theim, G.M. Zenner, W.C. Crone, “Nanotechnology and the Public: Effectively Communicating Nanoscale Science and Engineering Concepts,” Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2007, 9(2): 183-189 (2007).

G.C. Lisensky, D. Horoszewski, K.L. Gentry, G.M. Zenner, W.C. Crone, “Fats, Oils, and Colors of a Nanoscale Material,” The Science Teacher, December 2006, 30-35 (2006).

O.M. Castellini, G.C. Lisensky, J. Walz, G.M. Zenner, W.C. Crone, “Carbon in All Its Varied Forms,” The Science Teacher, December 2006, 37-41 (2006).

M.A. Hemling, L.M. Samuel, G.M. Zenner, A.C. Payne, W.C. Crone, “Nanomedicine: Problem Solving to Treat Cancer,” Science Scope, November 2006, 32-37 (2006).

C. Tahan, C.Y. Leung, K. Ellison, G.M. Zenner, W.C. Crone, C.A. Miller “Nanotechnology and Society:  A discussion-based undergraduate course,” American Journal of Physics, 74, 443-448 (2006).  Also selected for publication in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, 13(16), April 24, 2006.

O.M. Castellini, C.E. Holladay, G.K. Walejko, T.J. Theim, G.M. Zenner, P. Krajniak, W.C. Crone, Museum Exhibits: Bringing Informal Education into the Classroom, Journal of Materials Education, 28(1-2), 27-34 (2006).

A.K. Bentley, M. Farhoud, A.B. Ellis, G.C. Lisensky, A-M.L. Nickel, W.C. Crone “Template Synthesis and Magnetic Manipulation of Nickel Nanowires,” Journal of Chemical Education, May 2005, p. 765-769.  Cover feature. 

A.C. Payne, W.A. deProphetis, G.M. Zenner, T.G. Derenne, A.B. Ellis, W.C. Crone, “Communicating Science to the Public through a University-Museum Partnership,” Journal of Chemical Education, May 2005,  82(5), 743-750.

A.B. Ellis,  G.M. Zenner  and W.C. Crone, “Strategies for developing cutting-edge curriculum and outreach materials,” Journal of Materials Education, Vol. 27 (3-6): 115-122 (2005).  Invited paper. >

Greta M. Zenner, Wendy C. Crone, J. Aura Gimm, Ken  W. Lux, Paul M. Voyles, Nicholas L. Abbott, Cindy G. Carter, Anthony P. Cina, Ann Pumper Comins, Johan Tabora, Pamela Tuchscherer, Tyson Tuchscherer, and P. John Whitsett, "Turning Cutting-Edge Research into Secondary Curriculum," Journal of Materials Education, Vol. 27 (3-6): 91-96 (2005).

K.C. Chen, W.C. Crone, and E.J. Voss, “Shape Memory Alloys for Classroom Demonstrations, Laboratories, and Student Projects,” Journal of Materials Education, 26(3-4) 2004, p. 301-306.

Education Research Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings

Steven Cramer, Wendy Crone, Moira Lafayette, Jeffrey Russell, Dan Klingenberg , Paul Peercy, Darryl Thelen, Amy Wendt, “A Case Study on Transforming Undergraduate Engineering Education at the University of Wisconsin – Madison,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, submitted for 2010.

Katie D. Cadwell, Greta M. Zenner, Naomi C. Chesler, Wendy C. Crone, “Teaching Undergraduate Engineering Students Auxiliary Design Skills via Online Video Modules and Active Learning Exercises, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2009, 518, 1-11.

W.C. Crone, R. Rediske, S. Ackerman, S. Dunwoody, “Engaging Science and Engineering Graduate Students with Informal Science Education,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2009, 1205, 1-9.

Katie Cadwell, Wendy Crone, “Training Undergraduates in the Broader Context of the Research Enterprise,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2008, 1364, 1-9.

O. Castellini, A. Cina, C. Holladay, T. Theim, G. Walejko, G. Zenner, W. Crone, “Seeing the Nanoscale: Using Interactives to Teach Probe Microscopy,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2006, 1726, 1-6.

A. Creuziger, W. C. Crone, ‘Difficulties with Shear Stress in Introductory Mechanics of Materials,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2006, 2670, 1-14.

J.A. Gimm, A. Bentley, M. Farhoud, A.B. Ellis, G.C. Lisensky, W.C. Crone, “Video laboratory manuals and kits that explain nanoscale science and engineering concepts,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2005, p 15651-15658

G.M. Zenner, W.C. Crone, J.A. Gimm, K.W. Lux, P.M. Voyles, N.A. Abbott, A.P. Cina, A.P. Comins, J. Tabora, P. Tuchscherer, T. Tuchscherer, P.J. Whitsett, and C.G. Widstrand.(2004) "Turning Cutting-Edge Research into Secondary Curriculum." Materials Research Society 2004 Fall Meeting Proceedings, PP3.3, 1-6.

K.C. Chen, W.C. Crone, E.J. Voss, “Shape Memory Alloys for Classroom Demonstrations, Laboratories, and Student Projects,” Materials Research Society 2004 Spring Meeting Proceedings,

W.C. Crone, E.J. Voss, K.C. Chen (2004) “Interactive Demonstrations and Laboratories
Using Shape Memory Alloys,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings,1464, 1-9.

J.A. Gimm, A.Payne, G. Zenner, W.C. Crone (2004) “Internships in Public Science Education program: A model for informal science education,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 1793, 1-9.

W.C. Crone, R.W. Carpick, K.W. Lux, B.D. Johnson (2003) "A Course in Micro- and Nanoscale Mechanics," ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 1168:2019, 1-10.

W.C. Crone, A.B. Ellis, G.C. Lisensky, S.M. Condren, D. Stone, R.W. Carpick, A. Payne, K.W. Lux (2003) "Incorporating Concepts of Nanotechnology into the Materials Science and Engineering Classroom,"  ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 1464:2024, 1-11.

W.C. Crone, A.C. Payne, G.M. Zenner, A.B. Ellis, G.C. Lisensky, S.M. Condren, K.W. Lux (2002) “Using interdisciplinary Examples in Nanotechnology to Teach Concepts of Materials Science and Engineering,” Materials Research Society 2002 Fall Meeting Proceedings, invited paper for the Symposium JJ on The Undergraduate Curriculum in Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 760E, JJ2.6, 1-9.

W. C. Crone (2002) "Using an Advanced Mechanics of Materials Design Project to Enhance Learning in an Introductory Mechanics of Materials Course," ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, 2268, 1-7.

Michael Dietzler, Wendy C. Crone, “Video Demonstrations to Enhance Learning of Mechanics of Materials Inside and Outside the Classroom,” 2010 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

W.C. Crone, K.A. Duncan, M. Anderson, D. Meshoulam, M. Sims, K. Luster, A. Johnson, H. Williamson, E. Hood, G.M. Zenner, “Interacting with the Public Using Images of the Nanoscale,” Proceedings of the 2009 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Albuquerque, NM, 197: 1-5, June 2009.

W.C. Crone, “Bringing Nano to the Public through Informal Science Education,” Proceedings of the 2007 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Springfield, MA. June 2007, 50:315, p. 1-4 (2007)

Jeannette Santos, Wendy Crone, Greta Marie Zenner, O. Marcelo Suárez, “Educational Modules for High School Teachers on Materials Engineering,” LACCEI 2006 The Fourth Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, June 21-23, 2006.

 O. Marcelo Suárez, Jeannette Santos, Wendy C. Crone, and Greta M. Zenner,  “Development and Optimization of Instruction Modules for High School Teachers on Materials Science and Engineering Education,” 9th International Conference on Engineering Education, San Juan, PR, July 23 – 28, 2006.

Greta M. Zenner, Wendy C. Crone, Kenneth L. Gentry, George C. Lisensky, S. Michael Condren, and Arthur B. Ellis, “Engaging the Public with Nanotechnology through Outreach,” 9th International Conference on Engineering Education, San Juan, PR, July 23 – 28, 2006.

W.C. Crone, K.W. Lux\, R.W. Carpick, D.S. Stone, E.E. Hellstrom, A.K. Bentley, G.C. Lisensky, “Integrating Nanoscale Science and Engineering Concepts into Undergraduate Engineering Classrooms, , ,” 9th International Conference on Engineering Education, San Juan, PR, July 23 – 28, 2006.

Greta M. Zenner, Wendy C. Crone, Clark A. Miller, Karin D. Ellison, Charles Tahan, Ricky Leung, “Introducing Nano and Society Issues into the Undergraduate and Graduate Classrooms,” International Conference on Engineering Education, San Juan, PR, July 23 – 28, 2006.

W.C. Crone, O.M. Castellini, G.K. Walejko, C.E. Holladay, T.J. Theim, G.M. Zenner, “Public Understanding of Nanotechnology:  Effective Communication of Nanoscale Concepts,” Proceedings of the 2006 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics,  St. Louis, MO, June 2006.

W.C. Crone, G.M. Zenner, C.A. Miller, K.D. Ellison, A.K. Bentley (2005) “Addressing the Social Context of Nanotechnology in the Classroom,” Proceedings of the 2005 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Portland, OR, 68:101, 1-4.

W.C. Crone, K.W. Lux, R.W. Carpick, D.S. Stone, E.E. Hellstrom (2004) “Integrating Nanoscale Science and Engineering Concepts into Mechanics and Materials Classrooms,” Proceedings of the SEM X International Congress and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Costa Mesa, CA, 72:258, p. 1-8.

W.C. Crone, R.W. Carpick, K.W. Lux (2003) "Incorporating Nanotechnology into Undergraduate Education," Proceedings of the 2003 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Charlotte, NC, 19:125, 1-6.