Kristen Constant

Kristen Constant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Office: 515.294.3337
Email: constant@iastate.edu
Homepage: http://www.mse.iastate.edu/who-we-are/people/faculty/kristen-constant.html

Education/Employment
Associate Professor, ISU, April 1998- present
Scientist, Micron Technologies, Boise, ID July-Dec, 2001
Assistant Chair, ISU, August 1998- 2001
Assistant Professor, ISU, March 1992- April 1998
Post-doctoral Associate, MIT, Oct. 1990 - February 1992
PhD Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 1990
BS Ceramic Engineering, Iowa State University, 1986

Research Interests

• Photonic Band Gap Materials,
• Educational Methods and Assessment of Outcomes

Selected Publications
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)

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)

Flexible Materials Engineering Program at Iowa State University: An Exciting Journey, M. Akinc, K. P. Constant, Journal of Materials Education Vol. 24 (1-3): 1-10 (2002)

L.S. Chumbley, C.P. Hargrave, K. Constant, B. Hand, T. Andre, "Project ExCEL - Web-based SEM for K-12 Education," J Eng Ed, April, 2002.

Jiles, D.C., Akinc, M., Biner, S.B., Constant, K., Gray, J.N., Huba, M., Martin, S.W., Schmerr L.W., and. Thompson, R.B., Vertically Integrated Engineering Design For Combined Research And Curriculum Development In Materials Engineering And Nondestructive Evaluation, Proceedings of the Quantitative nondestructive Evaluation, 2001