Using the Processing, Properties and Characterization of Brass to Teach the Differences Between Crystal Structure and Microstructure

Anastasia Micheals teaches in the Materials Engineering department at San José State University, and manages the SEM Laboratory for the SJSU Materials Characterization and Metrology Center [MC]2, where she performs and directs research and materials characterization. She holds an M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Outside the classroom, she consults in materials failures due to processing and manufacturing defects, and detection and identification of trace elements in solids, liquids and gases.