After a career as a Professor of Materials Science at the University of Sussex in England, and as an industrial researcher at Corning Glass and Norton/St Gobain, I am now experimenting with materials and art. I am inspired by nature, the physical and microscopic world.

I work with glass, plastics, foams, marble, and paper, trying to use my technical knowledge. I try to create new visual effects by changing materials, their surfaces and shapes. I am drawn to light, its reflection and refraction. How it falls on and interacts with different surfaces, e.g. in sculpture, glass or painting. I am also intrigued by geometry and patterns, sometimes reminiscent of crystallography. The results range from simplicity to complexity, order to chaos, but I am always seeking beauty.

In short, my work is usually abstract, minimalist and process based. I have been part of a six-person collective who has put on four art shows at the Sprinkler Factory Building in Worcester since 2012. I frequently show at Arts Worcester of which I am a member. Also at First Parish Church in Northboro and Gallery 263 in Cambridge.

Exhibited Work

2025 – ArtsWorcester, The Annual One
2025 – Worcester State University, Transparency
2024 – Worcester State University, Fire and Water
2024 – ArtsWorcester, Monochrome
2024 – ArtsWorcester, The Annual One
2024 – ArtsWorcester, Feast
2023 – Worcester Zen Center, Buddhas Over Worcester – Sculpture
2023 – ArtsWorcester Biennial, Honorable Mention Award by Conor Moynihan (RISD)
2023 – ArtsWorcester, Impact
2023 – ArtsWorcester, Strut (Fashion)
2022 – White Room, The Art Glow
2022 – Worcester Craft Center, Artists on Fire
2022 – ArtsWorcester, The Annual One
2022 – ArtsWorcester, Play Date

SCIENCE  and TECHNOLOGY

Objective

To obtain work commensurate with my industrial and academic experience.

Summary

• 20 years of industrial R&D experience in ceramics at two leading research centers
• 15 years as Professor of Materials Science
• Skilled in analytical research and practical applications in manufacturing and product development

Areas of Special Expertise

• Ceramic processing of sub-micron powders (including sol-gels)
• High-performance ceramics: compositional and microstructural development
• Translating R&D into manufacturing processes
• Failure analysis and fractography
• Transformation-toughened materials and low-temperature degradation
• Ceramic machining (including damage analysis) for can tooling
• Tribology and ultra-low wear ceramic systems
• Materials for metal forming and ceramic memory disks
• University-level work: XRD, crystal growth, electrical measurement, dosimetry, point defect reactions, and fast ion conductors

Previous Experience Summary

• 1998–Present – Independent Consultant
• 1990–1998 – Senior Scientist, Saint-Gobain
• 1986–1990 – Manager of New Materials, Norton/St. Gobain
• 1981–1986 – Staff Scientist, Corning Glass Works
• 1977–1978 – Sabbatical, Associate Professor at Cornell University
• 1966–1981 – Professor, University of Sussex (UK)

Employment History

1998–Present – Independent Consultant
• Developed products and practices with New England ceramic companies
• Assisted with SBIR proposal writing
• Led NYC Mass Transit project on vandal-resistant train coach windows (2008)
• Participated in the Inventors Association of New England at MIT
• Supported ceramics lab development at University of Witwatersrand (De Beers-funded, 2000–2002)
• Invited speaker at NIST and Temple University
• Taught graduate ceramics course at Northeastern University (2004)

1990–1998 – Senior Scientist, Saint-Gobain Industrial Ceramics
Northboro Research and Development Center, MA
• Developed zirconia and ZTA ceramics for commercial use
• Created machining practices to reduce ceramic damage (SCT Tennessee)
• Supported oxide manufacturing and technical customer communication
• Developed ceramic memory disks, knife blades, and milling media
• Co-invented zirconia/ceramic hip joints (Prozyr™), contributed to ASTM implant standards
• Initiated research in ultra-low-wear tribology
• Supervised WPI M.S. student thesis

1986–1990 – Manager of New Materials, Norton/St. Gobain
• Built a team of 6 researchers at Northboro R&D Center
• Solved zirconia cracking problems and launched pilot production (President’s Award)
• Managed the library and MIT/Rutgers research relationships
• Brought in top-tier consultants
• Conducted patent analysis; secured Lange ZTA patent

1981–1986 – Staff Scientist, Corning Glass Works R&D Center
• Developed patented process for 0.2 micron barium titanate powders
• Supported multilayer capacitor division
• Researched sol-gels, aerosol ceramic powders, and low-temp silica (1200°C densification)

1966–1981 – Professor, University of Sussex (UK)
• Supervised 9 PhDs and published 50+ refereed papers
• Research in crystal defects, ion conductors, battery materials, dosimetry
• Ran radiation exposure service for staff
• Graduate Studies Convener and University Senate member
• Developed an innovative XRD crash course with workbook

Education

• Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University (1966) – Fulbright Scholar
• B.Sc. Metallurgy, University of Wales (UK) (1961)
• MIT Summer Course in Tribology (1997)
• Stephan Covey Management Course (1996)
• Attendee of Gordon Research Conferences and other scientific symposia
• Completed internal management courses at Saint-Gobain

Patents

• Method for the Production of Monosize Powders of Barium Titanate – 4,764,493 (1988)
• Production of Alpha Alumina – 5,641,469 (1997)
• Hip Joint Prosthesis with Zirconia Head and Ceramic Cup – W097/31,592 (1997)
• Innovative Grinding Wheel – 6,102,789 (2000)

Awards

• 1961 – Fulbright Scholar to Cornell University
• 2000 – Fellow, American Ceramic Society
• 2004 – F.H. Norton Award, New England Section, American Ceramic Society

Publications

1. E. Lilley and J.B. Newkirk, Precipitation of MgF₂ in LiF. Advances in X-ray Analysis, Vol. 7, p. 195 (1964).
2. E. Lilley and J.B. Newkirk, Precipitation in LiF Crystals Doped with Mg. J. Mat. Sci., 2, 567 (1967).
3. E.H. Barsis, E. Lilley, and A. Taylor, Ionic Conductivity in MgF₂ Doped LiF. Proc. of the British Ceramic Society.
4. E. Lilley, Solubility and Precipitation in LiF Crystals Doped with MgF₂. Sixth Intl. Symposium on the Reactivity of Solids, Schenectady, USA (1969).
5. E. Lilley, Debye-Huckel Interactions and Solubility in LiF Doped MgF₂. Seventh Intl. Symposium on the Reactivity of Solids, Bristol (1973).
6. J.E. Strutt and E. Lilley, Kinetics of Clustering in MnCl Doped NaCl. Reactivity of Solids Symposium, Bristol (1973).
7. J.A. Chapman and E. Lilley, Solubility of Mn and Cd Ions in NaCl. Journal de Physique, C9, 455 (1973).
8. M.H. Bradbury and E. Lilley, Effect of the Defect Structure on Thermoluminescent Properties of TLD100. Radiothermoluminescent Dosimetry Forum, London (1974).
9. J.A. Chapman and E. Lilley, Structure of Precipitates in Mn Doped NaCl. J. Mat. Sci., 10, 1154 (1975).
10. A.I. Sors and E. Lilley, Anion Displacements and Lattice Energy in 6NaCl·MCl Structures. Phys. Stat. Solidi (a), 27, 469 (1975).
11. E. Lilley, Defect Structures and Thermoluminescence in TLD100. Radiothermoluminescent Dosimetry Forum, London (1975).
12. A.I. Sors and E. Lilley, Morphology of Divalent Cation Precipitates in Alkali Halide Crystals. Phys. Stat. Solidi (a), 32 (1975).
13. J.E. Strutt and E. Lilley, Clustering in Alkali Halides Doped with Divalent Impurities. Phys. Stat. Solidi (a), 33 (1976).
14. M.H. Bradbury, B.C.E. Nwosu, and E. Lilley, Cooling Rate Effects on TLD100 and LiF. J. Phys. D., 9, 1009 (1976).
15. M.H. Bradbury and E. Lilley, Deformation Effects on LiF and TLD100. J. Mat. Sci., 11, 1849 (1976).
16. E. Lilley and R. Howard, Environmental Effects on TLD100. J. of Health Physics, 159 (1976).
17. J.E. Strutt, M.W. Weighton, and E. Lilley, Versatile Cell for Ionic Thermo Currents. J. Scientific Instruments, 9, 683 (1976).
18. E. Lilley, Preferential Nucleation of Au on Mn Doped NaCl. Thin Solid Films, 37, L23 (1976).
19. Y. Al Jammal and E. Lilley, Anomalous Ionic Conductivity in LiF. Scripta Met., 11, 451 (1977).
20. G.C. Taylor and E. Lilley, TLD Research Report to U.K. Dosimetry Forum, Univ. of Sussex (1977).
21. M.H. Bradbury and E. Lilley, Solution Treatment & Aging Effects on TLD100. J. Phys. D., 10, 1261 (1977).
22. M.H. Bradbury and E. Lilley, Precipitation Reactions in TLD Crystals. J. Phys. D., 10, 1267 (1977).
23. G.C. Taylor and E. Lilley, Precipitation Reactions in TLD Crystals. J. Phys. D., 11, 567 (1978).
24. N. Bonamos and E. Lilley, Preparation of Suzuki Phases. Materials Res. Bulletin, 14, 1609 (1979).
25. J.E. Strutt and E. Lilley, Grain Boundary Ionic Conductivity in Polycrystalline Alumina. Phys. Stat. Solidi (a), 54, 639 (1979).
26. B. Beilig and E. Lilley, Dielectric Loss in NaCl:Cd After Deformation. Philosophical Magazine, 41, 745 (1980).
27. J.M. Calleja et al., incl. E. Lilley, Suzuki Phases in Doped Alkali Halides via Raman. J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 41 (1980).
28. E. Lilley, Thermal Expansion of Irradiated NaCl. J. Phys. D., 13, L51 (1980).
29. N. Bonanos and E. Lilley, Ionic Conductivity of Suzuki Phases. Solid State Ionics, 1, 223 (1980).
30. E. Lilley, Clustering of Divalent Cation Vacancy Pairs in Alkali Halides. J. de Physique, C6-429, 41 (1980).
31. N. Bonanos and E. Lilley, Conductivity Relaxations in Suzuki Phase NaCl. J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 42, 943 (1981).
32. E. Lilley and G.C. Taylor, Kinetics for Thermoluminescence in LiF TLD-100. J. Phys. D., 14, L13 (1981).
33. P.J. Chandler and E. Lilley, Three-Wire Thermocouple Design. J. Phys. E., 14, 364 (1981).
34. P.J. Chandler and E. Lilley, Conductivity in NaCl·CdCl₂ Suzuki Phase. Phys. Stat. Solidi (a), 66, 183 (1981).
35. S.W.S. McKeever and E. Lilley, TSPC and TSDC in LiF:Mg (TLD-100). J. Phys. C., 14, 3547 (1981).
36. G.C. Taylor, J.E. Strutt, and E. Lilley, Rapid Cooling in Doped Alkali Halides. Phys. Stat. Solidi, 67, 263 (1981).
37. J.E. Strutt and E. Lilley, Clustering & Precipitation in MgF₂-Doped LiF. J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 42, 827 (1981).
38. G.C. Taylor and E. Lilley, Clustering in LiF (TLD-100). J. Phys. D., 15, 1243 (1982).
39. G.C. Taylor and E. Lilley, Effects of Clustering on Thermoluminescence in TLD-100. J. Phys. D., 15, 1253 (1982).
40. G.C. Taylor and E. Lilley, Readout Rate Studies of LiF (TLD-100). J. Phys. D., 15, 2053 (1982).
41. S.W.S. McKeever and E. Lilley, Trimer Formation in Alkali Halides. J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 43, 885 (1982).
42. E. Lilley, Isothermal Decay of Thermoluminescence in LiF (TLD-100). J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 43, 885 (1982).
43. E. Lilley and S.W.S. McKeever, Order of Kinetics in LiF (TLD-100). J. Phys. D., 16, L39 (1983).
44. D.G. Pickles and E. Lilley, Ultramicrotoming of Ceramic Powders. J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 68, C222 (1985).
45. E. Lilley, Thermoluminescence and Its Application to Dosimetry. Encyclopedia of Materials Science, Ed. M.B. Bever (1986).
46. E. Lilley, Review of Low Temperature Degradation in Y-TZP. Ceramic Transactions, v.10 (1990).
47. S.F. Braza, R.H. Licht, and E. Lilley, Ceramic Roller Follower Simulation. STLE, No. 92-AM-2F-1 (1992).
48. E. Lilley, Thermoluminescence Overview. Concise Encyclopedia of Materials Characterization, Eds. Cahn & Lifshin (1993).
49. E. Lilley, Surface Integrity of Machined Ceramics. Intl. Conf. on Machining of Advanced Materials, NIST (1993).
50. B. Cales, Y. Stefani, and E. Lilley, Aging of Zirconia Ceramic in Orthopaedy. J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 28, 619–624 (1994).