F. Hadley Cocks

F. Hadley Cocks

Professor Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Professor Cocks' recent research has ranged over a wide variety of areas in materials science, including crystal growth, mechanical properties of kidney stones, lunar science, diffraction optics, materials for radiation detection, and radiation shielding. For many years he was a consultant to Los Alamos National Laboratories. His current interests include magnesium alloy development and the the development of an ultrasensitive neutron detector, which is being supported by the Department of Homeland Security. His research has been supported by NSF, NIH, AFOSR, DOE, NREL (formerly the Solar Energy Research Institute) as well as DHS, the American Cancer Society, and the North Carolina Space Grand Consortium. Professor Cocks' recent book, Energy Demand and Climate Change: Issues and Resolutions, is a popular, scientifically sound yet easily read book providing the science and background necessary to understand today's energy and climate problems, and offers possible answers using both current and future technology.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Professor Emeritus in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Contact Information

Education

  • D.Sc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965
  • M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964
  • B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963

Research Interests

A wide variety of areas in materials science, including crystal growth, mechanical properties of kidney stones, lunar science, diffraction optics, materials for radiation detection, and radiation shielding.

Courses Taught

  • ME 392: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 424L: Mechanical Systems Design

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Xing, Y; Chen, TT; Simmons, WN; Sankin, G; Cocks, FH; Lipkin, ME; Preminger, GM; Zhong, P, Comparison of Broad vs Narrow Focal Width Lithotripter Fields., J Endourol, vol 31 no. 5 (2017), pp. 502-509 [10.1089/end.2016.0560] [abs].
  • Burlison, JS; Hartshorne, MF; Voda, AM; Cocks, FH; Fair, JR, SPECT/CT localization of oral radioiodine activity: a retrospective study and in-vitro assessment., Nuclear Medicine Communications, vol 34 no. 12 (2013), pp. 1216-1222 [10.1097/mnm.0000000000000004] [abs].
  • Burlison, JS; Hartshorne, MF; Voda, AM; Cocks, FH; Fair, JR, SPECT/CT localization of oral radioiodine activity: A retrospective study and in-vitro assessment, Nuclear Medicine Communications, vol 34 no. 12 (2013), pp. 1216-1222 [10.1097/MNM.0000000000000004] [abs].
  • Wang, AJ; Baldwin, GT; Gabriel, JC; Cocks, FH; Goldsmith, ZG; Iqbal, MW; Astroza, GM; Simmons, WN; Zhong, P; Preminger, GM; Lipkin, ME, In-vitro assessment of a new portable ballistic lithotripter with percutaneous and ureteroscopic models., J Endourol, vol 26 no. 11 (2012), pp. 1500-1505 [10.1089/end.2012.0278] [abs].
  • Neal Simmons, W; Cocks, FH, Carbon diffusion in lanthanum erbium carbide stabilized in the cubic fluorite structure, Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion, vol 33 no. 2 (2012), pp. 85-88 [10.1007/s11669-012-0003-6] [abs].