1. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TEMPERATURE EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HARSH ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS Open Access Author: Suprock, Andrew David Title: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TEMPERATURE EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HARSH ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS Graduate Program: Engineering Science and Mechanics Keywords: Ultrasonic Non-Destructive EvaluationStructural Health MonitoringUltrasonic TransducersHigh TemperatureHarsh EnvironmentRadiationMaterials OptimizationNDESHMPiezoelectricityPiezoelectric MaterialsPiezoelectric Crystal Structures File: Download Andy_Suprock_PSU_MS_ESM_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Bernhard R Tittmann, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAlbert Eliot Segall, Committee MemberClifford Jesse Lissenden III, Committee Member