People
I joined the faculty of UVA Engineering for the opportunities to interact with students in the classroom and lab, to collaborate with faculty in MSE, MAE and SEAS, and to participate in the Rolls-Royce University Technology Center on Advanced Material Systems.
Elizabeth J. Opila
Professor
Graduate Students
Lilly Balderson
Charlie Brandenburg
Graduate Students
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Lilly Balderson
Ph.D. Student - Materials Science and Engineering
B.S. - Chemistry - Virginia Commonwealth University 2021Research: Additive Manufacturing of SiC Ceramic Turbines for Aerospace Applications
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Charlie Brandenburg
Ph.D. Student - Materials Science and Engineering
B.S. - Materials Engineering - Iowa State University 2019Research: Oxidation of Refractory Multi-Principal Element Alloys
Wilsdorf Hall A024
(434) 982 5645 -
Matthew Caufield
Ph.D. Student - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S. - Engineering - James Madison University 2023Research: Recession phenomena of environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) under high-temperature water vapor exposure conditions for aerospace applications.
Wilsdorf Hall A026
(703) 755 5330
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Sandamal Witharamage
Ph.D. - Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University - 2023
M.S. - Chemical Engineering, University of Akron
B.S. - Materials Science and Engineering, Unversity of Moratuwa-Srilanka 2015
Research:
-tailoring chemical and thermal properties of rare earth silicates for EBCs
-tailoring chemical and thermal properties of rare earth phosphates for EBCs
Undergraduate Students
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Brandol Galicia
Aerospace Engineering, Class of 2024
Research: Oxidation of Niobium based multi-principal alloys