People

Jeremiah Thomas (current)

Coke Matthews (current)

Anish Vegesha (current)

Duane Miles Armell (2016)

Kelly Young (2015)

2017

Anne Kyner
Ph.D., Engineering Physics
Thesis: Impulse Mitigation of Structures Impacted by Granular Media

2015

Bradley Richards
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: YTTERBIUM SILICATE ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATINGS

Theron Rodgers
Ph.D., Engineering Physics
Thesis: NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT DIRECTED VAPOR DEPOSITION

2014

Ryan Holloman
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: IMPULSE LOADING OF 3D PRISMATIC CELLULAR STRUCTURES

Mark O'Masta
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: MECHANISMS OF DYNAMIC DEFORMATION AND FAILURE IN ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE FIBER-POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES

2013

Tochukwu George
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE CELLULAR STRUCTURES

Scott Kasen
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: THERMAL MANAGEMENT AT HYPERSONIC LEADING EDGES

Jasmine Keene
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: CHARACTERIZATION OF A TI(MO)C-NI CERMET FOR USE IN IMPACT RESISTANT SANDWICH PANELS

2011

Toni Kember
M.S., Materials Science and Engineeering
Thesis: COMPOSITIONAL VARIATIONS IN VAPOR DEPOSITED SAMARIUM ZIRCONATE COATINGS

2010

Mark R. O'Masta
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES: STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES AND BALLISTIC RESPONSE

2009

Brian A. Gillespie
Ph.D., Engineering Physics
Thesis: BOND ORDER POTENTIALS FOR GROUP IV SEMICONDUCTORS

Pimsiree Moongkhamklang
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: TITANIUM-SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITE LATTICE STRUCTURES

John J. Wetzel
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: THE IMPULSE RESPONSE OF EXTRUDED CORRUGATED CORE ALUMINUM SANDWICH STRUCTURES

Hengbei Zhao
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: LOW CONDUCTIVITY THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS

2008

Sang-wan Jin
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: DIRECTED VAPOR DEPOSITION OF LITHIUM MANGANESE OXIDE FILMS

Yoon Gu Kim
Ph.D., Engineering Physics
Thesis: PLASMA-ASSISTED DIRECTED VAPOR DEPOSITION FOR SYNTHESIZING LITHIUM PHOSPHORUS OXYNITRIDE THIN FILMS

Aarash Y.N. Sofla
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Multifunctional Shape Morphing Lattice Structures

2007

Kevin A. Finnegan
M.S., Engineering Physics
Thesis: CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE PYRAMIDAL LATTICE STRUCTURES

Junjie Quan
Ph.D., Engineering Physics
Thesis: LOW ENERGY ION BEAM ASSISTED GROWTH OF METAL MULTILAYERS

2006

Dewey A. Murdick
Ph.D.. Engineering Physics
Thesis: SIMULATING THE ATOMIC ASSEMBLY OF GALLIUM ARSENIDE

Chrisitan J. Yungwirth
M.S., Engineering Physics
Thesis: BALLISTIC RESPONSE OF PYRAMIDAL LATTICE TRUSS STRUCTURES

2005

Brian A. Gillespie
M.S., Engineering Physics
Thesis: Evaluation of Interatomic Potentials for Modelling Si and SiGe

Gregory W. Kooistra
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: ALUMINUM ALLOY LATTICE STRUCTURES

2002

Nabanita Majumdar
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Atomistic Simulations of the Surface Oxidation of Aluminum

2001

Wei Zou
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: SYNTHESIS OF GIANT MAGNETORESISTIVE MULTILAYERS

2000

Derek D. Hass
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS VIA DIRECTED VAPOR DEPOSITION

Douglas T. Queheillalt
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: LASER ULTRASONIC INVESTIGATIONS OF VERTICAL BRIDGMAN CRYSTAL GROWTH

Yougen Yang
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: THE MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION

1999

Paul E. Cantonwine II
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: PROCESSING AND PROPERTIES OF AN ALUMINA COMPOSITE FIBER

Gareth T. Munger
Ph.D., Engineering Physics
Thesis: IN SITU CHARACTERIZATION OF METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES PROCESSING

Wei Zou
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: RF Diode Sputter Deposition of Copper

1998

James F. Groves
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: DIRECTED VAPOR DEPOSITION

Joseph O. Maciejewski
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Three Dimensional Atomistic Simulation of Metal Vapor Deposition

Giridhar M. Prabhakar
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Laser Ultrasonic Tomographic Characterization of Materials with Density Gradients

Mark J. Williamson
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Contributions to Residual Stresses in Metal Matrix Composites

1997

Adam C. Goodge
M.S., Engineering Physics
Thesis: Lens Focused Microwave Reflectometry Concepts for Ceramic Coating Characterization

Yongmei M. Liu
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: ANISTROPIC DAMAGE EVOLUTION IN CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES

1996

Byoung-Woo W. Choi
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: EDDY CURRENT SENSING OF CD1-XZNXTE CRYSTAL GROWTH

Kumar P. Dharmasena
Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thesis: EDDY CURRENT SENSING OF VERTICAL BRIDGMAN SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL GROWTH

Derek D. Hass
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Dielectric Sensing of Ceramic Particle Suspensions

Joseph M. Kunze
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: MECHANISMS AND MODELS OF METAL MATRIX COATED FIBER DENSIFICATION

Dana T. Russell
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Creep of Titanium Matrix Composite: Models and Mechanisms

David J. Sypeck
Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thesis: DAMAGE EVOLUTION IN TITANIUM MATRIX COMPOSITES

Ravichandran Vancheeswaran
Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thesis: SIMULATION AND PATH PLANNING THE MICROSTRUCTURE DURING CONSOLIDATION OF POROUS METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES

1995

Rebecca L. Lankey
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Jet Vapor Deposited Nanocomposites: Processing and Properties

Frederick T. Schulitz
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Ultrasonic Propagation in Viscous Liquid Suspensions

1994

Ravikumar S. Gampala
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: THE INELASTIC BLUNTING OF HEMISPHERICAL CONTACTS

David L. Hill
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Jet Vapor Deposition Coating Fibers

Douglas T. Queheillalt
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Laser Ultrasonic Sensing of Liquid/Solid Interfaces

John Warren
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Fiber Damage Prediction for the Consolidation of Ti-6Al-4V (PVD) Metallized Alumina Fibers

1993

Weiwen Cai
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Phase Transformations and Age Hardening of a Rapidly Solidified Ti-24A1-11Nb Alloy

Paul E. Cantonwine II
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: The Effects of Processing on the Interface Structure/Property Relationship in a Ti-24A1-11Nb (at %) Composite

Terry S. Davison
M.S., Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Elastic/Plastic Analysis of the Contact Deformation of Metal-Coated Fibers

Heather J. Hough
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Luminescence Sensing of Stress in Metal Matrix Composites

1992

James F. Groves
M.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thesis: Fiber Damage During the Consolidation of Metal Matrix Composites

Richard W. Rydin
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Mechanically Alloyed Intermetallic Ti3Al+Nb Microstructures and Properties

1991

Jeffrey A. Goldman
M.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thesis: Laser Ultrasound Density Distribution Sensing

Todd A. Kuntz
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Measurement of Internal Residual Strain Gradients in Metal Matrix Composites Using Synchrotron Radiation

Joseph M. Kunze
M.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thesis: Modelling the Consolidation of Plasma Sprayed Foils

Sanjai Parthasarathi
M.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thesis: Ultrasonic Sensing of Porous Granular Media