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Graduate Students
Sophia Cooper
Ph.D. Candidate
Research:
Refractory High Entropy Alloys and Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramics, and their Respective Interfaces. High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (Army Research Laboratories)
Refractory High Entropy Alloys and Ultrahigh Temperature Ceramics, and their Respective Interfaces. High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (Army Research Laboratories)
Faith Gantz
Ph.D. Candidate
Research:
Greenstone Objects (Dallas Museum of Art), Shape Memory Alloys (L'Garde), and High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (NASA)
Greenstone Objects (Dallas Museum of Art), Shape Memory Alloys (L'Garde), and High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (NASA)
Gerardo Gamboa
Ph.D. Candidate
Research:
Magnetic Field-assisted Freeze-casting to Produce Metal Matrix Composites (Army Research Laboratories) and Hydrogen in Steels (Emerson)
Magnetic Field-assisted Freeze-casting to Produce Metal Matrix Composites (Army Research Laboratories) and Hydrogen in Steels (Emerson)
Grant Spencer
Ph.D. Candidate
Research:
Advanced Characterization of Lead Acid Batteries (Consortium for Battery Innovation)
Advanced Characterization of Lead Acid Batteries (Consortium for Battery Innovation)
Andre Montagnoli
Ph.D. Student
Research:
Low Hysteresis Shape Memory Alloys (Boeing), Shape Memory Alloys for Elastocaloric Applications (DoE), and Shape Memory Alloys (NASA)
Low Hysteresis Shape Memory Alloys (Boeing), Shape Memory Alloys for Elastocaloric Applications (DoE), and Shape Memory Alloys (NASA)
Robbie Wilkins
Ph.D. Student
Research:
High Temperature and Ultrahigh Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (Army Research Laboratories)
High Temperature and Ultrahigh Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (Army Research Laboratories)
Adam Cunningham
M.S. Student
Research:
Modeling of High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (Bell)
Modeling of High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (Bell)
Jessica Harris
M.S. Student
Research:
Ag-plated Cu-based Alloys and Diamond Anvil Cell Testing of High Entropy Alloys (Army Research Laboratories)
Ag-plated Cu-based Alloys and Diamond Anvil Cell Testing of High Entropy Alloys (Army Research Laboratories)
Jordyn Ward
M.S. Student
Research:
Modeling of Shape Memory Alloy Composites (Collins Aerospace)
Modeling of Shape Memory Alloy Composites (Collins Aerospace)
Willow Knight
Research:
Greenstone Objects and Paintings from the Dallas Museum of Art. Laser Cladding of Steel Forging Dies using Shape Memory Alloys (ATI)
Greenstone Objects and Paintings from the Dallas Museum of Art. Laser Cladding of Steel Forging Dies using Shape Memory Alloys (ATI)
Jin Kim
M.S. Student
Research:
Laser Cladding of Steel Dies using Complex Concentrated Alloys (ATI)
Laser Cladding of Steel Dies using Complex Concentrated Alloys (ATI)
Undergraduate Students
Dominique Worrell
Fall 2022
Research:
Processing, Fabrication, and Design of Shape Memory Alloys and Components (L'Garde)
Processing, Fabrication, and Design of Shape Memory Alloys and Components (L'Garde)
Luisa Ruiz
Spring 2023
Research:
Ag-plating of Shape Memory Alloys and Processing of Shape Memory Alloys (CPS Technologies)
Ag-plating of Shape Memory Alloys and Processing of Shape Memory Alloys (CPS Technologies)
Lucia Ruiz
Fall 2023
Research:
Modeling of Shape Memory Alloys and Processing of Shape Memory Alloys (CPS Technologies)
Modeling of Shape Memory Alloys and Processing of Shape Memory Alloys (CPS Technologies)
Nathan Tran
Spring 2024
Research:
Shape Memory Alloy Composites
Shape Memory Alloy Composites
Tommi Lehti
Spring 2024
Research:
Processing of High Temperature and Ultrahigh Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (Army Research Laboratories)
Processing of High Temperature and Ultrahigh Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (Army Research Laboratories)
Zach Sennetti
Spring 2024
Research:
Zn ion and Pb-acid batteries
Zn ion and Pb-acid batteries