Ph.D. with Dissertation Conferred
Dr. Nathalia Diaz Vallejo, 2022, TBA.
Dr. Holden Hyer, 2020, Now Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Dr. Abhishek Mehta, 2019, Now Research and Development Engineer, Intel Corporation, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Dr. Esin Schulz, 2018, Now with Mitsubishi-Hitach Power Systems Americas, Orlando, FL, USA
Dr. Ryan Newell, 2018, Now with North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Dr. Clara Hofmeister, 2016, Now with US Army Research Laboratory, APG, MD, USA
Dr. Youngjoo Park, 2016, Now with ViNext Patent Office, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Dr. Le Zhou, 2016, Now Assistant Professor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Catherine Kammerer, 2015, Now with Aerojet-Rocketdyne, Jupiter, FL, USA
Dr. Ke Huang, Ph.D., 2012, Now Associate Professor, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
Dr. Balaji Jayaraj, Ph.D., 2011, Now with Siemens Energy Incorporated, Orlando, FL, USA.
Dr. Emmanuel Perez, Ph.D., 2011, Now with Savanah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC, USA.
Dr. Prabhakar Mohan, Ph.D., 2010, Now with Solar Turbines Inc., San Diego, CA, USA.
Dr. Rashmi Mohanty, Ph.D., 2008, Now with Novelis, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Dr. Narayana Garimella, Ph.D., 2008, Now with US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Dr. Jing Liu, Ph.D., 2007, Now with Pratt and Whitney, East Hartford, CT, USA.
M.S. with Thesis Conferred
Ms. Erica Drober, M.S., 2022, Now with Collins Aerospace, Windsor Locks, CT, USA
Mr. Keegan Muller, M.S., 2021, Now with DDM Systems, Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA.
Ms. Sofia Nucci, M.S., 2021, Now with Siemens Energy Incorporated, Orlando, FL, USA
Mr. Thihn Huynh, M.S., 2020, Entered University of Central Florida for Doctoral Program in Materials Science and Engineering.
Mr. Kevin Graydon, M.S., 2020, Entered University of Central Florida for Doctoral Program in Materials Science and Engineering.
Ms. Sharon Park, M.S., 2020, Entered Johns Hopkins University for Doctoral Program in Materials Science and Engineering.
Mr. Asif Mahmud, M.S., 2020, Entered University of Central Florida for Doctoral Program in Materials Science and Engineering.
Mr. Binghao Lu, M.S., 2020, Entered University of Connecticut for Doctoral Program in Computer Science and Engineering.
Mr. Nicholas Eriksson, M.S., 2015, Now with Lockheed-Martin, Orlando, FL, USA
Mr. Chad Heinrich, M.S., 2015, Now with Siemens Power Generation, Orlando, FL, USA
Mr. Kevin Coffy, M.S., 2014, Now with Mitsubishi Power Systems, Orlando, FL, USA.
Mr. Omar Ahmed, M.S., 2013, Entered (2015) University of Central Florida for Doctoral Program in Materials.
Mr. YoungJoo Park, M.S., 2013, Entered University of Central Florida for Doctoral Program in Materials. See Ph.D. Conferred.
M.S. Clara Hofmeister, M.S., 2013, Entered University of Central Florida for Doctoral Program in Materials. See Ph.D. Conferred.
M.S. Catherine Kammerer, M.S., 2013, Entered University of Central Florida for Doctoral Program in Materials. See Ph.D. Conferred.
M.S. Ashley Ewh, M.S., 2012, Entered Northwestern University for Doctoral Program in Materials Science and Engineering.
Mr. Dongho Shin, M.S., 2012, Now with Korean Armed Forces, Republic of Korea.
Mr. Joshua Bush, M.S., 2012, Now with Specialty Metals, Huntington, WV, USA.
Ms. Carmen Bargraser, M.S., 2011, Now with Siemens Power Generation, Orlando, FL, USA.
Ms. Catalina Uribe, M.S., 2011, Now with Mitsubishi Power Systems, Orlando, FL, USA.
Ms. Sarah Brennan, M.S., 2011, Now with Blue Origin, Kent, WA, USA.
Ms. Sriparna Mukherjee, M.S., 2011, Entered Doctoral Program at University of Nebraska, NS, USA.
Mr. Jean Paul Garcia, M.S., 2010, Now with Siemens Energy Incorporated, Orlando, FL, USA
Ms. Brittany Kerr, M.S., 2010, Now with Lockheed-Martin, Houston, TX, USA.
Mr. Zhengtao Yang, M.S., 2009, Entered Doctoral Program at Univ. of Kenturky, KY, USA.
Mr. Travis Patterson, M.S., 2008, Now with Siemens Energy Incorporated, Orlando, FL, USA.
Mr. Bradford Tipton, M.S., 2008, Now with Boeing Company, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Ms. Barbara Franke, M.S., 2005, Now with Solar Turbines Inc., San Diego, CA, USA.
Mr. Emmanuel Perez, M.S., 2005, Entered Doctoral Program at UCF, Orlando, FL, USA. See Ph.D. Conferred.
Ms. Jing Liu, M.S., 2005, Entered Doctoral Program at UCF, Orlando, FL, USA. See Ph.D. Conferred.
Mr. Srinivas Vishweswaraiah, M.S., 2004, Now with Sandvik Hyperion, Columbus, OH, USA.
Ms. Abby “Elliott” Puccio, M.S., 2004, Now a Happy Mom somewhere West Coast.
Mr. Sankar Laxman, M.S., 2003, Now with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Ottawa, Canada.
Mr. Nan Mu, M.S., 2003, Now with Beijing Changzheng Zhongzhuang Technology, Beijing, China.
Mr. Balaji Jayaraj, M.S., 2003, Entered Doctoral Program at UCF, Orlando, FL, USA. See Ph.D. Conferred.
Miss Deepa Shenoy, M.S., Entered ECE Doctoral Program, UCF, Orlando, FL.
B.S. Senior Engineering Project Supervision
Giulliana Rasua, Meryl Wiratmo, Ryan Wood, “Magnetic Properties of Additively Manufactured Metallic Alloys,” Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, August, 2022 – May, 2023. * Winner of Best-of-Show for Senior Design Showcase, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida
Austin Carney, Logan Boudreau, Joe LoMonaco, Porter Morgan, Noe Tellez, Samantha Majchrzak, “Powdered Metal Plasma Atomization,” Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, August 2019 – May 2020.
Bartek Bogdziewicz, Kevin Graydon, Ryan Neale, Nicolas Palay, Sharon Park, Matt Phillips, Brennon Woodye, “Implementation of an Automatic Pressure Control and DAQ System on a Gas Atomization Unit,” Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida, August 2018 – May 2019.
Undergraduate Research Assistants (not at all complete…)
Madison Versaggi, Anthony Defillipo, Jae’mara Mundy, Felipe Betancor, Michael Gonzalez, Kimberly Westerlund, Alexander Kushma, Judith Dickson, Joseph Hamilton, Katrina Bermudez, Sarah Harary (from UW at St. Louis), Clara Hofmeister, Carmen Bargraser, Andrew Shon, Ananda Leon, Monica Hopkins, Nathan Hotaling, Travis Patterson, Michael Thompson, Candice Wirth, Davis Miranda, Elizabeth Jordan, Barbara Franke, Charles O’Toole, Christine Cruz, Vincent Ng, Brian Farnsworth, Mr. Chris Petorak, Abby Lee Elliot, Ron Walvick.
Post-Doctoral Research Scholars
Dr. Jeongmin Woo, 2020-2022, Now with LG Electronics, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Dr. Abhishek Mehta, 2019-2022, Now Research and Development Engineer, Intel Corporation, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Dr. Le Zhou, 2017-2020, Now Assistant Professor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. Youngjoo Park, 2016-2018, Now with NiNext Patent Office, Seoul, Korea
Dr. Bo Yao, 2008-2011, Now with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richmond, WA, USA.
Dr. Hyunju Choi, 2009-2011, Now with Korea Automotive Technology Institute, Cheonan, Korea.
Dr. Wei Fei, 2007-2008, Now with BELAC LLC, Oldsmar, FL, USA.
Dr. Jaiwon Byeon, 2004-2006, Professor, Seoul National University of Technology, Korea
Dr. Soonjik Hong, 2005, Now an Professor, Kongju National University, Korea
Dr. Brian Kempshall, 2003-2004, Now with NanoSpective, Orlando, FL, USA.
Dr. Santosh Jha, 2001-2002, Now with Surmet Corp., Burlington, MA, USA.
Visiting Scholars, Professors and Students
Sanguk Kim, 2021, Visiting Research Scholar from INHA University (Republic of Korea)
Taehoon Kang, 2020, Visiting Research Scholar from INHA University (Republic of Korea)
Donghoon Yang, 2020, Visiting Research Scholar from INHA University (Republic of Korea)
Dr. S.H. Park: 2017 -2018, POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company), South Korea
Dr. H.B. Chae: 2016 – 2017, POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company), South Korea
Prof. T.W. Kim, 2015 – 2016, Visiting Professor, 2015-2016, PuKyung National University, Busan, Korea
Dr. K.H. Kang, 2014 – 2015, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Daejeon, Korea
Prof. Y.W. Park, Visiting Professor, 2013-2014, PuKyung National University, Busan, Korea
Mr. S.J. Oh, 2013- 2014, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Daejeon, Korea
Prof. H.S. Lee, 2012 – 2013, Kyung Book National University, Daegu, Korea
Mr. Jungwon “Andrew” Kang, USDOS WEST Fellow, 2012-2013, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
Miss Junglim “Emily” Yoon, USDOS WEST Fellow, 2012-2013, University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea.
Mr. Ilgu Kang, USDOS WEST Fellow, 2011-2012, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea.
Prof. I.Y. Ohm, Visiting Professor, 2011-2012, Seoul National University of Technology, Seoul, Korea.
Prof. T.H. Noh, Visiting Professor, 2011-2012, Andong National University, Andong, Korea.
Prof. J.G. Kim, Visiting Professor, 2010-2011, Busan National University, Busan, Korea.
Prof. G.A. Lee, Visiting Professor, 2009-2010, Andong National University, Andong, Korea.
Prof. G.C. Jeong, Visiting Professor, 2008-2009, Korea Polytechnic University, Seoul, Korea.
Prof. K.B. Park, Visiting Professor, 2004-2005, Andong National University, Andong, Korea.
Prof. S.H. Rhee, Visiting Professor, 2003-2004, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
Prof. C.K. Lee, Visiting Professor, 2002-2003, Seoul National University of Technology, Seoul, Korea.
