Scholars

Listed are current scholars only. Click on ALUMNI to see the list of our former students and scholars.

Post-Doctoral Research Scientists

Dr. HyeYeong Park, “Thermal Barrier Coatings for Hydrogen Combustion Turbines,” in Progress from April, 2025.

Graduate Research Assistants

Kevin Graydon, Ph.D. Student, “Additive Manufacturing of Aluminum Alloys Designed for Laser Powder Bed Fusion,” in Progress from January, 2021.

Thinh Hyunh, Ph.D. Student, “Additive Manufacturing of High Entropy Alloys for Laser Powder Bed Fusion,” in Progress from January 2021.

Nicolas Ayer, Ph.D. Student, “Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Soft Magnetic Metallic Alloys,” in Progress from May 2022.

Lana Saeed, , Ph.D. Student, “Laser Powder Bed Fusion of High Entropy Alloys for Turbine Blade Tip Repair,” in Progress from May 2022.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Shayndel Pido, BS/MS MSE, “Interfacial Precipitation of Mg2Si in Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) Bonded AA6061,” in Progress from January 2023.

Sydney Lynch, BS/MS MSE, “Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Fe-Cr-Al alloy with Boron Additions,” January 2023 – Current.

Felix Aguilar, BS/MS MSE, “Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Ferrous Alloys,” in Progress from January 2023.

Vivienne Larsen, BS MSE, “Thermal Barrier Coatings for Hydrogen Combustion Turbines,” in Progress from April, 2024.

Ethan Freed, BS MSE, “Laser Powder Bed Fusion Control for Ferrous Alloys,” in Progress from January 2023.

Naoto Kimura, BS MSE, “in training”

Ben Kramer, BS MSE, “in training”

Cameron Gehlman, BS MSE, “in training”

Prerna Nayyar, BS MSE, “in training”

Amanda Chau, BS MAE, “in training”

Laboratory Staff Engineer

None at this time.

Visiting Research Scholars

Kinam Kim, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Republic of Korea, January 2025 – December 2025

Sang Eun Chun, Kyungbuk National University, Republic of Korea, January 2025 – December 2025

Sangmin Lee, Daegu Metropolis, January 2024 – June 2025.