Included below are biographies of every student researcher currently part of the Center for Advanced Non-Ferrous Structural Alloys. Feel free to explore them, find out more about each researcher and how they came to join the center.
Graduate Students
Gus Becker
Thesis Title: Development of Cabinet Based Computed Tomography Methods for Studies of Microstructures and Defects in Metals
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
University: Colorado School of Mines
Scott Blazanin
Thesis Title: Grain Boundary Fracture Analysis in Aluminum
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Iowa State University
Summer Camerlo
Thesis Title: Advanced Characterization of Particulate Materials Simulating High Explosives
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Nelson Delfino de Campos Neto
Thesis Title: Advanced Engineered Coatings with Extended Die Life for Tooling
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
University: Colorado School of Mines
James Frishkoff
Thesis Title: Fe-Containing Multi-Principal Element Alloys for Protective Structures
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Chloe Johnson
Thesis Title: Mechanisms of Grain Refinement in Laser Powder Bed Fusion of In-Situ Metal Matrix Composite 6061 Aluminum Alloys
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
University: Colorado School of Mines
David Loyola
Thesis Title: Development & Characterization of Thick Electron Beam Welded Commercial Al-Cu Alloy
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Brady McBride
Thesis Title: Accumulative Roll Bonding of Aluminum and Titanium Sheets Toward Low Temperature Super Plasticity
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
University: Colorado School of Mines
David McDevitt
Thesis Title: Ti-6Al-4V Implant coatings/surface treatments for improved wear performance against UHMWPE
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
University: Colorado School of Mines
Abigail Miklas
Thesis Title: Processing and Properties of Multi-Principal Element Alloys
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Katie O'Donnell
Thesis Title: TBD
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
University: Iowa State University
Robert Puerling
Thesis Title: Thermodynamics of Refractory Alloys
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Brian Rodgers
Thesis Title: In-Situ Characterization of Microstructural Evolution During Simulated Additive Manufacturing in Model Alloys
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
University: Colorado School of Mines
Alec Saville
Thesis Title: Microstructural Evolution in Titanium Alloys Under Additive Manufacturing Conditions
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
University: Colorado School of Mines
Stuart Shirley
Thesis Title: Evaluation of Processing Path Effects on Microstructure and Properties of Powder AL-TM Alloy
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Gillian Storey
Thesis Title: Solute and Precipitate Effects on Magnesium Recrystallization
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Jesus Vazquez Gonzalez
Thesis Title: Lubricious PVD Coatings for Forging Dies
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
University: Colorado School of Mines
Max Wallace
Thesis Title: Development of Benchmark Data for a Neoclassical Exascale Digital Twin for Plastic-Bonded Explosives
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosopy
University: Colorado School of Mines
Post-Doctoral Researchers
Sri Ranga Jai Likith
Focus: Simulations of Phonon Phenomena in Meta-stable Beta-Ti
Benjamin Ellyson
Focus: TWIP/TRIP Metastable Alloys
