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
Adira Balzac
Thesis Title: Thermomechanical Processing of Refractory Multi-Principal Element Alloys for Ultrahigh Temperature Performance
Degree Plan: PhD
University: Colorado School of Mines
Gus Becker
Thesis Title: Development of Cabinet Based Computed Tomography Methods for Studies of Microstructures and Defects in Metals
Degree Plan: PhD
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: PhD
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
Henry Geerlings
Thesis Title: Maximizing Scrap Recycling by Designing Cu Tolerant Steel Compositions
Degree Plan: PhD
University: Colorado School of Mines
Juan Gonzalez
Thesis Title: High Temperature Mechanical Properties of Wire Arc Additively Manufactured Alloys
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Oliver Hesmondhalgh
Thesis Title: In-situ Visualization of Microstructure Evolution in Metallic Alloys Under Additive Manufacturing Conditions
Degree Plan: PhD
University: Colorado School of Mines
Spencer Hunt
Thesis Title: Modeling and Quality Predictions of U-10Mo Castings
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Christopher Jasien
Thesis Title: Microstructure and Processing Links in Beta-Titanium During Additive Manufacturing
Degree Plan: PhD
University: Colorado School of Mines
Megan Le Corre
Thesis Title: Additive Manufacturing of Refractory Multi-Principal Element Alloys
Degree Plan: PhD
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
Abigail Miklas
Thesis Title: Additive Manufacturing Feasibility of Refractory Alloys
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Ruben Ochoa
Thesis Title: Control of Microstructure During Additive Manufacturing of Ni Alloys
Degree Plan: PhD
University: Colorado School of Mines
Katie O’Donnell
Thesis Title: TBD
Degree Plan: PhD
University: Iowa State University
Lionel Promel
Thesis Title: Maximizing Scrap Recycling by Designing Cu Tolerant Steel Compositions
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
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: PhD
University: Colorado School of Mines
Alec Saville
Thesis Title: Microstructural Evolution in Titanium Alloys Under Additive Manufacturing Conditions
Degree Plan: PhD
University: Colorado School of Mines
Charles Smith
Thesis Title: Data Driven Qualification Framework for Metals Additive Manufacturing
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Nadira Surghani
Thesis Title: Casting Modeling and Quality of Metallic Alloys
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Jesus Vazquez Gonzalez
Thesis Title: Lubricious PVD Coatings for Forging Dies
Degree Plan: PhD
University: Colorado School of Mines
William Waliser
Thesis Title: Fundamentals of Recrystallization Temperature in Binary Nb Alloys
Degree Plan: Masters
University: Colorado School of Mines
Noah Welch
Thesis Title: Influence of Microstructure on the Oxidation Response of Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys
Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
University: Iowa State University
Post-Doctoral Researchers
Benjamin Ellyson
Focus: TWIP/TRIP Metastable Alloys
Adriana Eres Castellanos
Focus: Rapid Solidification in Nickel Alloys
