Postdoctoral Associates
| Name | Working Years | Currently at |
|---|---|---|
| PrameelaDr. Suhas Eswarappa Prameela | 2022-2022 | MIT |
| YiDr. Peng Yi | 2016-2019 | JHU |
| MaDr. Xiaolong Ma | 2016-2018 | Texas A&M |
| VoisinDr. Thomas Voisin | 2014-2016 | LLNL |
| WollDr. Karsten Woll | 2012-2013 | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| SwaminathanDr. Raman Swaminathan | 2009-2011 | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Madras |
| BarronDr. Sara Barron | 2008-2011 | Draper Labs |
| KnepperDr. Robert Knepper | 2007-2008 | SNL |
| WangDr. Jiaping Wang | 2001-2003 | Tsinghua University |
| DuckhamDr. Alan Duckham | 2001-2003 | Materion |
| ShangDr. Chang He Shang (with Cammarata) | 1988-2000 | Western Digital |
| Van HeerdenDr. David Van Heerden | 1996-2002 | Materion |
Graduate Students
| Name | Thesis | Graduation Year and Degree | Currently at |
|---|---|---|---|
| FiteJohn Fite | "Improving Aluminum Alloy Performance for Structural and Reactives Applications through Structure-Property Relationships " | 2023 Ph.D. | Northrup Grumman |
| PrameelaDr. Suhas Eswarappa Prameela | "Design of Lightweight Magnesium Alloys for Extreme Dynamic Environments" | 2022 Ph.D. | MIT |
| KrynickiJenna Krynicki | "Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Structural Metals" | 2023 Ph.D. | Raytheon |
| PolkAmee Polk | "Tuning microstructure and reactive properties of titanium dioxide based thermites using Al-Zr composite fuels" | 2023 D.Eng. | DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center |
| WainwrightElliot Wainwright | "Ball Milled Al / Zr Reactive Composites for Bio-Agent Defeat: From Synthesis to Application" | 2020 Ph.D. | Army Research Lab |
| LiuWen-ju Liu | "ECAE of Mg-Al and Mg-Zn alloys " | 2019 M.S. | Micron Technology |
| KrywopuskNicholas Krywopusk | "Characterization of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys Processed by Equal Channel Angular Extrusion" | 2018 Ph.D. | JHU |
| KinseyAlex Kinsey | "Development of Gasless Thermite Foils for Bonding Dissimilar Metals" | 2017 Ph.D. | Exponent |
| GrapesMichael Grapes | "The Role of Interfacial Reactions in Aluminum/Nickel Reactive Multilayer Performance" | 2016 Ph.D. | LLNL |
| ZhaoLongyu Zhao | "Design and Characterization of Fluidic and Thermal Properties of 3D Woven Lattic Materials for Heat Exchange Applications" | 2016 Ph.D. | Amazon |
| OverdeepKyle Overdeep | "Designing Reactive Metal Nanolaminates for Bioagent Defeat" | 2016 Ph.D. | Eglin Air Force Base |
| StoverAdam Stover | "The Effect of Nonuniform Microstructures in Ni/Al Laminate Sheets and Powders" | 2013 Ph.D. | Edwards Vacuum |
| DarnellLaura Darnell | "The Mechanical Properties of Human Enamel and Dentin" | 2013 Ph.D. | Dentist |
| FritzGreg Fritz | "Ignition Thresholds and Reaction Propagation in Compacts of Reactive Multilayer Particles" | 2011 Ph.D. | Draper Labs |
| SpeyStephen Spey | "Reactive Multilayer Foils: Ignition and Joining" | 2005 Ph.D. | Consultant |
| HooperJennifer Hooper | "The Metallurgy and Mechanical Properties of Wrought Iron from the RMS Titanic" | 2003 Ph.D. | OHSU |
| LewisAlexis Lewis | "Microstructural Stability and Creep Behavior in Microlaminate Foils" | 2003 Ph.D. | NRL |
| ReissMichael Reiss | "A Study of Reactive Multilayer Foils for Joining Applications" | 2003 Ph.D. | Parent |
| PfisterBryan Pfister (co-advised for G. Bao) | "The Biomechanics of Diffuse Axonal Injury" | 2002 Ph.D. | NJIT |
| BlobaumKerri Blobaum | "Thermite Reactions in Al/CuOx Nanolaminate Foils and Formation Reactions in Al/Ni Nanolaminate Foils" | 2002 Ph.D. | LLNL |
| JayaramanSwami Jayaraman (co-advised by O. Knio) | "Numerical Modeling of Self-propagating Reactions in Multilayer Foils" | 1999 Ph.D. | Deceased |
| GavensAndrew Gavens | "Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Nb/Nb-Si Microlaminates and Self-propagating Exothermic Reactions in Al/Ni Nanolaminates" | 1999 Ph.D. | Knolls Atomic Power Commission |
| KrumheuerEvan Krumheuer | 2017 M.S. | Magic Leap | |
| SlusarskiKyle Slusarski | "Joining dissimilar metals and alloys using novel reactive foils" | 2015 M.S. | ARL |
| KrywopuskNicholas Krywopusk | "Modeling Thermal Transport in Reactive Multilayer Delays" | 2012 M.S. | Postdoc in Hufnagel lab at JHU |
| RosenblumCraig Rosenblum | "Mechanical Properties of Human Enamels" | 2010 M.S. | Employed |
| HuiChristinia Hui | "Mechanical Properties of Human Incisors" | 2009 M.S. | USPTO |
| FisherKatie Fisher | "Exothermic Reactions in Al-Zr Multilayers" | 2009 M.S. | Deceased |
| TanotoHutomo Tanoto | "Characterizing Adhesion of Multilayer Polymer Coatings (PCL/PLA) on Metal Wire Implants for Drug Delivery" | ||
| Diana Bershadsky | 2023 M.S. | ||
| ArlingtonShane Arlington | "Fundamentals and applications of reactive nanocomposites" | 2021 Ph.D. | Draper |
| XueJu Xue | "Design and Development of Biodegradable Multifunctional 3D Wove Scaffolds for Orthopedic Implants" | 2021 Ph.D. | Lam Research |
Undergraduate Students -- Senior Design
| Name | Working Years | Senior Design Title |
|---|---|---|
| LipkinElaine Lipkin | ||
| ParkAbby Park | ||
| AshiruOlayide Ashiru | ||
| KingCarrine King | ||
| ChenBowen Chen | 2018-2019 | "Characterization of corrosion in Mg alloy wires" |
| LanganLawrence Langan | 2018-2019 | "Coating metallic bio-scaffolds with PCL for bone implants" |
| YehAlex Yeh | 2017-2018 | "Electrodeposition of HAp on SS wires" |
| SosaSteven Sosa | 2016-2017 | "Corrosion studies of dissimilar metal bonds" |
| TershakovecMichael Tershakovec | 2016-2017 | "Studying reactive metal particles in binders" |
| SchmaussTravis Schmauss | 2015-2016 | "Mechanism of Particle Microexplosions During Combustion" |
| KrumheuerEvan Krumheuer | 2015-2016 | "Effect of Bond Parameters on Redox Foil Bond Strength" |
| DasPaul Masih Das | 2013-2014 | "Lithographically Patterning Ni:Al Bilayers as Chemical Time Delays." |
| LinJasper Lin | 2012-2014 | "Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Ni-Al Bilayer Interdiffusion" |
| MarcelloPaul Marcello | 2012-2013 | "Magnesium-Containing Reactive Foils" |
| JoressHowie Joress | 2011-2012 | "Oxidation of Al-Zr Reactive Multilayer Foils" |
| KrywopuskNicholas Krywopusk | 2010-2011 | "Characterization of Mechanically Fabricated Reactive Materials" |
| WyskeNathan Wyske | 2009-2010 | "Oxidation of Metal Layers on Multilayer Foils" |
| RichmondGrieg Richmond | 2008-2009 | "Exothermic Reactions in Multilayer Particles" |
| RosenblumCraig Rosenblum | 2008-2009 | "Mechanical Properties of Water Vole Enamel" |
| HuiChristinia Hui | 2007-2008 | "Nanoindentation of Monkey Teeth" |
| FisherKatie Fisher | 2007-2008 | "Reaction Velocities in Al-Zr Multilayers" |
| WadeRyan Wade | 2007-2008 | "Nanoindentaiton of Human Dentin" |
| LinJoyce Lin | 2006-2007 | "Fracture Strength of Composite-Dentin Bonds" |
| FengPing Feng | 2006-2007 | "Orientation Dependence of Dentin Hardness" |
| AnitoMary Anito | 2005-2006 | "Method for Testing Fracture Strength of Composite-Dentin Bonds" |
| SwistonAl Swiston | 2002-2003 | "Reactive Multilayer Joining of Bulk Metallic Glass" |
| AgustinMelody Agustin | 2001-2002 | "DSC Studies of Al-Ni Multilayer Foils" |
| WernerMike Werner | 2001-2002 | "Nanoindentation Study of Monkey Dentin" |
| DeneenJulia Deneen | 2001-2002 | "Oxidation Study of FeCo" |
| GreenspanAdam Greenspan | 2000-2001 | "Nanoindentation Study of Nb/Nb5Si3 Microlaminates" |
| CloskeyBill Closkey | 1998-2000 | "Metallurgy of the RMS Titanic Rivets" |
| KimSunh Kim | 1999-2000 | "Quantifying the Degradation of Human Enamel in Mild Acids" |
Undergraduate Students -- Independent Research Projects
| Name | Working Years | Independent Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| KhanOmar Khan | ||
| NarayananSharada Narayanan | 2017-2019 | "Characterizing trinary Al/Zr/C nanolaminate thin films" |
| MedeirosBeatriz Medeiros | 2017-2019 | "Nanoindentation of Mg binary alloys" |
| ChuJohn Chu | 2017-2019 | "ECAE of Mg-Al Alloys" |
| SchuetteCaitlyn Schuette (URAP Intern) | 2019 Summer | "Dynamic Strain Aging of Mg-Al Alloys" |
| HernandezStephanie Hernandez | 2017-2018 | "Route Effects on Processing of Mg Alloys" |
| FernandezMatt Fernandez | 2017-2018 | "ECAE processing of Mg-Al alloys " |
| HanzaeiSina Fahimi Hanzaei | 2016-2017 | "Thermo-mechanical Processing of Mg-Al and Mg-Li alloys" |
| MuellerMadeline Mueller | 2015-2016 | "Heats of Combustion of Nanocomposite Particles" |
| GoldsmithJeff Goldsmith | 2015-2016 | "Fabrication of Ball-Milled Thermite Powders" |
| SosaSteven Sosa | 2015-2016 | "Production and Characterization of PVD Nanolaminate Thermites" |
| KrumheuerEvan Krumheuer | 2014-2016 | "Mechanical Processing of Thermite Powders to Produce Foils" |
| SchmaussTravis Schmauss | 2014-2015 | "Effect of Foil Geometry on the Combustion of Al-Mg/Zr Foils" |
| OrtegaJeanette Ortega | 2014-2015 | "Heat Transfer Characterization of 3D Woven Lattice Materials" |
| PanigrahiAtman Panigrahi | Summer 2014 | "Geometry-Dependent Heat Generation from Al/Zr Multilayer Foils" |
| TheriaultJordan Theriault | Summer 2014 | "Bond Strength of Brazed Joints Made with Reactive Thermite Foils" |
| KuAngela Ku | 2014 | "Comparing Microstructure of Mechancially Processed Thermites" |
| CohenWesley Cohen | 2012-2014 | "Permeability and Heat Transfer Properties of 3D Woven Structures" |
| KirbyDylan Kirby | Summer 2013&2014 | "Heat Transfer Measurements of 3D Woven Lattices and Headers" |
| GibbinsDavid Gibbins | 2011-2016 | "Effect of Swaging on Reactive Material Properties" |
| ZhangTianwei Zhang | 2011-2012 | "Inert-mediated Reactive Multilayers" |
| ChiangJenny Chiang | 2009-2010 | "Mechanical Properties Cebus Enamel" |
| DoanBrandon Doan | 2009-2010 | "Mechanical Properties of Primate Enamel" |
| JoressHowie Joress | 2009-2010 | "Calorimetry of Reactive Multilayer Foils" |
| GrzybJesse Grzyb | Summer 2009 | "Reactive Multilayer Particles" |
| KrywopuskNickolas Krywopusk | 2009-2010 | "Mechanical Fabrication of Reactive Layered Particles" |
| HuiChristinia Hui | Summer 2007 | "Hardness of Human Dentin" |
| GrzybJustin Grzyb | Summer 2007&2008 | "Patterning Reactive Multilayer Structures" |
| WadeRyan Wade | 2006-2007 | "Stresses in Dental Composites post Curing" |
| RockwellAndrew Rockwell | 2002-2003 | "Reactive Multilayer Soldering" |
| BralyAlan Braly | 2000-2001 | "Nanoindentation Study of Human Dentin" |
| HellstromSondra Hellstrom | Summer 1999 | "Metallography of FeCo Samples" |
| StanfieldDionne Stanfield | Summer 1997-1999 | "Electrochemical Deposition of Multilayers" |
| ObersonGreg Oberson | 1999-2000 | "Writing Descriptions of Demonstrations for Demobase" |
| RisnerJuliet Risner | Fall 1998 | "Wrote Descriptions of Demonstrations for Demobase" |
| HickmanDarian Hickman | 1998-2000 | "Development of Demobase Web Site" |
| KohrSamuel Kohr | 1998-1999 | "Construction of a Vacuum Tube Furnace" |
| HeoEthan Heo | ||
| SahharMaxwell Sahhar |