The ̶B̶o̶s̶s̶ Dean
Christopher A. Schuh
Dean of McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
John G. Searle Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
1997 BS, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
2001 PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
2001 Ernest O. Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Postdoctoral Researchers
Yang Liu
yangliux@mit.edu2014 B.Eng, Mechanical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, China
2017 M.Eng, Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University, China
2022 PhD, Production and Materials Engineering, Lund University, Sweden
Research Interests:
Laser-induced particle impact, Mechanical properties of materials, Manufacturing process, Surface integrity
Owen Rettenmaier
owenrett at mit dot edu2016 BSc, Trinity University, Engineering Science and Physics
2022 PhD, Materials Science and Engineering , North Carolina State University
Research Interests:
Martensitic Transformation, Shape Memory Ceramics, Machine Learning Inter-Atomic Potentials
Muhammad Shehryar Khan
mskhan@mit.edu2018 BASc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo
2023 PhD, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo
2023 Banting Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
Laser-induced microparticle testing for dissimilar joining applications, high-strain deformation mechanisms, microstructural characterization, materials processing and surface modification
Nutth Tuchinda
nutthtu@mit.edu2018 BEng, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
2023 PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
Nanocrystalline alloys, grain boundary segregation
Changle Li
changle5@mit.edu2015 BE, Metallurgical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China
2018 ME, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
2023 PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Research Interests:
Grain Boundary and Phase Interface Properties, Multicomponent Complex Alloy Design
Alejandra Slagter
alejandra.slagter@northwestern.edu2015 Materials Engineering Diploma, National University of La Plata, Argentina
2018 MSc Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain) and Luleå Technical University (Sweden)
2023 PhD Materials Science and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Research interests:
Shape memory ceramics, martensitic transformation, processing
Luciano Borasi
luciano.borasi@northwestern.edu2015 Materials Engineering Diploma, National University of La Plata, Argentina
2018 MSc Polytechnic of Catalonia (Spain) and Luleå University of Technology (Sweden)
2023 PhD Materials Science and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Research Interests:
Laser-induced particle impact, microfabrication, small-scale mechanical testing
Andrew Robert Ericks
andrew.ericks@northwestern.edu2018 BS, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
2023 PhD, Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests:
Martensitic transformations, shape memory ceramics
Thomas Matson
tmatson@mit.edu2019 BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
2024 PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
Discovery and design of stable nanocrystalline alloys
Graduate Students
Aayushi Chauhan
aayushic@mit.edu2022 BTech, Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Research Interests:
Random Architectured Materials
Eliana Feygin
efeygin at mit dot edu2021 BSc Honours, Materials and Nanosciences, University of Waterloo, Canada
Research Interests:
Mechanical behavior of materials, shape memory materials, grain boundary engineering
Jacob Mack
jacob800@mit.edu2022 BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
Research Interests:
Driven Alloy Theory
Tyler Lucas
tlucas@mit.edu2020 BS, Materials Science & Engineering, Purdue University
Research Interests:
Laser induced particle impact, mechanical behavior of materials, hydrocode simulations
Hyein Na
hina@mit.edu2018, BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
2021, MS, Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University
Research Interests:
Laser-induced particle impact, mechanical behavior of materials, microstructure design and characterization
Daniel Ng
danielng@mit.edu2019 BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
Research Interests:
Nanocrystalline alloy synthesis and characterization
Ian Dowding
dowding@mit.edu2019 BS, Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University
2021 MS, Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
Laser-induced particle impact, mechanical behavior of materials
Veera Panova
vpanova@mit.edu2020 BS, Chemistry, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Research Interests:
Laser-induced particle impact, cold spray, microstructure design and characterization
Chang-hee Cho
chang-heecho2028@northwestern.edu2020 MS, Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University
2018 BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Inha University
Research Interests:
Grain boundary modelling, microstructure design and characterization
Yen Ngoc Nguyen
nnyen@northwestern.eduMaster of Science in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea
Engineer’s Degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
Research Interests:
Nanophase separation sintering
Haoyang Sun
2024 MS, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
2023 BS, Materials Science and Engineering, UC Irvine
Research Interests:
Martensitic transformations, shape memory ceramics
Undergraduate Students
Visiting Scientists/Students
Ryuichi Suehir
ryuichi8@mit.edu2008, BS, Physics, Osaka University, Japan
2011, MS, Physics, Osaka University, Japan
2011- Senior research, JFE Steel Corporation, Japan
Research Interests:
Grain boundary segregation in iron alloys
Yu-ning Chiu
yuning.chiu@northwestern.edu2021-presnt PhD student, Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. 2021 BS, Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. Research Interests: Precipitates-matrix interfacial segregation, grain boundary segregation.
Past Members
Visiting Scientists
Dr. Michael Schuch, Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials, Fuels and Lubricants
Dr. Hyelim Choi, Kookmin University, South Korea, 2018
Hirotaka Matsunaga, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan, 2018
Dr. Eric Dahlgren, Braidy Industries, 2017
Yuki Ito, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan, 2017
Hiroyuki Mori, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan, 2016
Josef Hazi, Oxford University, 2015
Narin Jantaping, 2015
Dr. Hyon-Jee Lee Voigt, 2014
S. Mostafa Hassani-Gangaraj, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 2013
Dr. Masato Ito, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, 2013
Xiaomei Zeng, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, 2013
Professor Dongyang Li, University of Alberta, Canada, 2011
Dr. Takuya Maekawa, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan, 2011
Professor Rafael A. Mesquita, University Nove de Julho, Brazil, 2011
Dr. Hidetoshi Somekawa, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, 2011
Dr. Makoto Igarashi, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan, 2010
Professor David Rodney, Grenoble Institute of Technology, France, 2009
Dr. Kenichi Yaguchi, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan, 2009
Dr. Koichi Kita, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Japan, 2008
Dr. Claudio Morales, Tenaris Center for Industrial Research, 2007
Dr. Hani Ahmed, Visiting Scientist, Egypt, 2006
Dr. Marcel Gines, Centre for Industrial Research, 2006
Professor Jose San Juan, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain, 2006
Professor Hong Liang, Texas A&M University, 2005
Dr. Soeren Mueller, Visiting PhD Student, 2004
Dr. Olufemi Olowolafe, University of Maryland, 2004
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Hande Ozcan, 2024
Dr. Tianjao Lei, 2023
Dr. Alain Reiser, 2023
Dr. Malik Wagih, 2023
Dr. Ahmed Alade Tiamiyu, 2021
Dr. Alice Perrin, 2021
Dr. Ievgeniia Chaban, 2021
Dr. Dor Amram, 2019
Dr. Won Seok Choi, 2019
Dr. Thomas J. Hardin, 2019
Dr. Alan Lai, 2019
Dr. Mostafa Hassani-Gangaraj, 2018
Dr. Kathrin Graetz, 2017
Dr. Peter Larsen, 2017
Dr. Zengbao Jiao, 2016
Dr. Matteo Seita, 2016
Dr. Nihan Tuncer, 2016
Dr. Jordina Fornell Beringues, 2015
Dr. Tongjai Chookajorn, 2015
Dr. Hang Yu, 2015
Dr. Ki Sub Cho, 2014
Dr. Hun Kee Lee, 2013
Dr. Lin Li, 2013
Dr. Wenjun Cai, 2012
Dr. Srikant Gollapardi, 2012
Dr. Chuang Deng, 2011
Dr. Oliver Franke, 2009
Dr. Naser Alaqeeli, 2008
Dr. Jonathan Trenkle, 2008
Dr. Pablo Castro, 2006
Dr. Alan Lund, 2006
Graduate Students
Dr. Yannick Naunheim, PhD, 2024
Alloys designed for rapid solid-state sintering
Dr. Thomas Matson, PhD, 2024
Phase-and-Defect Diagrams for Polycrystalline Grain Boundary Segregation
Dr. Nutth Tuchinda, PhD, 2023
Polycrystalline Grain Boundary Solute Segregation at Finite Sizes and Temperatures
Serita Sultzman, S.M., 2023
Processing and Thermal Stability of Nanocrystalline Ag-Cu Alloys
Dr. Malik Wagih, PhD, 2022
The Spectral Model of Grain Boundary Solute Segregation
Dr. Christian Oliver, PhD, 2022
Understanding and optimizing nanophase separation sintering
Dr. Jasper Lienhard, PhD, 2022
High-velocity impact of metal microparticles
Dr. Isabel Crystal, PhD, 2021
Size effects in shape memory ceramics
Dr. Edward Pang, PhD, 2021
Towards crack-resistant polycrystalline zirconia shape-memory ceramics with low hysteresis
Dr. Yuchen Sun, PhD, 2021
High-velocity microparticle impact for analytical modeling of high-strain-rate mechanics and material behavior
Victor Kenneth Champagne, S.M., 2019
Energy Dissipation in Shape Memory Zirconia Particles, Packings, and Composites
Katherine Stone, S.M., 2019
Effects of an electric current applied to metals during solidification
Dr. Thomas J. Hardin, PhD, 2018
Kinetic metallic glass evolution model
Ashley Hartwell, S.M., 2018
Shape memory alloys for small scale actuation
Dr. Arvind Kalidindi, PhD, 2018
An alloy selection and processing framework for nanocrystalline materials
Dr. Wenting Xing, PhD, 2018
Design of Stable Nanostructure Configurations in Ternary Alloys
Dr. Kathleen Carmody Alexander, PhD, 2016
An Off-Lattice Kinetic Monte Carlo Method for the Investigation of Grain Boundary Kinetic Processes
Sabrina Ball, MS, 2016
Stress Effects on Atomistic Kinetic Transitions
Dr. Michael Gibson, PhD, 2016
Segregation and Embrittlement in Metallic Interfaces: Bounds, Models, and Trends
Dr. Ting-Yun Huang, PhD, 2016
Stability of Nanostructured/Amorphous Aluminum-Manganese Alloys
Dr. Alan Lai, PhD, 2016
Shape Memory Ceramics in Small Volumes: 2016 Best PhD Thesis Award
Xueying Zhao, MS, 2016
Shape Memory Zirconia Foams Through Ice Templating
Dr. Zachary Cordero, PhD, 2015
Microstructure Design of Mechanically Alloyed Materials
Dr. Samuel Cross, PhD, 2015
Computational Design of Multilayer Coatings for Galvanic Protection of Steel
Dr. Oliver Kent Johnson, PhD, 2015
Grain Boundary Network Design
Dr. Mansoo Park, PhD, 2015
Design of Bulk Nanocrystalline Tungsten Alloys via Nano-Phase Separation Sintering
Dr. Samuel Arthur Humphry-Baker, PhD, 2014
Controlling Microstructure of Nanocrystalline Thermoelectrics Through Powder Processing
Daniel Peykov, MS, 2014
Stability of Photonic Crystals
Dr. Tongjai Chookajorn, PhD, 2013
Enhancing Stability of Powder-Route Nanocrystalline Tungsten-Titanium via Alloy Thermodynamics: 2014 Best PhD Thesis Award
Dr. Heather Murdoch, PhD, 2013
Design of a Stable Nanocrystalline Alloy
Dr. Stian Ueland, PhD, 2013
Grain Constraint and Size Effects in Shape Memory Alloy Microwires
Eric Szablinski, MS, 2012
A Systematic Study of the Taylor Method for Production of Cu-based Shape Memory Alloy Microwires
Dr. Srikanth Patala, PhD, 2011
Topological Analysis of the Grain Boundary Space: 2011 Outstanding PhD Thesis Award
Dr. Timothy Rupert, PhD, 2011
Nanocrystalline Alloys: Enhanced Strengthening Mechanisms and Mechanically-Driven Structural Evolution
Dr. Aparna Singh, PhD, 2011
Effect of Nano-Scale Twinning on the Fracture, Fatigue and Wear Properties of Copper
Tiffany Ziebell, MS, 2011
Residual Stress in Nanocrystalline Nickel Tungsten Electrodeposits
Dr. David Fischer, PhD, 2010
Silicon-Rich Alloys for Structural Applications
Dr. Eric Homer, PhD, 2010
Modeling the Mechanical Behavior of Amorphous Metals by Shear Transformation Zone Dynamics: 2010 Outstanding PhD Thesis Award
Dr. Shiyun Ruan, PhD, 2010
Hard and Tough Electrodeposited Al-Mn Alloys with Tailored Nanostructures
Dr. Jeremy Mason, PhD, 2009
Analysis of Crystallographic Texture Information by the Hyperspherical Harmonic Expansion: 2009 Outstanding PhD Thesis Award
Dr. Ying Chen, PhD, 2008
Percolation and Homogenization Theories for Heterogeneous Materials
Wang S. Lei, MS, 2008
Potential applications of a toughened silicon-based alloy
Dr. Corinne Packard, PhD, 2008
Nanomechanical Studies of Metallic Glasses at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures
Dr. Jason Trelewicz, PhD, 2008
Nanostructure Stabilization and Mechanical Behavior of Binary Nanocrystalline Alloys
Dr. Andrew Detor, PhD, 2007
Grain Size Control and Microstructural Evolution in Nanocrystalline Ni-W Alloys
Dr. Xiaoling Fu, PhD, 2007
Mechanical Behavior of Bulk Metallic Glass and its Composites
Dr. Yuttanant Boonyongmaneerat, PhD, 2006
Sintering and Joining of Low Temperature Co-Fired Tungsten and Aluminum Oxide
Dr. Megan Frary, PhD, 2005
Crystallographically Consistent Percolation Theory for Grain Boundary Networks
Jeff Zelinski, MEng, 2005
An evaluation of grain boundary engineering technology and processing scale-up
Bruce Y.C. Wu, MS, 2004
Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline alloys in the binary Ni-Co system
Manish Deopura, MS, 2003
Processing, Optical Characterization and Nanomechanical Characterization of Tin-Sulfide-Silica Multilayer Structure
Undergraduate Students
Kerri Shukla, Senior Thesis, 2015
The Effect of Annealing on the Microstructure of Cu-Al-Ni-Mn Shape Memory Alloy Microwires
Mac Gager, Senior Thesis, 2014
Cu-based Shape Memory Microwires: Towards Complex Structures
Amanda Olender, Senior Thesis, 2013
Strain Rate Effects on the Behavior of Shape Memory Alloys
Daniel Sauza, Senior Thesis, 2011
Interfacial Characterization of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Ni-W Films
Alison Engwall, Senior Thesis, 2009
Atomistic Computer Simulation Analysis of Nanocrystalline Nickel-Tungsten Alloys
Lisa Marie Witmer, Senior Thesis, 2007
An investigation of fatigue in an Fe-based metallic glass by nanoindentation
Vinay Rodrigues, Senior Thesis, 2006
Triple junctions and low angle boundaries
Isaac Benjamin Feitler, Senior Thesis, 2005
Evolution of microstructure and crystalline texture in aluminum sheet metal subjected to high strain rate biaxial deformation
Donald R. Jenket, Senior Thesis, 2005
Electrodeposition of amorphous matrix Ni-W/Wp composites
Jeremy Kyle Mason, Senior Thesis, 2005
Statistical physics of dislocation nucleation by nanoindentation
Christopher Ng, Senior Thesis, 2005
Determination of special boundary coordination at quadruple nodes using EBSD
David Taylor Schoen, Senior Thesis, 2005
Hardness variation and cyclic crystalline-amorphous phase transformation in CuZr alloy during ball milling