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img student Amatya, Jatin
jma6kp@virginia.edu
B.S. Institute of Engineering, Nepal, Mech. Engineering, 2009
Advisor: Professor Jerry Floro
Research: Thermal and Electronic Transport Processes in Monolayer-scale Chemically Ordered Semiconductor Films
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Bland, Leslie
lgb4df@virginia.edu
James Madison University, 2012
Advisors: Professors Jim Fitz-Gerald and John Scully
Research: Corrosion Mechanisms in Laser Welded Mg-WE43 Sandwich Structures

img jishnu Bhattacharyya, Jishnu
jjb4cp@virginia.edu
M.S. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur,
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 2011
Advisor: Professor Sean Agnew
Research: Relaxation mechanisms of materials

img student Cain, Taylor
twc2ga@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor John Scully/Jim Fitz-Gerald
Research: Amorphous metallic coatings for improved corrosion resistance of magnesium alloys.
Courtney Crane Calhoun, Chris
cac2cz@virginia.edu
B.S. Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 2009
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2011 Advisor: Professor Sean Agnew
Research: Plastic deformation mechanisms in polycrystalline metals possessing low-symmetry crystal structures
Courtney Crane Crane, Cortney
cbc3s@virginia.edu
B.S. Emory University, Physics, 2008
Advisor: Professor Richard Gangloff
Research: Environmental Cracking of Al-Mg Alloy 5083
img student Co, Noelle
@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor Rob Kelly
Research:
img student Diasio, Matt
mad4dy@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor Giovanni Zangari
Research:
img student Dolph, Justin
jdd2hf@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor James Burns[top]
Research:Measurement Lot to Lot Variations of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Monel K-500

img studentDonahue, Ryan
jrd3j@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor James Burns
Research: Environmental fatigue cracking in ultra-high strength stainless steels
Chris Duska Duska, Chris
cd5sn@virginia.edu
B.S. Johns Hopkins University, Mechanical Engineering, 1998
M.S. Tufts University, Mechanical Engineering, 2002
Advisor: Professor Jerry Floro
Research: Epitaxial Growth
img studentFoster Cooper, Leanna
llc5tr@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor John Scully[top]
Research:
img studentGe, Siyuan
sg4zg@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor John Scully
Research:
Tochukwu George George, Tochukwu
tg3k@virginia.edu
B.S. Davis and Elkins College, Chemistry & Mathematics
Advisor: Professor Haydn Wadley
Research: Cellular Materials

Priya GhatwaiGhatwai, Priya
pg9j@virginia.edu
B.Tech. Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering,
Materials Science, 2008
M.S. Univeristy of Virginia, Materials Science, 2011
Advisor: Professor Jerry Floro
Research: Structure-Property Relationships in Ordered Pt-based Alloys of Near-Eutectoid Compositions

img student Golden, Rob
rag5wa@virginia.edu 
Advisor: Professor Beth Opila
Research: Matrix development for SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites 
Joe Hagan

Hagan, Joseph
jmh2cd@virginia.edu
B.S. Penn State Univeristy, Materials Science and Eng., 2010
Advisor: Professor Beth Opila
Research: Hot-Corrosion of SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites

img kannaKannan, Balaji
bk9yz@virginia.edu
B.S. Anna Univeristy, Chemical & Electrochemical Engineering, 2008
M.E. Case Western Reserve, Chemistry, 2012 [top]
Advisor: Professor John Scully
Research: Mg Rich Coatings for Aluminium alloys and Effect of Surface pretreatments

Keene, Jasmine
jik3fs@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Maryland College Park, Mechanical Engineering, 2011
Advisor: Professor Sean Agnew
Research:

img studentKhullar, Piyush
pk8bc@virginia.edu
M.S. Marquette University, Mechanical Engineering, 2009
Advisor: Professor Rob Kelly
Research: Improved Accelerated Corrosion Testing of Steel and AA5083

Andrew King King, Andrew
adk3m@virginia.edu
B.S. James Madison University, Integrated Science and Technology/Energy Systems, 2008
Advisor: Professor John Scully
Research: Mg-Rich Coatings on Al Alloys for use in Aerospace Applications

Mary Lyn LimLass, Amber
abl3yk@Virginia.edu
B.S. Michigan Tech University, Mechanical Engineering, 2005
Advisors: Professor James Burns
Research: Crack Initiation and Pit-to-Crack Transition in Ultra High-Strength Stainless Steel[top]

Mary Lyn LimLim, Mary Lyn
mll4md@virginia.edu
B.S. University of the Philippines, Materials Science, 2006
Advisors: Professors Rob Kelly and John Scully
Research: IGC and IGSCC mechanisms for AA5083

Defu LiangLiang, Defu
dl3uc@virginia.edu
B.E. Harbin Institute of Technology, Materials Science, 2008
Advisor: Professor Giovanni Zangari
Research:

sam maddenMadden, Sam
sbm5y@virginia.edu
B.S. Union College, Physics, 2007
Advisor: Professor John Scully
Research: Corrosion[top]
img student McFarland, Bonnie
bm8tt@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor Beth Opila
Research:
img student Melia,Mike
mam2wv@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor Jim Fitz-Gerald
Research:

Mibus, Marcel
mam3ha@virginia.edu 
B.S. Univeristy of Virginia, Chemical Engineering, 2010 
Advisor: Professor Giovanni Zangari
Research: Microfluidics, Electrowetting, Dielectric Breakdown, and Metal Oxide Chemistry [top]

img student Monazami Alipour, Ehsan
em3vj@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor Petra Reinke
Research:
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Nandi, Proloy
pn2bb@virginia.edu
B.Tech: National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, 2008
M.E: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Materials Engineering, 2010
Advisor: Professor James M. Howe
Research: Understanding the Atomic Structure and Properties of Incoherent Interphase Boundaries using in-situ HRTEM

Mark O'MastaO'Masta, Mark
mro4h@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Virginia, Chemical Engineering, 2008
M.S. Univeristy of Virginia, Materials Science and Engineering, 2010
Advisor: Professor Hadyn Wadley
Research: Vehicular ballistic impact mitigating concepts [top]

img student Parker,Mary Elizabeth
mep8yq@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor Rob Kelly
Research:
Greg Piosak

Pioszak, Greg
gp3ng@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Michigan, Materials Science and Eng, 2009
Advisor: Professor Rick Gangloff
Research: Stress corrosion crack growth in of ultra-high strength steels

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img ramalingam Ramalingam, Gopalakrishnan
gr9cd@virginia.edu
B.S. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 2010
Advisor: Professor Petra Reinke
Research: Mn nanostructures on Si surfaces
img brad richards Richards, Bradley
btr4we@virginia.edu
B.S. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Aerospace Engineering, 2010
Advisor: Professor Hayden Wadley
Research: Environmental Barrier Coatings for High Temperature[top] Ceramics

Eric SchindeholtzSchindelholz, Eric
es3cv@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Minnesota, Interdisciplinary Studies, 2001
M.A. Queens University, Art Preservation, 2004
Advisor: Professor Rob Kelly
Research: Corrosion

matt schneider Schneider, Matt
mms3sf@virginia.edu
B.S. Purdue University West Lafayette,
Materials Science and Engineering, 2011
Advisor: Professor James Howe
Research: Investigation of random high-angle grain boundary motion with Transmission Electron Microscopy
img shaller Shaller, Rebecca Filardo
rfs3ku@virginia.edu
M.S. Portland State Univeristy, Physics, 2010
B.S. Univeristy of Oregon, Spanish, 2005
Advisor: Professor Rob Kelly[top]
Research:
img shaller Shamsshulloha, Md (Shams)
rfs3ku@virginia.edu
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines 2012 B.S. Materials and Mettalurgical Engineering, Bangladesh Univ. of Eng. and Tech.
Advisor: Professor Sean Agnew
Research: Surface characterisation and laser modification of steels
no image avialableShen, Junchong
js9rt@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Science and Technology of China, Materials Physics, 2011
Advisor: Professor Beth Opila
Research:

Cindy ShiShi, Yijing (Cindy)
ys6ea@virginia.edu
B.E. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Materials Science, 2006
M.S. Illinois Institute of Technology, Materials Science, 2009
Advisor: Professor Rob Kelly
Research: Corrosion

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Sopcisak, Joseph
jjs9av@virginia.edu 
B.S. University of Pittsburgh, Materials Science and Eng., 2012 
Advisor: Professor James Fitz-Gerald
Research:  Pulsed Laser Deposition of Nanoparticles and Thin Films, Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation of Inorganic Nanoparticles via Metal-Organic Precursors

No Picture AvailableShugart, Kathleen
kns9a@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Mary Washington, Physics and Classic Civilizations, 2007
M.S. University of Virginia, Engineering Physics, 2010
Advisor: Professor Beth Opila[top]
Research: Oxidation behavior of ultra high temperature ceramic materials

jay srinivasan Srinivasan, Jayendran
js3be@virginia.edu
M.S. University of Florida, Materials Science and Engineering, 2010
M.Sc Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Chemistry, 2009
B.E Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Chemical Engineering, 2009
Advisor: Professor Rob Kelly
Research: Localized Corrosion on Stainless Steel
Tayler, Merrill
mlt8j@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Utah, 2006
M.S. Univeristy of Texas, Materials Science, 2008
Advisor: Professor John Scully
Research: Corrosion

Lok-kun TsuiTsui, Lok-kun
lt7ze@virginia.edu
B.S. James Madison University, 2009
Advisors: Professor Giovanni Zangari
Research: Photoelectrochemistry and electrodeposition[top]

img student Unveroglu, Begum
bu3ey@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor Zangari
Research:
img studentWang, Yuhan
yw9ep@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor Jiwei Lu
Research:
Wilson, Arwen
aw4ak@virginia.edu
B.S. Pennslyvania State University, Materials Science, 2005
Advisor: Professor John Scully
Research: Corrosion inhibitors
img bernard witmaackWittmack, Bernard
bkw6yd@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Richmond, Chemistry and Physics, 2011
Advisor: Professor Leonid Zhigeli
Research: Computational study of the mechanical and thermal properties of carbon nanotube forests
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Engineering Physics Students

No Picture AvailableABDUL KARIM, Eaman Tahir
eta3b@virginia.edu
B.S Al-Mustansiriyah University, Physics, 1992
M.S. University of Technology Baghdad, Lasar Physics, 1996
Advisor: Professor Leonid Zhigeli
Research: Computational Materials Modeling

No Picture AvailableCHEUNG, Andrew
amc4e@virginia.edu
B.A. Univeristy of Virginia, Physics and Astronomy, 2003
M.S. Georgia Tech, Physics, 2006
Advisor: Professors Gary Shifflet and Joe Poon
Research: Lightweight Amorphous Metals

No Picture AvailableCOMES, Ryan
rbc2w@virginia.edu
B.S. Carnegie Mellon, Physics and Electrical Engineering, 2008
Advisor: Professor Stu Wolf
[top] Research: Multiferroic Oxides for use in Magnetic Quantum Cellular Automata

No Picture AvailableERWIN, Justin
jte2c@virginia.edu
B.S. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Physics & Mathematics, 2007
M.S. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Applied Mathmatics, 2008
Advisor: Professor Bob Johnson
Research: Atomospheric Dynamics of the Dwarf Planet Pluto

No Picture AvailableLARKIN, Leighann
lsl9hd@virginia.edu
B.S. SUNY Brockport, Physics 2012
Advisor: Professor Pam Norris
Research: Thermophysical properties of thin films
No Picture AvailableLi, Xiaopu
xl6ba@virginia.edu
B.S. Peking University, Physics, 2011
Advisor: Professor Joe Poon
Research:[top]
No Picture Available McCLIMON, J. Brandon
jbm3gj@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Michigan, Engineering Physics, 2003
Advisor: Professor Petra Reinke
[top] Research: Carbon-rich Tungsten Carbide Surfaces for Advanced Catalyst Applications
No Picture Available MITCHELL, Emma
emm6z@virginia.edu
B.S. Vassar College, Physics, 2010
Advisor: Professor Raul Baragiola
Research:Surface Science

No Picture AvailablePETERSEN, Alex
asp8a@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor Joe Poon
Research: Metallic Glasses

No Picture AvailableO'DONNELL, Sarah Elizabeth
@virginia.edu
Advisor: Professor Petra Rienke
Research: [top]

No Picture AvailableOH, Eun Suk
eso8u@virginia.edu
B.S. Swarthmore College, Engineering
M.S. Johns Hopkins Univeristy, Physics
Advisor: Cass Sackett
Research:
No Picture AvailableRODGERS, Theron
tmr9a@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Missouri-Columbia, Physics, 2008
Advisor: Professor Haydn Wadley
Research:
No Picture AvailableSCHAIBLE, Micah James
ms5vf@virginia.edu
B.S. Montana Technical University, Mechincal Engineering, 2009
Advisor: Raul Baragiola
Research: Electrostatic Charging of Dust Particles on Planetary Surface Bodies
No Picture Available SINDEN-REDDING, Mackenzie
mrs4em@virginia.edu
B.S. University of Memphis, Electrical Engineering, Mathmatics, and Physics, 2010
Advisor: Professor Pam Norris[top]
[top] Research: Aerogel Material Applications
matt steiner STEINER, Matt
mas4cw@virginia.edu
B.S. Columbia University, Engineering Physics, 2008
Advisor: Professor James Fitz-Gerald
Research: Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation of Inorganic Nanoparticles via Metal-Organic Precursors, and the Pulsed Laser Deposition of Nanoparticles and Thin Films
No Picture AvailableWOODSON, Adam
akw8r@virginia.edu
B.S. Truman State University, Physics and Mathematics, 2001
Advisor: Professor Raul Baragiola
Research: Measurement of electrons emitted from thin carbon foils due to collisions with energetic atoms, analysis of data and detection efficiency for the Cassini Ion Mass Spectrometer, development of an improved ion mass spectrometer design for future space missions