Group

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Ismaila Dabo

Associate Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Physics

Education

  • Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, MIT
  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique
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Simon Gelin

Research Assistant Professor

Education

  • Ph.D. in Physics, Université Paris-Est / Ecole des Ponts ParisTech
  • M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech
  • B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech

Honors and Awards

  • Ph.D. Prize of Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (2017)
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Steven Baksa

Ph.D. Student, Graduate Assistant

Education

  • B.S. in Engineering, Pennsylvania State University-Hazleton

Honors and Awards

  • George H. K. Schenck Teaching Assistant Award Recipient (2022)
  • Frank Kostos Award Recipient (2018)
  • Bertrose Kern Engineering Award Recipient (2016-2017)
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Cierra Chandler

PH.D. STUDENT, GRADUATE ASSISTANT

Education

  • B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University

Honors and Awards

  • Jay M. and Katherine DeFinis Outstanding Student Leader (2022)
  • Alfred P. Sloan Scholar (2021)
  • Bunton-Waller Fellow (2020)
  • Ronald E. McNair Scholar (2017)
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Amirreza Dana

Ph.D. Student, Graduate Assistant

Education

  • B.S. in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Tehran

Honors and Awards

  • Top-Ranked Student in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Tehran (2020)
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Mohamed S. Mostafa

PH.D. STUDENT, GRADUATE ASSISTANT

Education

  • Diploma - M.S. in Engineering Physics, Cairo University
  • B.S. in Civil Engineering, Minia University
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Seda Oturak

PH.D. STUDENT, GRADUATE ASSISTANT

Education

  • B.S. in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University
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Tara Sabet

Ph.D. Student, Graduate Assistant

Education

  • B.S. in Materials Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology

Honors and Awards

  • Top-Ranked Student in Engineering Materials Design, Iran University of Science and Technology (2020)
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Francisco
Marques dos Santos Vieira

PH.D. STUDENT, GRADUATE ASSISTANT

Education

  • B.A. in Physics, McDaniel College

Honors and Awards

  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Inductee (2019)
  • Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society Inductee (2019)
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Astoria Zehua Song

PH.D. STUDENT, GRADUATE ASSISTANT

Education

  • B.A. Physics Dartmouth College (2022)
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Ziqi Wang

Ph.D. Student, Graduate Assistant

Education

  • M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • B.E. in Composite Materials and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Honors and Awards

  • Honors College Meritorious Academic Scholarship, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Zhou Peiyuan National Mechanics Competition Award


Past Members


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Nicole Kirchner-Hall

Research Scientist, Corning Incorporated

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2022)

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Alejandro Lopez

Associate Engineer, S.E.S. AI Corporation

M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2022)


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Yihuang Xiong

Postdoctoral Researcher, Dartmouth College

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2021)
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James Goff

Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2021)

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Maximiliano Burgess

M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2020)

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Weinan Chen

Senior Application Engineer, MathWorks

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2020)

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Nathan Keilbart

Research Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2019)

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Quinn Campbell

Research Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2019)

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Jason Munro

Scientific Software Developer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2019)

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Stephen Weitzner

Research Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2018)