Group

Ismaila Dabo
Corning Faculty Fellow of Materials Science and Engineering
Education
- Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, MIT
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique

Simon Gelin
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)

Steven Baksa
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)

Aaron Bossen
Education
- M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Honors and Awards
- PPG Graduate Fellow (2021)

Cierra Chandler
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)

Amirreza Dana
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)

Alejandro Lopez
Education
- B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Tara Sabet
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)

Francisco
Marques dos Santos Vieira
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)

Ziqi Wang
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

Nicole Kirchner-Hall
Research Scientist, Corning Incorporated
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2022)

Yihuang Xiong
Postdoctoral Researcher, Dartmouth College

James Goff
Postdoctoral Appointee, Sandia National Laboratories
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2021)

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

Weinan Chen
R&D Engineer, RISE (Computational Research Consulting)
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2020)

Nathan Keilbart
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2019)

Quinn Campbell
Research Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2019)

Jason Munro
Scientific Software Developer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2019)

Stephen Weitzner
Research Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2018)