Graduate Students (Doctoral, Masters) | Postdoctoral Researchers | Visiting Scholars
Graduate Students
Doctoral Theses
John DeFouw
Northwestern University, 2007
"Processing and Properties of Superconducting Metal/MgB2 Composites"
Rick Karnesky
Co-advised with David Seidman
Northwestern University, 2007
"Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Al-Sc with Rare-Earth Element or Al2O3 Additions"
Now at Sandia National Laboratory
Marsha van Dalen <marsha.vandalen(@gmail.com)>
Co-advised with David Seidman
Northwestern University, 2007
Now at Momentive Performance Materials (Cleveland, OH)
Scott Oppenheimer <soppen(@gmail.com)>
"Processing and Characterization of Porous Ti-6Al-4V and NiTi"
Northwestern University, 2007
Now at ATI Allvac
Alan Brothers <abrothers(@mainstream-engr.com)>
Northwestern University, 2006
"Processing and Properties of Advanced Cellular Metals”
Now Senior Materials Engineer at Mainstream Engineering (Rockledge, FL)
Marcus Young <m-young2(@northwestern.edu)>
Northwestern University, 2006
"Strain Measurements and Imaging of Metal Matrix Composites using High-Energy X-Rays"
Now a Postdoctoral Scholar at Bochum University (Germany)
Keith Knipling <knipling(@anvil.nrl.navy.mil)>
Co-advised with David Seidman
Northwestern University, 2006
"Development of a Nanoscale Precipitation-Strengthened Creep-Resistant Aluminum Alloy Containing Trialuminide Precipitates"
Now at Naval Research Laboratory (Washington, D.C.)
Andrea Hodge <ahodge(@usc.edu)>
Northwestern University, 2002
"Processing and High Temperature Behavior of Open-Cell NiAl Foams"
Now Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California
Emmanuelle Marquis <emannuelle.marquis(@materials.ox.ac.uk)>
Co-advised with David Seidman
Northwestern University, 2002
"Microstructural Evolution and Strengthening Mechanisms in Al-Sc and Al-Mg-Sc Alloys"
Now at University of Oxford
Christian Fuller <christian.fuller(@ge.com)>
Co-advised with David Seidman
Northwestern University, 2002
"Temporal Evolution of the Microstructure of Al(Sc,Zr) Alloys and their Influences on Mechanical Properties"
Now a Metallurgical Engineer with the Imaging Subsystems-X-Ray Tube division at GE Healthcare (Wisconsin)
Naomi Davis Murray <naomi.murray(@stryker.com)>
Northwestern University, 2002
"Enhancement of Solid State Foaming of Titanium by Transformation Superplasticity"
Now at Stryker Orthopaedics (New Jersey)
Dorian Balch <dkbalach(@sandia.gov)>
Northwestern University, 2002
"X-Ray and Neutron Diffraction Studies of Syntactic Metal Foams and Metal Matrix Composites"
Now at Sandia National Laboratories, Materials and Engineering Sciences Center (California)
Christopher Schuh <schuh(@mit.edu)>
Northwestern University, 2001
"Mechanisms and Mechanics of Transformation-Mismatch Plasticity in Titanium Alloys and Composites"
Now Assistant Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rajan Vaidyanathan <raj(@mail.ucf.edu)>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998
"Neutron Diffraction Study of Mechanical Deformation of NiTi and NiTi-TiC Composites"
Now Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida (Orlando)
T. A. Venkatesh <tav(@tulane.edu)>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998
"Reactive Infiltration Processing and Compression Creep of NiAl and NiAl Composites "
Now Assistant Professor at Stony Brook
Peter Zwigl
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998
"Transformation Superplasticity of Metals and Metal Matrix Composites"
Now at Intel (California)
Ann Jansen <ann.m.jansen(@grace.com)>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996
"The Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Aluminum Containing 25 vol.% of 0.3 µm Alumina Particles"
Now at W.R. Grace, Commercial Development Manager for Residential Structures
Masters Theses
Hipolito Gonzalez <hjg(@nrc.gov)>
Northwestern University, 2005
"Transformation Superplasticity in Zircadyne 705"
Now a Materials Engineer at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Catherine Noble <cnoble(@tri-austin.com)>
Northwestern University, 2002
"Transformation Mismatch Plasticity of Titanium through Hydrogen Cycling and Cobalt through Thermal Cycling"
Now a Scientist at TRI/Austin
Megan Frary <MeganFrary(@boisestate.edu)>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005
Northwestern University, 2001
"Biaxial Transformation Superplasticity of Titanium Alloys and Composites"
Now Associate Professor at Boise State University
Jeff Grabowski
Northwestern University, 1998
"Transformation Superplasticity of Bi2O3", June 1998 (NU).
Now at Praxair (Illinois)
Michael Whitney
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997
"Transformation Superplasticity of Ceramic Matrix Composites", June 1997 (MIT).
Now at IBM (North Carolina)
Christian Lund
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997
"A Study of Deformation in Metal Matrix Composites at Room- and Elevated Temperature Using Neutron Diffraction".
Now at Seagate (Minnesota)
Kristi Fukami
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994
"Mechanical Behavior and Thermal Recovery Characterization of NiTi-TiC Shape Memory Composites"
Now at Raychem (California)
Cynthia Bedell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993
"Creep and Thermal Cycling Behavior of Titanium and Titanium/Titanium Carbide Metal Matrix Composites"
Now at US Army
Stéphane Thomin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993
"Effect of Thermal Stresses and Environment on the Mechanical Properties and Structure of a Titanium/SiC Composite"
Now at French Ministry of Defense (Paris, France)
Nathan Taylor
Co-advised with Prof. Andreas Mortensen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992
"Initial Stage Hot Pressing of Titanium and Particle Reinforced Titanium"
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Yuttanant Boonyongmaneerat [Vee] <yuttanant.b(@chula.ac.th)>
Northwestern University, July, 2006 - July, 2007
"Ni-based Foams for SOFC Interconnects "
Now at Chulalongkorn University, Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute (MMRI)
Dr. Qizhen Li <liqizhenwj(@yahoo.com)>
Northwestern University, January, 2005 - July, 2006
"Characterization of titanium-based materials"
Now Asst Professor at University of Nevada, Reno
Dr. Olivier Couteau
Northwestern University, January, 2004 - August, 2005
"Processing and high temperature properties of syntactic Al foams"
Now at Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (Belgium)
Dr. Heeman Choe <heeman(@gmail.com)>
Northwestern University, September, 2002 - August, 2004
"Processing and mechanical properties of Ni-base superalloy foams"
"Transformation superplasticity of titanium through thermochemical cycling"
"Comparability of the Ti-TiC-W alloy system as a biomaterial"
Now Asst Professor at Kookmin University (Korea)
Dr. Chris San Marchi
Northwestern University, July, 2001 - July, 2002
"Processing of Bulk Metallic Glass Foams"
Now at Sandia National Laboratories (California)
Dr. Aria Kouzeli
Northwestern University, July, 2001 - July, 2002
"Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Dispersion-Strengthened Composites"
Now at University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Yoshihisa Harada
Northwestern University, July, 1998 - March, 2000
"Alloying Effects on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Al3Sc"
Now at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Dr. Bing Q. Han <bingqhan(@yahoo.com)>
Northwestern University, June, 1997 - October, 1998
"Creep Properties of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Aluminum and Magnesium"
Now at Wood Group ESP (Oklahoma)
Dr. Herman Holzer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, December, 1996 - June, 1997
"Cu-ZrW2O8 Composites"
Now at Hilti AG, (Lichtenstein)
Dr. Christian Verdon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March, 1996 - February, 1997
"Creep of Oxide Dispersion-Strengthened Aluminum"
Now at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Dr. Angeliki Lakki
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October, 1994 - December, 1995
"Creep of Dispersion-Strengthened NiAl-Mo"
Now at European Patent Office, (Bruxelle, Germany)
Dr. Teruo Takahashi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, April, 1993 - September, 1993
"Reactive Processing of Dispersion-Strengthened NiAl-Mo and NiAl-W"
Now at Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Industrial Research (Japan)
Dr. Daniele Mari
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January, 1992 - June, 1993
"Mechanical Properties of Shape-Memory Composites"
Now at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Visiting Scholars
Dr. Yasumasa Chino <y-chino(@aist.go.jp)>
Northwestern University, 2006
"Development of new processing methods for porous titanium with controlled cell structure via powder metallurgy methods"
Now at AIST
Dr. Ofer Beeri <ofer.beeri(@gmail.com)>
Northwestern University, 2005-2006
"Hydrogen induced superplasticity in metal wires"
"Aging resistance Al-Sc-RE (RE = rare earth) alloys"
Now at Nuclear Research Center Negev (Israel)
Dr. Yoshihisa Matsumoto <matumoto(@oita-ct.ac.jp)>
Northwestern University, 2005
"Corrosion Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Foams"
Now at Oita National College of Technology, Japan
Christian Greiner
University of Stuttgart, 2004
"Superelastic NiTi Foams"
Now at University of Stuttgart (Germany)
Dr. Liang Meng
Northwestern University, 2002
"Strengthening in Al-Sc-Al2O3 alloys"
Now at Zhejiang University, China.
Dr. John O'Dwyer
Northwestern University, 2001: "Tomography of Aluminum Foams"
Northwestern University, 2003: "Superelastic NiTi Foams"
Now at Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Dr. Safak Yilmaz
Northwestern University, 1998-1999
"Neutron-Diffraction Study of Deformation in Metal Matrix Composites"
Now at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Dr. Alex Wanner
Northwestern University, 1997-1998
"Measurement of Internal Stresses in Metal Matrix Composites using Synchrotron Radiation"
Now at Universität Karlsruhe , Professor
Mr. Jean-Marc Lefeuvre
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October, 1995 - September, 1996
"Thermal Shock Curvature of Ti-SiC Composites"
Now at French Defense Ministry (Paris)
Mr. Jacques Teisen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, July-October, 1995
"Superplastic Foaming of Titanium"
Now at Synthes (Switzerland)
