Former Graduate Students

• John Rotella (Ph.D. 2015-2021)
  

         Research Title: "Grain Boundary Engineering for Increased Fatigue Life" (Co-Advised with Prof. Michael Sangid)

• Erich Weaver (Ph.D. 2017-2021)  
  Research Title: "Room Temperature Injection Molding of Boron Carbide"
• Willy Costakis (Ph.D. 2015-2020)  
  Research Title: "The Control of Microstructural and Crystallographic Orientation Via Ceramic Forming Methods for Improved Sintered Transparency"
• Andrew Schlup (Ph.D. 2016-2020)  
  Research Title: "Processing Aluminum Oxide for the Control of Microstructural Texture and Optical Properties"
• Jorge Ramirez Velasco (Ph.D. 2016-2019)  
  Research Title: "Effect of Bio-fuel Impurities On The Hot Corrosion of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coatings"
• Anneliese Brenner (Ph.D. 2015-2019)  
  Research Title: "Microstructural Investigations of Samarium-Doped Zirconium Diboride for Hypersonic Applications"
• Angel Pena (Ph.D. 2015-2019)  
  Research Title: "Effect of Sm and Er Dopants on the Emittance Tailoring of ZrB2/SiC Composites for Hypersonic Applications"
• Andres Diaz-Cano (Ph.D. 2013-2017)  
  Research Title: "Injection Molding of Boron Carbide Parts for Ballistic Applications"
• Kristin Paulson (M.S. 2012-2014)

         Research Title: "Investigation of Microstructural Alterations in M5O and 52100 Steel Using Nanoindentation"

• Stephanie Gong (Ph.D.2009-2014)
  Research Title: "Development of UltraLow Thermal Conductivity Coatings Using Suspension Plasma Spray"
• James Fleetwood (Ph.D. 2009-2014)
  Research Title: "Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrolytes Produced via Electrophoretic Deposition and Very Low Pressure Plasma Spray"
• Winnie Tan (Ph.D. 2009-2014)
  Research Title: "Design of High Emissivity Coatings for Hypersonic Applications using Plasma Spray"
• Valerie Wiesner (Ph.D. 2009-2014)
  Research Title: "Fabricating Complex-ShapedComponentsby Room-Temperature Injection Molding of Aqueous Ceramic Suspension Gels"
•  Jeffrey Yanke (Ph.D. 2013)
  Research Title: "Modeling free surface flows in materials processing"
• Manuel Acosta (Ph.D. 2009 - 2012)
  Research Title: "Design and Manufacture of Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics with Oriented Strengthening and Toughening Phases" (Co-advised with Prof. Youngblood)
• Kent Van Every (Ph.D. 2006-2009)
  Dissertation Title: "Development and Evaluation of Suspension Plasma Sprayed Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Coatings as Thermal Barriers"
• Christopher Petorak (Ph.D. 2005-2007)
  Dissertation Title: "Evolution of the Plasma-Sprayed Microstructure in 7 wt.% Yttria-Stabalized Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coatings During Uniaxial Stress Relaxation and the Concomitant Changes in Material Properties"
• Zun Chen (Ph.D. 2001-2006)
  Ph.D. Topic: "Hot Corrosion and High Temperature Deformation of of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coatings"
•  Batur Ercan (MS 2003-2005)
  M.S. Topic: "Stress Relaxation Behavior of Plasma-Sprayed Coatings Made from Hollow-Sphere 7 wt.%Y2O3-ZrO2"
• Graeme Dickinson (MS 2002-2004)
  M.S. Thesis: "Deformation of Compression Tested Plasma-Sprayed 7 wt.% Y2O3-ZrO2"
• Emily Pickens (MS 2001-2003)
• Narayan Sundaram (MS 2001-2003)
• ​Christophe Deschaseaux (MS 2000-2002)