Former Graduate Students
- Edwin Romero (Ph.D. 2020-2024)
- Abdullah Al Saad (Ph.D. 2019-2023)
- Rodrigo Orta (Ph.D. 2019-2023)
- Olivia Brandt (Ph.D. 2019-2023)
- Averyonna Kimery (Ph.D. 2019-2023)
- Dawson Smith (MS 2022-2023)
- Tess Marconie (Ph.D. 2018-2022)
- Kyle Cox (MS 2020-2021)
- John Rotella (Ph.D. 2015-2021)
- 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)
- 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)