Lab Members
Faculty
Matthew Kasemer
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Program Director, Mechanical Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
Adjunct Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Post-doctoral Researcher: Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, 2019
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering: Cornell University, 2018
M.S., Mechanical Engineering: Cornell University, 2015
B.S., Mechanical Engineering: Rochester Institute of Technology, 2012
Graduate Students
Jason Johnson
Ph.D. Candidate
M.S., Aerospace Engineering: The University of Alabama
B.S., Aerospace Engineering: North Carolina State University
Jeremiah Lethoba
Ph.D. Student
M.S., Physics: University of Pretoria
B.Sc., Physics: University of Pretoria
Ezra Mengiste
Ph.D. Candidate
B.S., Mathematics: University of the District of Columbia
Amit Singh
Ph.D. Student
M.S., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
B.Tech., Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering: Kanpur University
Lloyd van Wees
Ph.D. Candidate
B.S., Mechanical Engineering: Point Park University
Research Assistants
Gregory Lapit
Graduate Assistant
2024 – Present
Abigail Taylor
Undergraduate Assistant
2024 – Present
Former Members
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. François Villette
2024
Visiting Researcher, École de Mines des Saint-Étienne
Graduate Students
Karthik Shankar
Ph.D., 2024
Current Position: Structures, Safety, and Airworthiness, The Boeing Corporation
Jonathan Cappola
M.S., 2021
Project: Modeling the localization of plastic strain in microtextured titanium alloys.
Undergraduate Students
Meghan Gilhooly
2021