Research News
- Zach Feller Wins Runner-Up In AMI Image Contest
The Alabama Materials Institute hosts an annual image contest to highlight current research at The University of Alabama. Zach Feller received runner-up in the contest with his submission of a dark-field optical image of the etched microstructure of a nickel-based superalloy (taken on a Keyence Optical Microscope), titled “Starry Night.”
Contest Website
Starry Night: Etched microstructure of nickel superalloy Waspaloy imaged through Keyence using darkfield imaging. Taken to resemble a starry sky with constellations. - Nick Brooks and Adam Thorsland Graduate
The Davami Research Group is celebrating the graduations of PhD student Nick Brooks and MS student Adam Thorsland.
Congratulations to Nick and Adam!
Nick Brooks (left) and Dr. Davami (right) at the graduation ceremony at Coleman Coliseum. 
Nick Brooks and Dr. Davami onstage at the ceremony. - Alireza Doroudi Publishes New Paper
Congratulations to Alireza Doroudi, PhD candidate within the Davami Research Group, on the acceptance of his paper, “A review of the effects of laser peening on creep properties,” for publication in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology.
Link to Paper - Jesse Park Presents at GCURS
Jesse Park, one of Dr. Davami’s undergraduate researchers, recently presented his research into the mechanical characterization of additively manufactured tensegrity structures at the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rice University.
Jesse Park stands in front of a Rice University banner. 
Jesse Park in Duncan Hall. 
Jesse Park presents his research in the Additive Manufacturing session of the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s presentations. - Davami Research Group Celebrates Graduation of Two PhD Students
The Davami Research Group is celebrating the graduation of two PhD students, Noah Holtham and Russell Rowe.
Noah graduated in July and his dissertation was titled Rafting, Recovery, and Recrystallization in Laser Peened Ni-based Superalloys: Mechanistic Insights and Applications.
Russell graduated in April and his dissertation was titled High Strain-Rate Material Response: Impact Loading of Traditionally and Additively Manufactured Inconel 718 Superalloys.
Graduation of Noah Holtham (right). Dr. Davami stands on the left. - Researchers Develop 3D Printed Self-Healing Material to Cut Back on Waste
3DPrint.com has published an article detailing Dr. Davami’s development of 3D printed self-healing structures. “A team of researchers … led by assistant professor Dr. Keivan Davami, recently developed a self-healing material using advanced SLA 3D printing technology, which has all kinds of applications, from fixing shoe soles and cell phone screens to cartilage. By exposing the material to UV light, it is capable of “autonomic self-repair,” and the researchers believe that it could help reduce how much waste is generated when a material is damaged – if it can heal itself, the damage can be repaired without any waste.” – Sarah Saunders, 3DPrint.com
https://3dprint.com/245848/lamar-university-researchers-3d-printed-self-healing-material