Group Director
Dr. Laurentiu Nastac
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, The University of Alabama
M.S., Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, The University of Alabama
Diploma Engineer, Metallurgical Engineering, University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania
Office: 3007 NERC
E-mail: lnastac[at]eng[dot]ua[dot]edu
Phone: (205) 348-4844
Fax: (205) 348-2164
Graduate Students
Aqi Dong
Ph.D Student
B.S. 2010 Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
M.S. 2014 Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Research Interests: Ultrasonic Processing of Alloys and Nanocomposites, Machine Learning
Undergraduate Students
Bianca Gomes
B.S. Candidate Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2014 Summer Internship at The University of Alabama, Solidification Lab
Research Interests: Metallurgical characterization of Indefinite and HSS Rolls
Cindy Yukie Yano
B.S. Candidate Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brasil
2015 Summer Internship at The University of Alabama, Solidification Lab
Research Interests: Metallurgical characterization and Mechanical Testing of HSS Rolls
Adailton De Sousa
B.S. Candidate Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brasil
2015 Summer Internship at The University of Alabama, Solidification Lab
Research Interests: Numerical Modeling of Solidification of HSS Rolls
Alumni
Mikko Kärkkäinen
Ph.D. 2016-2019 University of Alabama, MTE
Qing (Cindy) Cao
Ph.D. 2014-2018 University of Alabama, MTE
Yang Xuan
Ph.D. 2014-2018 University of Alabama, MTE
April Pitts Baggett
Ph.D. 2014-2017 University of Alabama, MTE
Senior Metallurgist at Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa
Daojie Zhang
Ph.D. 2013-2016 University of Alabama, MTE
Metallurgical Engineer at Caterpillar, Inc.
Shian Jia
M.S. 2011-2013 University of Alabama, MTE
Ph.D. 2013-2015 University of Alabama, MTE
Metallurgical Engineer at Secat, Inc.
Gregory Poole
Ph.D. 2010-2014 University of Alabama, MTE
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of South Alabama
Akash Patel
M.S. 2011-2013 University of Alabama, MTE
Metallurgical Engineer at Materion Company
Xiaoda Liu
M.S. 2011-2013 University of Alabama, MTE