The Lab congratulates Graduate Research Assistant Janine Erickson on passing her qualifying exams! Janine’s dedication and hard work are a true asset to the Lab and the University. Congratulations, Janine!
Year: 2018
Two Lab Members Receive Scholarships
Congratulations to two undergraduate students from the Alloy Design and Development Lab who were recently awarded scholarships. Manthra Venkatakrishnan and Baily Syring both received scholarships and were honored at a Materials Science & Engineering department …
New Undergraduate Research Assistant Joins Lab
The Lab welcomes UW-Madison junior Max Roth to the lab as an undergraduate research assistant. Max is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering, and will work on materials characterization of 3D …
Lightweighting in Metal Additive Manufacturing
Metal additive manufacturing techniques such as Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) and Directed Energy Deposition (DED) allow for complex geometry fabrication of metal parts, a capability that is of special interest from a design point …
Metal Additive Manufacturing of Bucky Badger
3D Printing with Stainless Steel The Thoma Lab group has recently produced Bucky Badger figurines which were 3D printed by selective laser melting (SLM) of a power bed. In this process, support scaffolding is designed …
Lab Member Plays Key Role in Engineering Expo
Bailey Kuehl, an undergraduate research assistant in the Alloy Design and Development Lab, is a lead organizer of the 2019 Engineering Expo. The Expo, which is entirely student-run, seeks to expose school-aged children to exciting …
New Postdoc Joins Lab
The Lab is excited to welcome Gabriel Meric De Bellefon who will work as a postdoctoral fellow researching properties of metal additively-manufactured components. Gabriel received his PhD in Nuclear Engineering from UW-Madison in 2018. Welcome, …