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  • New Postdoc Joins Lab-Welcome Lizeth Ortiz

    The Alloy Design and Development Lab is pleased to welcome Lizeth Ortiz to the lab. Lizeth is a GIE distinguished postdoctoral research associate co-advised by Dan Thoma and Bill Murphy. She will work to create …

  • Graduate Research Assistant Passes Prelims

    Congratulations to Ankur Agrawal for passing his prelims! Ankur is working toward his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering. Though we can’t celebrate in-person, everyone at the lab wishes Ankur congratulations on his achievement!

  • Graduate Research Assistant passes Qualifying Exam

    Congratulations to Ankur Agrawal for passing his qualifying exams! Ankur is in the Materials Science and Engineering department and he is currently working on studying microstructural evolution and phase stability during phase transformations. Ankur has …

  • Graduate Research Assistant Passes Preliminary Exam

    Congratulations to Janine Erickson who recently passed her preliminary exam! Janine is a Materials Science and Engineering student who joined the lab in August of 2017. She currently works on high-throughput synthesis and characterization of …

  • Graduate Research Assistant Receives Award

    Congratulations to ADD Lab Graduate Research Assistant, Ankur Agrawal, who received an MS&E Turnbull award! The award was for his paper titled “High-throughput experimentation for microstructural design in additively manufactured 316L stainless steel.” Ankur has been …

  • The ADD Lab Welcomes New Members

    We are excited to welcome three new members to the ADD lab. Zahabul Islam is a postdoctoral research associate who will be working on design and characterization of advanced materials produced by additive manufacturing. Maximilian …

  • Graduate Research Assistant Passes Preliminary Exams

    Congratulations to Marcus Jackson who passed his preliminary exam in Mechanical Engineering! His skills and dedication have proven to be a crucial part of the ongoing research in the lab. Congrats, Marcus!

  • UW-Madison engineers receive $4.8M in DOE nuclear research awards

    The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded more than $45.3 million through its Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) to support university-led nuclear energy research and development projects, including a total of $4.8 million awarded for …

  • Graduate Research Assistant Passes Preliminary Exams

    The ADD Lab congratulates Graduate Research Assistant Buzz Rankouhi on passing his preliminary exams! Buzz is a PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and his continued commitment and expertise have been extremely important …

  • Congratulations to our 2020 Seniors!

    Undergraduate Research Assistant, Manthra Venkatakrishnan recently graduated from UW-Madison! Manthra earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Materials Science and Engineering. Soon, she will be starting a full time job at the Kimberly-Clark Corporation. During …

  • ADD Lab Members Present at 2020 TMS Conference

    Several of our graduate students and research associates participated in the 149th annual TMS Conference in San Diego, California in February 2020. To learn more about the TMS 2020 Conference, click here. Kaila Bertsch presented …

  • Congrats to our Graduating Seniors!

    Congratulations to Undergraduate Research Assistant Bailey Kuehl on her recent graduation from UW-Madison! Bailey graduated in December 2019 with her Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering, with an emphasis in Biomaterials. Bailey also obtained …

  • New Graduate Research Assistant Joins Lab

    The Alloy Design and Development Lab is pleased to welcome Alec Mangan to the lab. Alec will pursue graduate studies under Dr. Dan Thoma with a focus on physical signatures of additively manufactured components, aiming …

  • Happy Holidays from the ADD Lab

    The members of the ADD Lab would like to send our peers, collaborators, past members and friends warm wishes for the holiday season and new year. Thanks to Dan and Ann Thoma for hosting a …

  • Graduate Research Assistant Passes Qualifying Exams

    Congratulations to Graduate Research Assistant Michael Niezgoda who recently passed his qualifying exams! Michael’s creativity and expertise have proven to be a crucial part of ongoing research in the lab. Congratulations, Michael!

  • Lab Member Accepts New Position

    Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Kaila Bertsch accepted a new position as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Materials Science Division at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. There, Kaila will work on additive manufacturing, hydrogen effects on materials, and …

  • New Postdoc Joins Lab

    The Lab welcomes postdoctoral research associate Celal Kursun. Celal earned two PhDs from Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University in 2015 (Materials Science and Engineering) and 2017 (Physics). Celal will research bulk amorphous glasses. Welcome, Celal!

  • New Postdoc Joins Lab

    Phalgun Nelaturu will join the Alloy Design and Development Lab as a postdoc working on a DOE-funded project to research 3D printed alloys for molten salt technologies in renewable energy applications. Phalgun obtained his PhD …

  • New Undergraduate Research Assistant Joins Lab

    The Lab is excited to welcome Baily Syring, an undergraduate student in the Materials Science and Engineering department. Baily will work as a research assistant to support metal alloy synthesis and processing, material characterization, and …

  • New Undergraduate Research Assistant Joins Lab

    The Lab is excited to welcome Undergraduate Research Assistant Tory Wendlandt! Tory will work on the examination of structure-property relationships in additively-manufactured parts. Tory is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering …

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