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 …
July 8, 2021Graduate 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!
May 11, 2021Graduate 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 …
October 14, 2020Graduate 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 …
October 6, 2020Graduate 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 …
September 17, 2020The 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 …
August 19, 2020Graduate 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!
August 19, 2020UW-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 …
June 22, 2020Graduate 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 …
June 2, 2020Congratulations 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 …
May 28, 2020ADD 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 …
April 2, 2020Congrats 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 …
January 30, 2020New 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 …
January 2, 2020Happy 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 …
December 13, 2019Graduate 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!
December 1, 2019Lab 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 …
September 4, 2019New 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!
June 1, 2019New 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 …
May 1, 2019New 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 …
April 23, 2019New 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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