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, Gabriel!

Kaila Bertsch will join the Lab as a postdoctoral fellow to examine structure-property relationships in additively-manufactured components. Kaila earned her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering under Dr. Ian Robertson from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne. Welcome, Kaila!

The Lab is excited to welcome two new graduate students, Janine Erickson and Michael Niezgoda, who will pursue PhD degrees under joint supervision of Dan Thoma and John Perepezko. Janine received her bachelor’s degree from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI in 2017. Michael received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in East Lansing, …

Postdoctoral Fellow David Gross accepted a full-time job offer with Intel. We wish David the best of luck in his new role! Congratulations!

After completing his studies in the Alloy Design and Development Lab, postdoctoral Fellow William Aquite was offered an exciting position with The Madison Group working as a Plastics Engineer. William worked in Engineering at UW–Madison for several years while also working part-time with The Madison Group. We are pleased that William has accepted a full-time …

The Lab is excited to welcome David Gross as a postdoctoral fellow. In the Lab, David will work on materials engineering, and will set up and operate a metal 3D printer. David received his PhD under Dr. Ian Robertson at University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana. Welcome, David!

An expert in additive manufacturing techniques, William Aquite, will join the Thoma Lab. William brings expertise in polymer additive manufacturing which he will use to aid in the acquisiton, setup and operation of new metal additive manufacturing equipment. Welcome, William!