Past Students/Alumni

Dr. Asad Asad

Postdoctoral Fellow (2023-2026), Laser additive manufacturing for novel metallic materials in nuclear and defence applications.

Asad Asad

Aadi Jain

Undergraduate Summer Intern (Summer 2026), Laser additive manufacturing of IN718 for high-temperature applications, with a foucs on in situ monitoring and defect detection and mapping.

Aadi Jain

Kevin Liu

Undergraduate Summer Intern (Summer 2026), Laser additive manufacturing of stainless steel 316L and 316H for nuclear applications.

Kevin Liu

Mohamed Ali

Undergraduate Summer Intern (Summer 2026), Laser-beam directed energy deposition (DED-LB) of SiC.

Mohamed Ali

Quang (Owen) Nguyen

Undergraduate Summer Intern (Summer 2026), Optimization of laser-beam powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) and laser-beam directed energy deposition (DED-LB) of IN617, for improving material performance in nuclear applications.

Quang (Owen) Nguyen

Vani Sharma

Undergraduate Summer Intern (Summer 2026), Laser-beam directed energy deposition of IN718 for aerospace and space applications.

Vani Sharma

Ahmed Ben Salah

MITACS GRI Intern (Summer 2026), Laser additive manufacturing of advanced high-Temperature materials for extreme corrosive and Mechanical Environments.

Ahmed Ben Salah

Guillaume Olivain

MITACS GRI Intern (Summer 2026), Laser additive manufacturing of SS316L and SS316H for nuclear applications: parameter optimization, simulation, and mechanical testing.

Guillaume Olivain

Kimberly Tristancho

MITACS GRI Intern (Summer 2026), Established process–structure–property relationships for laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) of Inconel 617 (IN617) for nuclear applications through the quantification of defects and correlation of optical tomography data with X-ray CT images.

Kimberly JQ Tristancho

Tristan Miller

Undergraduate DRA Student (W2026), Laser-beam powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) of Inconel 617 for nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) applications.

Tristan Miller Portrait

Ethan Chua

Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 2025-April 2026), Laser additive manufacturing of copper and support lab safety management.

Ethan Chua Photo

Darcie Sol Ayala Tapia

Undergraduate Visiting Student (January-April 2026), Laser additive manufacturing of Inconel 617 for nuclear small modular reactor applications.

Darcie

Jaimin Nelson

Undergraduate DRA Student (W2026), In situ monitoring and defect detection of L-DED IN718.

Jaimin N

Joel Rhymer

Undergraduate Co-op Student (September-December 2025), Laser additive manufacturing of 316L stainless steel for nuclear applications.

Joel Rhymer

Faezeh Hosseini

MSc Student (September 2023-February 2026), Laser-beam powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) of Sc-doped Al6061 for hydrogen applications.

Faezeh Hosseini Mohammadabadi

Katrina Hamdon

Undergraduate Research Assistant (January-August 2025), Additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys for nuclear applications.

Katrina Hamdon

Claire Sauze

Undergraduate Research Assistant (May-August 2025), Laser-beam directed energy deposition (DED-LB) of Inconel 617 for nuclear applications.

ClaireSauze

Akash Vyas

Postdoctoral Fellow (July 2024-July 2025), Development of next-generation ultra-high-strength high entropy alloy powders and coatings.

Akash Atulbhai Vyas

Gloria Ghobrial

Undergraduate Research Assistant (October 2024-June 2025), Laser-beam powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) of Inconel 617 high-temperature alloy.

Gloria Ghobrial

Pankaj Kumar

Postdoctoral Fellow (May 2024-April 2025), Development of next-generation high entropy alloy powders and ultra high-strength coatings for extreme weather conditions.

Pankaj Kumar

Mukul Anand

Postdoctoral Fellow (September 2024-February 2025), Laser-beam directed energy deposition (DED-LB) of Inconel 617 for nuclear applications.

Mukul Anand

Jie Zheng

Postdoctoral Fellow (August-December 2024), Identifying suitable additive manufacturing technologies for fabricating silicon carbide (SiC) using a performance evaluation matrix.

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Logan Krezan

Undergraduate Research Assistant (May-August 2024), Characterization of Inconel 617 powders for laser additive manufacturing of nuclear small modular reactor (SMR) components.

Logan Krezan

Leah Fisher

Undergraduate Research Assistant (May-August 2024), Preliminary research into the characterization of additively manufactured zirconia for dental applications.

Leah Fisher

Muhammad Hussain

Undergraduate Research Assistant (May-August 2024), Investigating additively manufactured parts using optical microscopy.

Muhammad Hussain

Quoc Tuan Nguyen

Undergraduate Research Assistant (May-August 2024), Investigating additively manufactured parts using optical microscopy.

Quoc Tuan Nguyen

Levi Sulzle

Undergraduate Research Assistant (May-August 2024), Applications of Directed Energy Deposition (DED) and Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing in the aerospace industry.

Levi Sulzle