PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR
Megan Frary
PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, 2005
MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2001
BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 1999
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Ben Albiston
BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University
Research project: Crack-Tip Microstructures in Fatigued Alloy 617
Tram Bui
BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University
Research project: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Cs in SiC
Steve Livers
BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University
Research project: Tungsten-Based Amorphous-Matrix Composites
Callum Poole
BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Washington State University
Research project: Role of Grain Boundary Character on Dynamic Recrystallization
Cory Sparks
BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University
Research project: Spark plasma sintering of W-Re alloys
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Megan Beck
Sophomore in MSE, group member since September 2010
Characterization and analysis of grain boundary networks in grain boundary engineered materials
Caleb Corolewski
Senior in MSE, group member since January 2010
Research project: Dynamic recrystallization in stainless steel
Koyuki Fritchman
Sophomore in MSE, group member since September 2010
Characterization and analysis of grain boundary networks in grain boundary engineered materials
Chris Stifter
Senior in MSE, group member since June 2008
Research project: Dynamic recrystallization in stainless steel
GRADUATE STUDENT ALUMNI
Michael Morse
MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2011
BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 2009
Effect of Grain Boundary Character on Dynamic Recrystallization Using a Modified Monte Carlo Method
Jeff Perkins
MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2011
BS in Metallurgical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2008
Spark Plasma Sintering of Tungsten and Tungsten-Ceria: Microstructures and Kinetics
Currently a Nuclear Test Engineer at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Jatu Burns
MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2010
BS in Chemical Engineering, Prince of Songkla University
High Temperature Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior and Microstructural Evolution in Alloy 230
Currently a Research Engineer at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies
Matt Luke
MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2010
BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2008
Microstructural Evolution during Spark Plasma Sintering of Nickel
Currently an Instructor at the Navy Nuclear Power School
Lou Bonfrisco
MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2008
BS in Chemistry, Boise State, 2006
The Impact of Crystal Orientation on Initial Stage Oxidation of Polycrystalline Nickel and Chromium
Currently a Weld Test Engineer at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Scott Schlegel
MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2008
BS in Chemistry, Boise State, 2006
Microstructural Stability in Grain Boundary Engineered Copper and Creep-Tested Inconel 617
Currently a Process Development Engineer at ATI Wah Chung
FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Alex Croson – BS in Materials Science Engineering, Boise State, in progress
Characterization of W-Re alloys processed by pulsed electric current sintering (2011)
Evan Young – BS in Electrical Engineering, Boise State, in progress
Microstructural characterization of welded ODS alloys (2008-10)
John Scott – BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, in progress
Microstructural characterization of stainless steel alloys (2009)
Ben Albiston – BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2010
Grain boundary engineering of stainless steel alloys
Currently a MS student at Boise State University
Tram Bui – BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2010
Characterization of particle and grain size in sintered Ni (2009-10)
Currently a MS student at Boise State University
Kevin Wallior – BS in History, Boise State, in progress
Microstructural evolution during spark plasma sintering of nickel
Pat Andersen – BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2009
Chemical mechanical planarization of electroplated copper (2006-09)
Currently a Nuclear Engineer at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Sharla Hopkins – BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2009
Redistribution of precipitates in alloy 617 during creep testing
Currently an Engineer at Black Diamond Equipment
Wade Lanning – BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2009
Object oriented finite element modeling of grain boundary triple junctions
Currently a PhD student at Penn State University
Mariela Bentancur – BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2008
Chemical mechanical planarization of electroplated copper (2007-09)
Luke Hindman – BS in Computer Science, Boise State, 2007
Percolation modeling of grain boundary networks (2006-07)
Michael Carroll – BS in Materials Engineering, Washington State University, May 2008
Grain boundary connectivity around three sided grains
David Shrader – BS in Physics, Boise State, 2007
Percolation modeling of grain boundary networks (2006-07)
Currently a staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory
T.J. Anderson – BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State, 2009
Monte Carlo modeling of grain growth (2005-07)