People
Principal Investigator
Lin Li
Associate Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (2020 – present)
Office: NERC 2007
Phone: 205-348-4971
Email: lin.li@eng.ua.edu
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Assistant Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (2013 – 2020)
Postdoc, Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), (2011-2013)
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2011
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2008
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 2005
Associate Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (2020 – present)
Office: NERC 2007
Phone: 205-348-4971
Email: lin.li@eng.ua.edu
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Assistant Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (2013 – 2020)
Postdoc, Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), (2011-2013)
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2011
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2008
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 2005
Graduate Researchers
Keshab Bashyal
Ph.D. candidate, Material Science Program
Project: Atomistic Simulations of Nanostructured Metallic Systems
Office: NERC 2027
Email: kbashyal@crimson.ua.edu
M.S., Physics, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, 2017
B.S., Tribhuvan University, Napel, 2007
Ph.D. candidate, Material Science Program
Project: Atomistic Simulations of Nanostructured Metallic Systems
Office: NERC 2027
Email: kbashyal@crimson.ua.edu
M.S., Physics, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, 2017
B.S., Tribhuvan University, Napel, 2007
Xiao Han
Ph.D. student, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Project: Nano-scale Characterizations of Amorphous and Nanostructured Materials
Office: NERC 2027
Email: xhan28@crimson.ua.edu
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, 2017
Yucong Gu
Ph.D. student, Material Science Program
Project: Nanomechanics Modeling of Amorphous and Nanostructured Materials
Office: NERC 2027
Email: ygu18@crimson.ua.edu
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas
Yi Yao
Ph.D. student, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Project: Data-driven multicomponent alloy design
Office: NERC 2027
Email: yyao26@crimson.ua.edu
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology
Ph.D. student, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Project: Data-driven multicomponent alloy design
Office: NERC 2027
Email: yyao26@crimson.ua.edu
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology
Jonathan Cappola
Ph.D. student, Material Science Program
Project: Crystal Plasticity Modeling
Office: TBD
Email: jgcappola@crimson.ua.edu
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama, 2021
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama, 2019
Postdoctoral Researchers
Undergraduate Researchers
Sarah McAllister
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Accelerated Master's Program
Project: Alloy design in additive manufacturing
Office: NERC 2027
Email: samcallister@crimson.ua.edu
Timothy Sullivan
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Randall Research Scholars Program
Project: Data-driven multicomponent alloy design
Office: NERC 2027
Email: tjsullivaniv@crimson.ua.edu
Timothy Sullivan
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Randall Research Scholars Program
Project: Data-driven multicomponent alloy design
Office: NERC 2027
Email: tjsullivaniv@crimson.ua.edu
Alumni
Post Doctoral Researchers:
Changin Choi, 2017
Liang Tian, 2018 ~ 2019
Changin Choi, 2017
Liang Tian, 2018 ~ 2019
Graduate Students:
Sharniece Holland
Ph.D., 2018
Thesis: Relating processing-microstructure-mechanical properties of Inconel 718 fabricated by selective laser melting
Email: sholland@crimson.ua.edu
Current: Lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis
Ph.D., 2018
Thesis: Relating processing-microstructure-mechanical properties of Inconel 718 fabricated by selective laser melting
Email: sholland@crimson.ua.edu
Current: Lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis
Neng Wang
Ph.D., 2018
Project: Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Shear Banding in Amorphous Alloys
Email: nwang10@crimson.ua.edu
Current: Axiscades Engineering Technologies Ltd.
Ph.D., 2018
Project: Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Shear Banding in Amorphous Alloys
Email: nwang10@crimson.ua.edu
Current: Axiscades Engineering Technologies Ltd.
Visiting Scholars:
Zhenxin Chen, 2016, Beijing University of Technology
Zhenxin Chen, 2016, Beijing University of Technology
Undergraduate Students:
Samuel Garretson, NSF REU, Summer 2019 (University of Alabama)
Ismael Y. Hidalgo Hernández, NSF REU, Summer 2018/2019 (University of Puerto Rico)
Treyvon R. Bryant, NSF REU, Summer 2018 (Talladega College)
Richa Lahoti, Fall 2017 ~ Spring 2018, NSF REU (CBE, UA)
Avery Reid, Spring 2017 (MTE, UA)
Melissa Mathew, Computer-based Honored Program, NSF REU, Summer 2015 ~ Spring 2017 (CBE, UA)
Andrew Raddaz, Computer-based Honored Program, NSF REU, Summer 2016 ~ Fall 2016 (CBE, UA)
Daryl Lakner, Fall 2015 ~ Fall 2016 (MTE & CH, UA)
Daniel Murasawa, Brazil Exchange Student, Summer 2015
Melanie Cantwell, NSF REU, Summer 2014 (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Harrison Lanum, Emerging Scholar, Fall 2013 ~ Spring 2013 (MTE, UA)
Mark Dano, Fall 2013 (MTE, UA)
Samuel Garretson, NSF REU, Summer 2019 (University of Alabama)
Ismael Y. Hidalgo Hernández, NSF REU, Summer 2018/2019 (University of Puerto Rico)
Treyvon R. Bryant, NSF REU, Summer 2018 (Talladega College)
Richa Lahoti, Fall 2017 ~ Spring 2018, NSF REU (CBE, UA)
Avery Reid, Spring 2017 (MTE, UA)
Melissa Mathew, Computer-based Honored Program, NSF REU, Summer 2015 ~ Spring 2017 (CBE, UA)
Andrew Raddaz, Computer-based Honored Program, NSF REU, Summer 2016 ~ Fall 2016 (CBE, UA)
Daryl Lakner, Fall 2015 ~ Fall 2016 (MTE & CH, UA)
Daniel Murasawa, Brazil Exchange Student, Summer 2015
Melanie Cantwell, NSF REU, Summer 2014 (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Harrison Lanum, Emerging Scholar, Fall 2013 ~ Spring 2013 (MTE, UA)
Mark Dano, Fall 2013 (MTE, UA)
