Research interests

Casting, Manufacturing Technologies, Cold Spray Deposition, Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing

Current position(s)

Materials Characterization Deputy Group Leader; Materials Scientist/Staff Scientist.

Career path

DU Modernization Program, W87-1 Modification Program, Metallography SME

Highlights

 

Subject Matter Expertise

Materials Characterization, Metallography, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Manufacturing Technologies, Casting, Electron-Beam Cold-Hearth Melting, Optical Microscopy, Mechanical Testing, Combustion Analysis, Inert Gas Fusion Analysis.

PhD Materials Science & Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2016

MS Materials Science & Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2012

BS Materials Science & Engineering, University of California at Davis, 2008

Selected publications

“Constrained Model Calibration of Grain structure Dependent Spall Dynamics in Shock-Loaded Tantalum”, Journal of Applied Physics, 132, 085904, August 2022

“Enhanced Mechanical Performance Via Laser Induced Nanostructure Formation in an Additively Manufactured Lightweight Aluminum Alloy”, Applied Materials, Vol. 22, March 2021, 100972

“Cold Spray Deposition of Thermoelectric Materials”, JOM, 72, April 2020, 2853-2859

“Solid-Phase Reactive Inter-Diffusion of Mg/B Multilayers”, Journal of Applied Physics, 125, February 2019, 075306

For a full list, see: Google Scholar | ResearchGate | Scopus | ORCID

Weapons Physics and Design (WPD) Award (2022)

Social media

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