Helen Murray Email and Phone Number

I am a Materials Science and Engineering undergraduate at Virginia Tech, currently in my final semester.I have previous experience in steel research that I gained during my Co-Op at SSAB Americas. During this time I managed 3 projects while reporting to senior engineers. I learned how to perform mechanical tests such as tensile testing, charpy impact testing, and Vickers microhardness. I also became adapt at metallographic sample preparation, optical microscopy, and SEM operation. I gained skills in technical writing, presenting, and communication.I have also gained experience in films research during my internship at Eastman Chemical Company. During this time, I worked in the Performance Films Research Group, and worked on several projects. I worked in a lab and utilized a magnetron sputter coater to coat polymer films with metal oxides for research purposes.During my final year at Virginia Tech, I have been working in a team on our senior capstone project in collaboration with MELD Manufacturing. We are investigating the effectiveness of Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD) as a method for recycling high iron aluminum.