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Responsibilities:• Primary researcher on a several projects• Ensure safety compliance as Laboratory Safety Manager • Supervision and training other laboratory personnel• Proposal writing • Outreach and collaboration with other research groups• Setup and maintenance of laboratory equipmentProjects:• Correlation of reactive multi-layer thin film structure to the microstructural evolution of substrate alloys • Development of room-temperature formable magnesium alloys• Effect of solute size and stacking fault energy on deformation behavior and texture evolution of magnesium alloys• A systematic study of a statistics based methodology for the optimization of processing structure property relationships in magnesium• Optimization of microstructure and processing conditions to promote particle stimulated nucleation of re-crystallization in Mg-Zn-RE alloys• Design of microstructure for formability using ultra-light Mg-Li-Al alloys as a model system

Responsibilities:• Act as primary researcher on variety of projects• Ensure laboratory safety is in compliance as lab safety manager• Support undergraduate Materials Lab teaching efforts• Mentor younger students in undergraduate curriculumProjects:• Micro-molding of bulk metallic glass: Proof of concept, process development and refinement• Surface characterization of medical implants: Quality control of cleaning and casting process • Surface characterization of agricultural fertilizers: Determination of composition• Characterization of oxide formation during hydrogen generation process: Determine type and extent of corrosion occurring during reactor process