Our People

  • Dr. Zhang joined the department as an Assistant Professor in August 2024. Dr. Zhang’s research focuses on the processing, structure-property relationships, deformation mechanisms, and extreme environmental behaviors of nanostructured and heterostructured materials.

Dr Yifan Zhang (PI), Assistant Professor

Anish Bajla joined the Lab in Jan 2025. Hir research Interest: structure-property relations of cold-sprayed Ni alloys

Anish Bajla, PhD student, Graduate Lab Assistant

Het joined our Lab in Jan 2025. His research Interest: Structure-Property relations in alloys fabricated by solid State Additive Manufacturing

Het Jani, Master student, Graduate Grading Assistant

Ben joined us in Jan 2025. Currently, he is an undergraduate student at department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interest lies in advanced manufacturing and material characterizations

Benjamin Simon, Undergraduate Researcher