{"id":43,"date":"2025-02-04T21:28:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T02:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T23:10:36","slug":"our-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/our-people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-507\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ba52a7fb84ca597e8da8ff96f8ce239d-819x1024.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ba52a7fb84ca597e8da8ff96f8ce239d-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ba52a7fb84ca597e8da8ff96f8ce239d-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ba52a7fb84ca597e8da8ff96f8ce239d-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ba52a7fb84ca597e8da8ff96f8ce239d-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ba52a7fb84ca597e8da8ff96f8ce239d-1639x2048.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dr.  Zhang joined the department as an Assistant Professor in August 2024. Dr. Zhang&#8217;s research focuses on the processing, structure-property relationships, deformation mechanisms, and extreme environmental behaviors of nanostructured and heterostructured materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yifan-Zhang_Clemson-University-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-547 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yifan-Zhang_Clemson-University-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yifan-Zhang_Clemson-University-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yifan-Zhang_Clemson-University-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yifan-Zhang_Clemson-University-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yifan-Zhang_Clemson-University-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Yifan-Zhang_Clemson-University-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Dr. Yifan Zhang (PI)<\/strong>, Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Anish-1-747x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Anish-1-747x1024.jpg 747w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Anish-1-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Anish-1-768x1053.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_Anish-1.jpg 934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>Anish Bajla joined the Lab in Jan 2025. His research centers on structure-property relations of cold-sprayed Ni alloys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">                                            <strong>Mr. Anish Bajla, <\/strong>PhD student, Graduate Lab Assistant<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Langka joined our team in August 2025. His research focuses on the micromechanical and nanomechanical behavior of refractory high-entropy alloys .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Langka-2-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-482 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Langka-2-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Langka-2-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Langka-2-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Langka-2-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Langka-2-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Langka-2-scaled.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>                                    <strong>Mr. Langkazhimei Songxi<\/strong>, PhD student, Graduate Lab Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Het-Jani-2-2-954x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Het-Jani-2-2-954x1024.jpg 954w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Het-Jani-2-2-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Het-Jani-2-2-768x825.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Het-Jani-2-2.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Het joined our Lab in Jan 2025. His research  focuses on Structure-Property relations in alloys fabricated by solid State Additive Manufacturing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Mr. Het Jani<\/strong>, Master student, Graduate Grading Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>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<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-2-952x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-2-952x1024.jpeg 952w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-2-279x300.jpeg 279w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-2-768x826.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-2-1428x1536.jpeg 1428w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/hmnml\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ben-2-1905x2048.jpeg 1905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Mr. Benjamin Simon<\/strong>, Undergraduate Researcher(Honor Student)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Former  Members\/Alumni  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MS. <strong>Maggie Zhao <\/strong>\u2014 Summer Research Intern (2025). Project: Cold Spray of Ni alloys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. <strong>Jonathan Slade<\/strong> \u2014 Summer Research Intern (2025). Project:  Cold Spray of Ni alloys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Yifan Zhang (PI), Assistant Professor Mr. Anish Bajla, PhD student, Graduate Lab Assistant Langka joined our team in August 2025. His research focuses on the micromechanical and nanomechanical behavior of refractory high-entropy alloys . Mr. Langkazhimei Songxi, PhD student, Graduate Lab Assistant Het joined our Lab in Jan 2025. 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