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MSE Graduate Students
2007-08

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Name	Advisor	Research	Telephone
Bassam Alfeeli	Pickrell	Behavior of Random Hole Optical Fibers under Gamma Ray Irradiation and Its Potential Use in Radiation Sensing Applications	O: 232-5395 alfeeli@vt.edu
David Berry	Kampe		dwberry@vt.edu
Hu (Tiger) Cao	Veihland	Fragile phase stability in (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3O3)-xPbTiO3 crystals: A comparisons of [001] and [110] field-cooled phase diagrams	O: 231-6928 hcao@vt.edu
Tim Ciarkowski	Guido		taciarko
Chris DeVreudg	Viehland		O: 231-6928 cpevreu@vt.edu
Patrick Dykema	Kampe		dykema@vt.edu
Ben (Davis) Eichelberger	Corcoran	The Ag-Au Dealloying Critical Potential Further Insights into the Dealloying Critical Potential: Effect of Electrolyte Composition Evaluation of Nanostructured Corrosion Resistant Coatings for Aging Aircraft	bend@vt.edu
Eric Faierson	Logan
Carlos Folgar	Clark	Microstructural Evolution in Silica Aerogel Drying Silica-Gel Using Variable Frequency Microwaves	O: 540 231-3875 L: 231-2356 cfolgar@vt.edu
David (Dave) Gray	Schultz/Kampe		O: 231-1613 dagray3@vt.edu
Dae-Soeb Han	Asryan	Characteristic temperature of a tunneling-injection quantum dot laser: effect of out-tunneling from quantum dots Output power and the light-current characteristic of a tunneling-injection quantum dot laser diode	O: 231-3617 dshan@vt.edu
Satenik Harutyunyan	Reynolds	Magnetic and elastic waves interaction in a vibrating piecewise-homogeneous ferromagnetic space with a crack Magneto-elastic Interactions in a Cracked Ferromagnetic Body's	O: 231-3875 sharutyu@vt.edu
Susan Holt	Logan	A Possbile Eutecitc in the Binary Al2O3-TiB2 System	O: 231-3875 sholt@vt.edu
Michael Hunt	Logan	Pressureless Sintering of Titanium Diboride and Alumina - Titanium Diboride Powders	O: 231-3875 mhunt@vt.edu
Li Jiang	Asryan	Spatial hole burning and high power operation of a semiconductor quantum dot laser Indirect capture of carriers into the ground state and the saturation of optical power in quantum dot lasers Effect of Internal Loss on Temperature Dependence of Threshold Current of Semiconductor quantum Dot Laser	O: 231-3617 lijiang@vt.edu
Makarand Karmarkar	Priya		makarand
Guangyin (Thomas) Lei	G-Q Lu	Nanoscale silver paste for electronic packaging Synthesis of Nano-Silver Colloids and Their Anti-Microbial Effects	O: 231-8423 guangyin@vt.edu
Manoj Mahapatra	K Lu / Reynolds	Stability study of glass/glass-ceramics for solid oxide fuel cell	mkmanoj@vt.edu
Kristin McKeon	Love (SBES)
Niven Monsegue	Aning	Amorphization of Equimolar Ti-Ni Alloy by Mechanical Alloying and Heat Treatment	O: 231-3617 nmonsegu@vt.edu
Reza Montazami	Heflin	Encapsulated Electrochromic ISAM Devices	rezam
Jennifer (Jenny) Mueller	Kampe	Determining the Role of Structure and Porosity on the Thermal Properties of Graphite Foam	jemuell
Munusamy Prabhakaran	Pickrell		prabhu_shanu
Jairaj Payyapilly	Logan	Evolution of Compounds/Phases During Isothermal and Non-Isothermal Processing in the TiO2-Al-System Aluminum Oxidation: SHS Reaction Kinetic Controlling Parameter	O: 231-3875 jairajp@vt.edu
Neal Pfeiffenberger	Pickrell		ntp112
Jenni Popp	Love (SBES)		jennpopp@vt.edu
Weifeng Rao	Wang	Phase Field Modeling of Morphotropic Phase Boundary Ferroelectrics Computational Study of Large Electric-Field-Induced, Hysteresis-Free Strain in Ferroelectric Single Crystals	wfrap@vt.edu
Brian Scott	Pickrell	A novel chemical and biological fiber optic sensor	bscott05@vt.edu
Brian Stewart	Logan	Development and Design of a Mach 5 High Dynamic Pressure Hypersonic Nozzle for the Langley 8’ High-Temperature Structures Tunnel
Raghu Thridandapani	Clark	Microwave Sintering of an Inert Matrix Material for Nuclear Fuel Applications	O: 231-2456 traghu@vt.edu
Jialin Wang	Yoon	Development of Environmentally Friendly Non-Chrome Conversion Coatings for Cold-Rolled Steel	O: 231-6506 jialinw@vt.edu
Ruijia (Ray) Wang	Yoon	Stability of foams and single foam films in the presence of n-alkyl polyoxyethylene homologues	wangr@vt.edu
Chun-hsien Wu	K. Lu/Reynolds		will172@vt.edu
Zengping Xing	Viehland	High sensitive low noise magneto-electric detection system design Low Resonant Frequency ME Sensor Design	O: 231-6928 xing@vt.edu
Li Yan	Viehland	Nano Growth Twins and Abnormal Magnetic Behavior in CoFe2O4 Epitaxial Thin Films Deposition and Characterization of Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 Thin Film by Pulsed Laser Deposition	O: 231-6928 lyan@vt.edu
Yaodang Yang	Viehland		O: 231-6928 yaodongy@vt.edu
Naili Yue	Agah (ECE)	Packaging and Characterization of High Temperature SiC Power Device
Andrew Zeagler	Aning	The Effect of Aspect Ratio on the Strengthening of Amorphous Ni-W Reinforced Crystalline Nickel Matrix Composites	O: 231-3617 zeagler@vt.edu
Junyi Zhai	Viehland	Low-frequency, Passive-detection of Pico-Tesla Magnetic Fields using Magneto-electric Sensors at Room-temperature	O: 231-6928 zhjy@vt.edu
Xin (ZX) Zhao	Corcoran / Kelley	The Effect of Electropolishing of Niobium in Sulfuric Acid-methanol Electrolyte	O: 231-3617 zhoax@vt.edu
Xiaojing Zhu	K Lu	Modification on the Morphology of Ni-B nanolayer Coated onto Boron Carbide Particles using Electroless Coating Technique Electroless Nickel Coating on Boron Carbide Particle Surfaces	O: 231-9652 zhux@vt.edu

Recently Graduated/Departed

Name	Advisor	VT Research	E-Mail	Present Position
Steven (Steve) Kyriakides	Case	Durability of Composite Joints for Navy Structures	skyrides@vt.edu	GE Greenville, SC
Joshua (Josh) Monk	Farkas	Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Multiple Twinned Ag Nanowires Tension compression asymmetry and size effects in nanocrystalline Ni nanowires	monkj@vt.edu
Christelle (Cris) Jullian	Claus	Preliminary Data on Matching Molecular Weight Linear and Star-shaped PEG Self-Assembled Monolayers	cjullian@vt.edu	Nanoonics, Inc. Blacksburg, VA
Ted Asare	Kampe	Ferroelastic damping behaviour of barium titanate and nickel-barium titanate composites	asare@vt.edu	Special Metals Division of PCC New Hartford, NY
Ben Poquette	Kampe	Near Room-Temperature Consolidation of Ferroelectric Ceramic Reinforced Multifunctional Metal Matrix Composites by Electroforming Understanding Ferroelastic Domain Reorientation as a Damping Mechanism in Ferroelectric Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites	O: 231-3617 L: 231-2105 bpoquett@vt.edu	Nanosonics, Inc. Blacksburg, VA
Kai Zhang	Aning	Solid state amorphization of Zr-Ni alloy by mechanical alloying and annealing	O: 231-3617 kzhang@vt.edu	Norfolk State Univ.
Michael Wooddell	Pickrell	Porous Optical Fibers and Related Devices	miwoodde@vt.edu	Arcelor Mittal Steel Harrisonburg, PA
Chris Story	K. Lu / Reynolds	Shape Memory Allow / Glass Composite Gas Seal for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells	O: 231-9652 cstory@vt.edu	Plansee, Austria
Michael Willemann	Guido	Polymer Supported Bridges for Mulit-finer AlGaN/GaN Heterojunction Field Effect Transistors (HFETs)	miwille@vt.edu	Ph.D. Candidate, Cornell University
Morsi Mahmoud	Clark	Crystallization of Lithium Disilicate Glass by Variable Frequency Microwave (VFM) Processing	momahmou@vt.edu
Megan Enzinna	G-Q Lu	Temperature dependence of breakdown voltage in encapsulant materials		ITT Roanoke, VA
Feiming Bai	Viehland	Study on domain structure of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-x%PbTiO3 (PMN-x%PT) single crystal by scanning force microcopy (SFM)	fbai@vt.edu	University of Rochester
Joseph (Joe) Butler	Kampe	In-situ Fiber Strength Distribution in Nextel 610 Reinforced Aluminum Composites	jeb@vt.edu	Allvac Richburg, SC
Douglas (Doug) Crowson	Corcoran	Influence of Surface Relaxation on the Elastic behavior of Nanoporous Metals	dcrowson@vt.edu	AREVA Novi, MI
Elizabeth (Liz) Jeffers	Kampe	Reaction Synthesis of Titanium Aluminide / Titanium Boride in Situ Composites	ejeffers@vt.edu	Special Metals Division of PCC New Hartford, NY
Christopher (Chris) Kessler	K Lu	Optimization of Nanophase Suspension for Freeze Casting	chkessle@vt.edu	U.S. Patent Office Arlington, VA
Jonathon Lok	Logan	Electric Response of TiB2 Particles in a Polyimide Polymer Matrix	jlok@vt.edu	ExxonMobil Fairfax, VA
Matthew (Matt) Lynch	Clark	The Effect of Microwaves on Aqueous Corrosion of Lithium Disilicate (Li2O-2SiO2) Glass	malynch1@vt.edu	Georgia Tech
Navin Manjooran	Pickrel	Novel Methods to Fabricate Porous Materials and Carbon Nanotubes as Intracellular Antibiotic Transporters Nano Sized Silicon Carbide Based Liquid Toner for Electro-Photographic Solid Freeform Fabrication Applications	jose@vt.edu	Siemans Power Generation Orlando, FL

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