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MS Students

Current Students

Name Research Group(s)
Abby Bowden Bevill
Zane Cable Kelso & Wurtz
Sophia Caffrey Chalk
Donovan Chapman Haraldsen
Linda Cooper Santavicca
Ian Duis Williams
Adham Elfeky Sullivan
Md Kamal Hossain Haraldsen
Romain Maurice Fletcher
Luis Olmedo Warusawithana
Rabeya Rabu Kelso & Wurtz
Lara Salgado  Campos
Michael Shearer Tahimic
Noah Smith Williams
Ruby Soto Williams
Jeffrey Wilke Williams
Zach Williams Simsiriwong

 

Graduates

2026 Graduates

Name Thesis
Daniela Amalfi Ojeda Towards all-epitaxial Josephson junctions with high-temperature superconductors
Richard Badu Growth and dielectric characterization of epitaxial Sr1-xMgxTiO3 thin films
Carleigh Eagle Investigating the shear strength and delamination behavior of rigid-compliant polymer interfaces in material jetting additive manufacturing
Reed Harper Development of a flexible in vitro model system for studying biomineralization in humans and marine organisms
Samuel Lopez Mechanical behavior of additively manufactured Ti-6Al‑4V ELI parts: Effects of laser parameter selection
Ronald Putnam Investigating the effects of pressure on Fe and Co intercalated 2H-TaS2 through first-principle calculations

 

2025 Graduates

Name Thesis
Hudson Horne Niobium titanium nitride thin film deposition, optimization, and characterization
Patrick Keeney Investigating the roles of intrinsic point defects and transition metal doping in monolayer and bulk TiS2
Carson Rogers Dielectric performance of fused filament fabricated ULTEM 9085 for naval radome application
Evan Wilson Frustrated quantum magnetism: The interplay of isotropic and anisotropic interactions with application to α-RuCl3

 

2024 Graduates

Name Thesis
Molly Dobrow Investigating the role of tesserae in energy absorption in shark cartilage
Lucas Mougeot Development and characterization of ceramic devices for capillary action in microgravity for the purpose of growing vegetables in space
Jennifer Ruliffson Process, structure, & property investigation of gallium-based metallic alloys processed at room temperature
Jade Welsh Influence of heat treatment and shielding gas environment on the very high cycle fatigue behavior of 17-4 precipitation hardened stainless steel

 

2023 Graduates

Name Thesis
Alexandria Alcantara Investigations into the electronic and magnetic properties of (CrPS4)n layers
Nathan Bairen Exploring Mottness and electronic order in strongly correlated vanadate thin films
Emilie LaVoie-Ingram Towards a prototype paleo-detector for supernova neutrino and dark matter detection
Andrew Miceli Modified reactive sputter deposition of titanium nitride thin films via HIPIMS with kick-pulse and improvement of the structure-zone model
Jamie Timmons Development of high kinetic inductance superconducting nanowire devices on high permittivity strontium titanate substrates