Ph.D.:

Dr. Rahul Panat (2004): Now at Intel Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona. (Homepage)
   Dissertation title: "On the rumpling instability in thermal barrier systems". [PDF]

Dr. Ming Liu (2003): Now at Emc-square, Columbus, Ohio.
   Dissertation title: "On an accelerated fatigue-testing technique using piezoelectric actuators".

Dr. Sulin Zhang (2002): Now a postdoc at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (Prof. Ted Belytschko's group).
   Dissertation title: "Effects of surface microstructure on the strength of adhesively bonded structures". [PDF]

Dr. Brook Ferney (2001): Now at Intel Corporation, Portland, Oregon.
    Dissertation title: "Studies on the brittle-ductile transition in silicon". [PDF]

Dr. Yun-Biao Xin (1996): Now at JDS Uniphase, Santa Rosa, California.
    Dissertation title: "The role of dislocation activities in the brittle-ductile transition in silicon single crystals".

Dr. Nishit Dey (1995): Went to General Electric Corporate Research and Development (GE-CRD), Niskayuna, New York.
    Dissertation title: "High temperature fatigue and creep deformation behavior under static and cyclic loading in ceramics containing a viscous grain boundary phase".
    Co-advisor: Prof. Darrell Socie.

Dr. Valerie Nitzsche (1995): Now at Caterpillar, Peoria, Illinois.

Dr. Mark Barkey (1993)
    Dissertation title: "Calculation of notch strains under multiaxial nominal loading".
     Co-advised with:  Prof. Darrell Socie.
 

Postdocs and Visiting scholars:

Dr. Ganesh Thiagarajan (Postdoc, 2001-2002): Assistant Professor, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Missouri.

Dr. Zhijun Zhao (Postdoc, 1996-1998).

Dr. Zhi-Qiao Xu (Visiting Scientist, 1993-1997).
 

MS:

Jason Baker (2003): Now at Rolls-Royce Plc., Indianapolis, Indiana.

Jeffery Cyre (2003): Now at Shell Corporation.

Thomas Lagger (1998): Now at MPC Products, Chicago, Illinois.

Mark DeVary (1998): Now at Raytheon Systems, Dallas, Texas.

Tong-Liang Zhang (1994)
    Thesis title: Modeling of crack surface interaction in mixed-mode fracture.
 

BS:

Joseph Oldham (BS, 2004)

Matthew Busche (BS, 2000): Went to MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a graduate student.
 

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