The Grainger College of Engineering
Mechanical Science & Engineering

Janelle Wharry

Janelle Wharry
Janelle Wharry she/her/hers
Professor

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Education

  • B.S., Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2004
  • M.S., Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2005
  • Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2012

Academic Positions

  • Professor (courtesy), Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois, 2024-present
  • Associate Professor, Materials Engineering, Purdue University, 2020-2024
  • Assistant Professor (courtesy), Materials Engineering, Purdue University, 2017-2019
  • Assistant Professor, Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, 2016-2019
  • Assistant Professor, Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, 2013-2016

Other Professional Employment

  • Editor, Materials Today Communications, 2019-present
  • Editor, Materials Science & Engineering: A, 2023-present

Research Interests

  • Advanced materials manufacturing and joining
  • Materials and fuels for nuclear energy systems
  • Mechanical behavior of materials
  • Irradiation effects and corrosion

Service to Federal and State Government

  • Panel Lead, DOE-SC Roundtable on Fundamental Science to Accelerate Nuclear Energy Innovation, 2022  
  • Chair, DOE Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) Scientific Review Board, 2023-present  

Honors

  • American Nuclear Society Landis Award, 2020
  • DOE Office of Science Early Career Award, 2019
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2018
  • TMS Brimacombe Medal, 2025

Recent Courses Taught

  • ME 330 AB1 (ME 330 AB2, ME 330 AB3, ME 330 AB4, ME 330 AB5, ME 330 AB6, ME 330 AB7, ME 330 AB8, ME 330 AB9, ME 330 ABA, ME 330 AL2, ME 330 ZJ2) - Engineering Materials