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Current Group Members
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Frederic Sansoz Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science |
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Chuang Deng Ph.D. student, year 3, Materials Science B.S. Materials Physics (2003), Fudan University, Shanghai, China Research: Yielding and plasticity of FCC metal nanowires studied by atomistic simulations |
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Jingjun (Jessie) Gu Ph.D. student, year 2, Mechanical Engineering M.S. Materials Science (2007), B.S. Polymer Materials & Engineering (2004), Dong Hua University, Shanghai, China Research: Thermo-mechanical properties of carbon nanofibers for nanocomposites and thermal protection systems |
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Carl Wolf (Part-time) Ph.D. student, year 5, Mechanical Engineering M.S. Mechanical Engineering (1992), B.S. Mechanical Engineering (1988), University of Texas at Austin, TX Research: Phonon engineering in confined nanotubes |
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Evan Malina Mechanical engineering UVM undergraduate URECA! award 2009 Research: Determination of mechanical properties by indentation in nanoscale metallic wires using atomic force microscopy |
Former Group Members |
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Dr. Virginie Dupont Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (2008) Research: Multiscale Modeling of Contact Plasticity and Nanoindentation in Nanostructured FCC Metals |
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Zach Burchman Research: Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of Electrodeposited Nickel Nanowires Now: Engineer, Goodrich, Vergennes, VT. |
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Travis Gang Research assistant URECA award / HELIX EPSCoR Summer Intern (2007) Research: Determination of atomic force microscope cantilever spring constants via finite element modeling for nanomechanical analysis; Effects of Surface Morphology on Elastic and Plastic Properties in Nanostructured Ni Thin Films. Now: Graduate student in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, CA . |
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Konstantin Afanasyev M.S. Physics (2007) Research: Molecular dynamics simulation of twin boundary effects on deformation in gold nanopillars and nanobeams. Following position: Engineer, GE Healthcare, South Burlington, VT. |
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Dr. Fahmi Bedoui Postdoctoral Fellow (July 06-Dec 06) (in collaboration with Prof. S. Murthy, Physics Dept.) Research: Quantitative AFM nanoindentation of semi-crystalline polymers; Now: Assistant professor at the Universite Technologique de Compiegne (UTC), France. |
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Dulcie Languerand M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2007) Research (in collaboration with Prof S. Murthy, Rutgers Univ.): Multiscale Investigation of Deformation of High-Strength Polymeric Fibers. Following position: Materials engineer at Diffraction Limited, Wakefield, VT. |
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Kevin D. Stevenson M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2006) Research: Electrochemical Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of Ni Nanostructures. Following position: Structural engineer at Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME. |
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Eric Buchovecky Mechanical Engineering Teaching Fellow (2004) Research: Quasicontinuum simulation of single crystal indentation. Following position: Ph.D. student at Brown University, RI |
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Grant Gary Undergraduate research assistant URECA! (2005) Research: Template-Assisted Synthesis of Metallic Nanowires. Following position: Ph.D. student at Stanford University, CA |
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John B. Marking Undergraduate research assistant (summer 2004) Research: Fabrication of ultra-sharp STM tips. |
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