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The Boss
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Frederic Sansoz
Associate Professor
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Current Students & Postdoctoral Fellows
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Jingjun (Jessie) Gu
Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering
MS Materials Science (2007), Dong Hua University, Shanghai, China
B.S. Polymer Materials & Engineering (2004), Dong Hua University, Shanghai, China
Research:
Elucidating the Complex Role of Surface Structure on Mechanical Properties in Carbon Nanofibers By Atomistic Simulations
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Erin Wood
Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering
MS Industrial Chemistry (2009), University of Central Florida, FL.
B.S. Chemistry (2005), Chatham University, PA.
Research:
Growth and Mechanical Properties of Coherent Twinning Superlattices in Metallic Nanowires
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Shiqi Zhang Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering
MS Mechanical Engineering (2012), University of Wyoming, WY.
B.S. Mechanical Engineering(2008), Beijing Jiotong University, Beijing, China. Research:
Structure, Defects and Strength in SIngle Crystalline Nanowires
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Daniel Merkel
Masters student, Mechanical Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2012), University of Vermont.
Research:
Electrodeposition and Thermal Transport Study of High-ZT Nanoengineered Thermoelectrics
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Aaron Porter
Masters student, Mechanical Engineering
B.S. Physics (2009), Clarkson University, NY
Research:
Atomistic Simulation Study of Thermal Transport in Thermoelectric Semiconductor Nanowires
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Former Group Members
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Khrystyna Dilai
NSF-REU undergraduate research assistant
B.S. Chemical Engineering (sophomore year), Clarkson University, NY
Research:
Atomistic Simulation Study of Growth of Ultrathin Metallic Nanowires
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Jake Brutman
Undergraduate research assistant, Chemistry Senior (2011)
Research:
Synthesis of ultrathin gold nanowires
Last sighted as:
Graduate student in chemistry at the University of Florida
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Evan Malina
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2011)
Awards: URECA! award 2009; UVM Engineer of the Year 2010.
Research:
Mechanical Behavior of Atomically Thin Graphene Sheets using Atomic Force Microscopy Nanoindentation
Last sighted as:
Structure Engineer for Boeing, Seattle, WA
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Trevor Avant
Undergraduate research assistant - Honors College
Awards: URECA! award 2010
Research:
Atomistic Simulation Study of Indentation of Metallic Nanowires
Last sighted as:
-Engineer at Microstrain, Williston, VT
-Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich,
Switzerland.
-Engineering summer intern at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM
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Prof. Chuang Deng
Ph.D. Materials Science (2009)
Research:
Yielding and plasticity of FCC metal nanowires studied by atomistic simulations.
Last sighted as:
-Assistant Professor, Department of
Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
-Postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Christopher Schuh in the Materials Science & Engineering Department at MIT, Boston, MA
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Vincent Peron-Luhrs
Visiting graduate student from University of Liege, Belgium (Sept. 2009)
Research:
Multiscale modeling of plasticity of nanocrystalline metals. Last sighted as:
Graduate Student at University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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Dr. Virginie Dupont
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (2008)
Research:
Multiscale Modeling of Contact Plasticity and Nanoindentation in Nanostructured FCC Metals.
Last sighted as:
-Assistant professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL.
-Postdoctoral researcher with Dr. Tim Germann at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
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Zach Burchman
Research assistant Honors College (2008)
Research: Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of Electrodeposited Nickel Nanowires Last sighted as:
Graduate Student in Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, PA
Engineer for 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. Last sighted as:
Graduate student in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, CA
Engineer for Northrop Grumman, Norwalk, CT
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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.
Last sighted as:
Engineer and Marketing Representative for GE Healthcare, South Burlington, VT
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Carl Wolf
(Part-time) Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering (2005-2007)
Research:
Multiscale modeling of thermal transport in molecular systems
Last sighted as:
Assistant Professor, Vermont Technical College, Randolph, VT
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Prof. Fahmi Bedoui
Postdoctoral Fellow (July 06-Dec 06)
(in collaboration with Prof. S. Murthy, Physics Dept.)
Research:
Quantitative AFM nanoindentation of semi-crystalline polymers.
Last sighted as:
Assistant professor at the Compiegne Institute of Technology (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.
Last sighted as:
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. Last sighted as:
Structural engineer at Concept2, Morrisville, VT
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.
Last sighted as:
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.
Last sighted as:
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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