IML Team
Principal Investigator
Students
Blake Barnett
Graduate Research Associate
Education/Experience
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2012
Materials Engineer, US Army Research Lab
Ph.D. Welding Engineering, Ohio State, Spring 2023
Expertise
Cold Spray
Stanley Bovid
(Co-advised by Steve Niezgoda)
Education/Experience
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan State University
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University
Director of Materials Research, LSP Technologies, Inc
Noah Kohlhorst
(Co-advised by J.C. Zhao)
Education/Experience
B.S. in Physics and Chemistry, Keene State College, 2014
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2020
Expertise
Thermodynamics in multi-material systems, CALPHAD, Electron Microscopy
Troy Lewis
Graduate Research Associate
Education
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2020
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Spring 2022
Brian Thurston
Graduate Research Associate
Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2018
Expertise
Engineering design, programming, CNC/manual machining, circuitry, laser engraving and laser cutting
Kevin McIlvaine
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Education
B.S. Welding Engineering
Anticipated graduation: May 2022
Kyle Moesle
Sarah Ridgeway
Clair Bechie
- Former undergraduate research assistant
- Currently working at Worthington Industries
Katrina Boos
- Former undergraduate research assistant
Dr Ryan C. Brune
- Ph.D from The Ohio State University (2016)
- Dissertation Title: Effect of geometrical parameters on pressure distributions of impulse manufacturing technologies
- Currently working at Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME)
Claire Cary
- Undergraduate Research Assistant
- B.S. Welding Engineering
Dr John D. DeFouw
- Ph.D. Northwestern University, B.S. Purdue University
- 2011-2014 Postdoctoral Researcher, The Ohio State University
- Currently working at Honda
Taylor Dittrich
- Former undergraduate research assistant
- Fundamental Honors of Engineering Participant
- Currently at Lincoln Electric
Dr Steven Hansen
- Ph.D. from The Ohio State University (2017)
- Dissertation Title: Vaporizing Foil Actuator Process Parameters: Input Characteristics, Energy Deposition, and Pressure Output
- Currently at Lincoln Electric
Kelton Hartman Vaeth
- Undergraduate Research Assistant
- B.S. Materials Science and Engineering
Dr Jason R. Johnson
- Ph.D. from The Ohio State University (2014)
- Dissertation Title: Developing the Axisymmetric Expanding Ring: A High Strain-Rate Materials Characterization Test
- Currently working at Orton Ceramic Foundation
Angshuman Kapil
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Assam Engineering College, Guahati University
- Master of Technology in Manufacturing Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad;
- Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State, Autumn 2020
- Expertise: Welding of dissimilar materials, electromagnetic processes
Alex Koenig
- B.S./M.S. combined degree, The Ohio State University, Class of 2018
- Fundamental Honors of Engineering
Taeseon Lee
- Ph.D. from The Ohio State University (2018)
- Dissertation Title: Impact Welding: Fundamental Studies on Weld Interface Structure
- Currently at Hyundai Motors
Jianxiong Li
- B. E. in Materials Shaping and Controlling Engineering, Tianjin University, 2014
- M. Eng. in Materials Processing Engineering, Tianjin University, 2017
- Ph.D. Welding Engineering, The Ohio State University, Autumn 2021
- Expertise: Dissimilar metal joining; Welding stability analysis
Dr Bert Liu
- Ph.D. from The Ohio State University (2016)
- Dissertation Title: Joining dissimilar structural alloys by vaporizing foil actuator welding : process conditions, microstructure, corrosion, and strength
- Currently working at the Air Force Institute of Technology
Yu Mao
- B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2016
- Ph.D. Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Spring 2021
- Expertise: Welding of dissimilar materials, automation, numerical simulations
Bhuvi Nirudhoddi
- Ph.D. from The Ohio State University (2019)
- Dissertation Title: Impact Welding and Shape Calibration of Nickel and Titanium Alloys
- Currently at ATI Metals
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University, 2013
- Project Engineer with GE Transportation, 2014-2015.
- Expertise: Welding of high strength materials, Springback calibration
Jackson Peck
- MS from The Ohio State University (2019)
- Thesis: Design Factors in Laser Driven Impact Welding
- Currently at CGI Federal
- B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2016
- Expertise: Laser Impact Welding; Incremental Forming
Connor E. Slone
- Former undergraduate research assistant
- Currently graduate student at CEMAS
Nathaniel Stokes
- Undergraduate Research Assistant
- B.S. Materials Science and Engineering
Geoffrey A. Taber
- Laboratory Supervisor, Impulse Manufacturing Laboratory, 2007-2017
Shawn Wang
- Former undergraduate research assistant
- Currently working at Autoliv-Nissin
Scott Wright
- Former undergraduate research assistant
- Currently working at NobelClad
Beth A. Yoak
- B.S./M.S. from The Ohio State University
- Currently working at TimkenSteel