Nanomech Lab Current Student Members


 
 






Melicent Stossel
Ph.D. student

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
email: mms33@u.washington.edu

Current topic: Laser Surface Treatment of Bulk and Multilayer Materials


M.S. from UW Mechanical Engineering; B.S. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Yang Zhou
Ph.D. student

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
email: yang823@uw.edu

Current topic: Strain Engineering of Monolayer MoS2 for Enhanced Catalysis

M.S. UW Materials Science & Engineering; B.S. Nanjing University of Science & Technology


Nana Yamagata
M.S. Student

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
email: ny7@uw.edu

Current topic: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Terrestial Isopod Armadillidium Valgare Cuticle


B.S. from UW Mechanical Engineering

Allen Kim
M.S./Ph.D. Student

Dept. Mater. Sci. Engr./Dept.Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
email: aykim201@uw.edu

Current topic: Damage Mechanisms of Space Exposed Materials


B.S. from UW Materials Science & Engineering

Kristina Gill
M.S./Ph.D. Student

Department of Physics/Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
email: krisgill@uw.edu

Current topic: Energy Efficient Infrared Reflective Windshield Coating


B.S. from UW Physics

Lily Vu
Undergraduate Researcher

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
email:lilyvu@uw.edu

Research Topic: Nanomaterials Characterization

Okasana Krokhaleva
Undergraduate Researcher

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
email:oak010@uw.edu@uw.edu


Currently NSF S-STEM Scholar
 
 

Nanomech Lab Graduate Alumni


 
 

Koichio Tanaka
M.S. (2020)
, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Thesis: Interface Engineering to Enhance the Mechanical Performance of Aluminum Thin Film Deposited on PET Substrate


B.S. and M.S. from Tokyo University of Science

Currently at JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation, Ibaraki, Japan

Achyut Menon
M.S. (2020)
, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Research Topic: Residual stress Measurement of Cu/Al metal laminate using x-ray Diffraction


B.Tech from NITK Surathkal

Currently at Facebook Reality Labs

Sameer D. Meshram
M.S. (2019)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Research Topic: Mechanics of Additively Manufactured Metal Lattice Structures, Mechanics of Metal-Ceramic Multilayer Thin Films


B.Tech from Sardar Patel College of Engineering, University of Mumbai

Currently at Katerra Inc., Seattle, WA

Chenyangzi Lin
M.S. (2019)
, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Research Topic: Functionally graded metal-intermetallic multilayer thin films


B.S. from Shanhai Jiaotong University

Ian McDonald
M.S. (2018)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Research Topic: Residual Stress Measurement of Cu/Ni Multilayer Thin Films


B.S. from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Currently Data Scientist at Starbucks, Seattle, WA

Zhenyu Zhu
M.S. (2019)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Research Topic: Intermetallic Strengthening of Cu/Al Multilayer Thin Films


B.S. from Nankai University, Tianjin, China


Mark Miller
Ph.D. (2016)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Dissertation: Advancements in Optical Properties of Thermochromic VO2 Films through Experimental and Numerical Investigations


B.S. and M.S. from Kansas State University

Currently at Intel Inc, Hillsboro, OR



Zhou Yang
Ph.D. (2016)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Dissertation: Thermomechanical stability and strengthening mechanisms of Ti/Ni multilayer thin films


M.S. from University of Washington; B.S. from Univ. Sci. & Tech. of China

Currently at Lam Research, Fremont, CA



Qian Tong
M.S. (2016)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Research Topic: Deposition temperature effect on structure & mechanical properties of metallic multilayers


B.S. from Northern Arizona University

Currently at HC SeminTek Corporation



Gabe Chow
Ph.D. (2014)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Dissertation: Mechanical Characterization of Nanoporous Thin Fillms by Laser-induced Surface Acoustic Waves


M.S., B.S. from UC Riverside

Currently at Triple Ring Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA



Phillip Miller
Ph.D. (2014)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Dissertation: Ultra-high- Strain-rate Materials Study by Laser-induced Stress Waves


M.S., B.S. from UC Riverside

Currently at Los Alamos National Laboratory


    wf

Wu-Feng Yeh
Ph.D. (2011),
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Dissertation: MEMS-based optical imaging and micromechanical testing

M.S. from UC Riverside, M.S., B.S. from National Taiwan University

Currently at Apple, Cupertino, CA


Jie (Jane) Lian
Ph.D. (2010)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle

Disssertation: Nanomechanics of Materials: From Crystaline Solids to Biological Composites

M.S. from UC Riverside, B.S. from Beijing Institute of Technology

Currently at iPhone Hardware Reliability, Apple, Cupertino, CA


Frank MacDonald
Ph.D. (2010)
(co-advised with Prof. Guanshui Xu), Department of Mechanical Engineering, UC Riverside

Dissertation: Experimental Investigation of Mass Sensing with Surface Acoustic Wave Devices

M.S. from University of Wyoming, B.S. from University of Oklahoma

Currently at Naval Surface Warfare Center - Corona, CA



Yan (Jennie) Liu
Ph.D. (2009)
(co-advised with Prof. Yushan Yan)
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UC Riverside

Dissertation: Semi-Zeolitic-Silica as Low-K Film


M.S., B.S. from Zhejiang University



Elias Penila
M.S. (2008)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UC Riverside

Thesis: An Exploration of Reactively Sputtered Nitrogen-Rich TiN Thin Films


B.S. from Pomona College

Currently Postdoctoral Scholar at UC San Diego


Lili Hu
Ph.D. (2007)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UC Riverside

Dissertation: Laser-induced Stress Waves for Thin Film Adhesion and High Strain-rate Materials Research


B.S. from University of Science and Technology of China

Currently an Associate Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology



Mark C. Johnson
M.S. (2006)
, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UC Riverside

Thesis: Mechanical Reliability of Nanoporous Zeolite Materials


B.S. from Gettysburg College

Currently at R&D, Abbott Laboratory


 
 

Nanomech Lab Undergraduate Alumni
 
 




Katherine Chun
Went to MIT grad school





Fiona Xue
Currently at Amazon




Nana Yamagata
Continued at UW grad school



Craig

Craig Nolen




Romuntxo Duhart





Bobby Mirghafouri





Jason Owens




Mario Gonzalez





Tim Zhang


 
 
Pictures missing for undergraduate assistants: Karen Harban,Yonina Dekeyser, Dimitar Y. Yanev, Penny Jin, Yusheng Wang,Takuya Curtis, Phillip Miller, Gabe Chow, Jeffrey Lau, Nick Leung, Yichen Lin...