People
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Principle Investigator: Professor Dwayne D. Arola
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
Director, Applied Masters Program, MSE
Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Adjunct Associate Professor, Oral Health Sciences and Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Arola is currently a professor of Material Science and Engineering (MSE) at the University of Washington. He holds adjunct appointments in Mechanical Engineering, Oral Health Science and Restorative Dentistry. His research
is broadly focused on process to performance relationships of engineering and natural materials, with primary focus on their damage tolerance, including their resistance to fatigue and fracture. His team works on problems involving
contributions from aging, chronic diseases and the environment. He received a Career award from the National Science Foundation and his work has attracted support from the DOD, FAA, NIDCR, NIH, and NSF, as well as many industrial
partners. His current efforts are focused on additive manufacturing processes, bioinspiration involving the armors and weapons in Nature, as well as pursuing new methods of processing for the development of next-generation
structural materials.
Elected MSE
Faculty of the Year Award (Senior Class): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Faculty of the Year (PhD graduate students): 2022
Current Lab Members
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Cameron Renteria, PhD
Postdoc, School of Dentistry
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Alex Montelione
PhD Candidate
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Jack Grimm
PhD Student
2021 Graduate Mentor of the Year
2020 TA of the Year, Junior
Enamel microstructure, atom probe tomography
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Rick Schleusener
PhD Student
Analyzing laser powder bed fusion
(L-PBF) variability
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Mallory Parker
PhD Student
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Katie Tang
PhD Student
2022 TA of the Year, Senior
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Colin Marquis
PhD Student
2023 Graduate Mentor of the Year
2023 TA of the Year, Senior
Bio-inspired 3D printed composites
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Brandon Lou
PhD Student
Benefits of natural zeolite as cement replacement
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Conall Wisdom
MS Alumni, Research Associate
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Carly Travis
Masters Student
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Cade Greseth
Masters Student
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Izabela Carpenter
Masters Student
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Daniel Lund
Masters Student
Spatial variation in spatter for LPBF
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Jordan Hatch
Masters Student
Characterizing sources of variability in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF)
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Rohin Petram
Masters Student
Effects of surface finishing on L-PBF fatigue life
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Sophie Ceteznik
Bachelors Student
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Blake Strand
Bachelors Student
Characterizing mechanical properties of Bowfin fish scales
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Kai Kwek
Bachelors Student
Build interruption study of powder bed fusion
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May Kim
Bachelors Student
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Vanessa Bradshaw
Bachelors Student
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Jamie Polonet
Bachelors Student
CO2 Sequestration in Concrete