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TAMU Online REU Program

Texas A&M University College of Engineering

2020 Summer O-REU Students

Abbott, Ashleigh

Missouri Science & Technology

1team.wondream@gmail.com

Project Title:  “Incorporation and Adhesion of Bioactives in Layer-by-Layer Films”

Adams, Zachary

Georgia Institute of Technology

zacharyadams@gatech.edu

Project Title:  “Modelling Elastodiffusion of Point Defects in Crack Tip Stress Fields”

Alexander, Leah

Purdue University

lalexander0312@gmail.com

Project Title:  “Shape Stabilization of Inorganic Phase Changing Materials”

Ashen, Kenna

Texas A&M University

kashen13@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “First-Principles Calculation of Power Conversion Efficiency for Photovoltaics”

Balzac, Adira

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

abalzac@mit.edu

Project Title:  “Developing Phase-Field Modeling for Densification During a Sintering Process”

Barbosa, Aaron

Texas A&M University

aaronbarbosa2016@icloud.com

Project Title:  “Automated Strain Analysis and Mapping Using TEM Diffraction Data”

Borynack, Nicholas

Texas A&M University

nbory6299@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Automation of Data Analysis and Validation of Modified Code for UNS3D-POD”

Broucek, John

Texas A&M University

jbroucek@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Predicting the Properties of Shape Memory Alloys”

Campbell, Ian R

Georgia Institute of Technology

icampbell37@gatech.edu

Project Title:  “An FEA Analysis to Aid the Accurate Experimental Determination of Polymer Interphase Mechanical Response”

Carpman, Brian

Texas A&M University

bcarpman100@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Early COVID-19 Detection With Body Heat Harvesting Wearable Temperature Sensors”

Cator, Durward

Texas A&M University

tac464@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Application of Optimal Estimation Methods to Disease Modeling”

Caulkins, Joseph 

Carnegie Mellon University

jcaulkin@andrew.cmu.edu

Project Title:  “Effects of Grain Boundary Misorientation Angle on Cavitation Strength of Materials”

Chesetti, Advika

University of North Texas

AdvikaChesetti@my.unt.edu

Project Title:  “Effect of collision cascades on nano-scale cracks in metals”

Chirinos, Sebastian

Texas A&M University 

sebastian.chirinos@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Efficient Structural Design via Evolutionary Algorithms and Substructure Analysis”

Clay, Elliott

Loyola University New Orleans 

emclay@my.loyno.edu

Project Title:  “Exploring 2D Van der Waals Heterostructures, Using Density Functional Theory and Machine Learning”

Cleveland, Mack 

Texas A&M University

mackcleveland@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Vacancy formation energies in amorphous silicon”

Cook, David

University of California, Berkeley

davidcook@berkeley.edu

Project Title:  “Using Finite Element Modeling for Stress-Strain Analysis of Cladding Tube Welds”

Cooper, Devin

Texas A&M University

devin.cooper59@yahoo.com

Project Title:  “The Application of Machine Learning for the Analysis of Irradiation-Induced Defects in Microscope Images”

Corcuera, Ja-Rey

University of Utah

jareycorcuera@hotmail.com

Project Title:  “Inverting the Engineering Design Process with Shape and Topology Optimization”

Curtis, Kaleigh

Texas A&M University

kaleighacurtis@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Ab initio database for machine learning potentials: potential creation, validation, and testing”

Defesche, Lauren

Texas A&M University

ldefesche@gmail.com

Project Title:  “Modeling the tribological response of a metal matrix composite”

Dickinson, Emma

University of Pittsburgh

END25@pitt.edu

Project Title:  “Micromechanical Behavior and Multifunctional Efficiency of Composite Materials in Supercapacitors”

Duckering, Jason

University of California – Berkeley

jduckering@berkeley.edu

Project Title:  “Applying composite strength models to characterize additively manufactured Fe-9Cr”

Fang, Britney

University of Texas – Austin

wbbrit@gmail.com

Project Title:  “Machine Learning Optimization for Multifunctional Material Design”

Goddard, Natalie 

Rice University

nmg6@rice.edu

Project Title:  “Extreme Deformation of Polymers Under the Supersonic Laser Induced Projectile Impact Test (LIPIT)”

Harman, Elyse 

Texas A&M University

Elyse_harman1@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Using an Fe-Ni binary surrogate for a phase field model of the microstructure evolution during the rapid solidification of stainless steel”

Hitchens, Zan

University of Illinois – Urbana 

zanh2@illinois.edu

Project Title:  “Investigating Void Nucleation at Second-Phase Non-Metallic Particles”

Huhn, Quincy

Texas A&M University 

quincy.huhn98@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Accelerating Radiation Transport solves with Artificial Neural Networks”

Jones, Carrie

Texas A&M University

carrie.jones@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Partial Thermal Cycling of NiTiHf Shape Memory Alloys”

Kagoo, Jonathan   

Georgia Institute of Technology

jkagoo3@gatech.edu

Project Title:  “Deformation of Heliostat Analysis”

Kennedy, Alison 

Case Western Reserve University

aik27@case.edu

Project Title:  “Modeling GO Nanosheets at Oil/Water Interfaces”

Khan, Tasneem

University of California – Berkeley 

tasneem18@berkeley.edu

Project Title:  “Evaluation of Regressors for the Stacking Fault Energy in High Entropy Alloys”

Kuner, Matthew C.

Georgia Institute of Technology

matthewkuner@gatech.edu

Project Title:  “Development of a Tool to Automatically Analyze Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuation Fatigue Data“

Lam, Sebestian

University of California – Berkeley 

SRLam323@berkeley.edu

Project Title:  “Modeling of Oxide Growth Rates in Fe-Cr-Al Alloys”

Lichtenberg, Matthew

Brown University 

matthew_lichtenberg@brown.edu

Project Title:  “AI for Nanoscale Imaging of Contact in the Human-Machine Interface”

Liu, Samuel 

University of Minnesota

liux3824@umn.edu

Project Title:  “Shape anisotropy effects on magnetic domain wall dynamics in spintronic devices”

Mo, Elaine

Texas A&M University 

elainemo24@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Precipitation Hardening of the Periodic Table”

Oh, Joshua

University of Texas 

joshuayoh@gmail.com

Project Title:  “Developing a Web Interface for Database Analysis”

Opalski, Alexis

University of Texas – Austin 

alexisopalski@gmail.com

Project Title:  “Embodied Intelligence: The Future of Artificial Systems”

Rea, Matthew 

Texas A&M University

mtrea@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Scaling Data Analytics Frameworks for Large-scale Online Courses”

Rescala, Paula

Rice University 

Pdr3@rice.edu

Project Title:  “Crafting Discretizations Suitable for Domain Integration in Meshfree Numerical Methods”

Robinson, Bradley

Texas A&M University 

brad_rob22@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Classification of Functional Nanocomposite Materials”

Rosen, Taylor

Pennsylvania State University 

tur180@psu.edu

Project Title:  “Studying the effects of temperature dependent coefficient of thermal expansion on thermal stress weathering in small asteroids”

Sandbrook, Tess

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

tasandbrook@wpi.edu

Project Title:  “Shear Band Formation in High-Density Metals”

Schoonover, Krista

Case Western Reserve University 

kgs51@case.edu

Project Title:  “Computational Investigation into Cationic Polymerization of Silyl Ketenes”

Sivakumar, Hariharan

Texas A&M University 

hariharan2907@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Benchmarking the performance of machine learning algorithms for record linkage at different heterogeneity rates”

Snow, Brandon 

Brigham Young University

bsnow31@gmail.com

Project Title:  “Using Image Correlation to Understand Electrical Chatter”

Suk, Wonjoon

University of Illinois – Urbana  

wsuk2@illinois.edu

Project Title:  “Parametric Finite Element Analysis of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators”

Tcharkerian, John Sebastian

Texas A&M University  

s-tchakerian@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Non-intrusive Reduced Order Models for Multidimensional Systems”

Tong, Brandon 

Texas A&M University

brandontong@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Using Neural Networks to create Probability Maps of Additive Manufacturing Printability”

Torrez, Avery

New Mexico State University  

torrez20@nmsu.edu

Project Title:  “Geometrical Standardization of Mesoscale Tensile Testing”

Troy, Michael

Texas A&M University  

michaelmpt@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Sonic Boom Reduction through Optimal Morphing of Aircraft Geometry”

Wheatley, Christopher 

University of Kentucky 

cs.wheatleyjr@uky.edu

Project Title:  “Determining the effect of stress on the energies of self-interstitial atoms in copper”

White, Logan

University of North Texas  

lwhite65@vols.utk.edu

Project Title:  “Using the evolution of micro-strains in laser powder bed fusion processed Ti-6Al-4V to model macro-stresses during uniaxial deformation to failure”

Wong, Aaron

University of Texas – Austin  

Aac.wong@gmail.com

Project Title:  “Geometric Analysis of 3D Printed Metal Lattices through Computed Tomography Scanning”

Wong, Gregory

Texas A&M University  

wongooz@tamu.edu

Project Title:  “Kinetics of Dissolution and Growth at Water-Mineral Surfaces”

Yan, David

Case Western Reserve University  

dfy3@case.edu

Project Title:  “Coarse Grained Modelling of Graphene Oxide at the Liquid-Liquid Interface”

Zaragoza, Nadia

Georgia Institute of Technology  

nzaragoza3@gatech.edu

Project Title:  “Simulating Fe-Cr surface interactions to inform Fe-Cr thin film growth parameters”

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