Cem started his academic journey in Ankara, in the beautiful campus of METU, moved to rainy Eindhoven for a Ph.D. degree on micro-mechanics of damage, and to classy Dusseldorf for more fun in alloy design. These days he is training to be a professional chess player, while spending his free time at MIT supervising a bunch of amazing researchers.
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Postdoctoral Associate
B.Sc. METU/Turkey, 2002
M.Sc. PhD RWTH-Aachen/Germany, 2019
Onur is working on new alloys and processing routes for easier reuse, reform and remanufacture extending material’s lifecycle. In his spare time, he tries to figure out the best viewing order for Star Wars.
Postdoctoral Associate
B.Sc. M.Sc. Energy Engineering, University di Bologna/Italy, 2010
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, MIT/USA, 2019
Michela is working on chemo-mechanics of solid state batteries and hydrogen embrittlement in alloys. She loves cooking (and eating), drinking tea and watching classic movies.
Postdoctoral Associate
B.Tech. NIT Raipur/India, 2010
M.E., Ph.D. IISc Bangalore/India, 2019
Prafull works on the design of new superplastic-nano-phase toughened steels and resettable high entropy alloys. He likes running (long distance) and trekking.
Postdoctoral Associate
B.Sc. Korea University/South Korea, 2016
Ph.D. Pohang University of Science and Technology/South Korea, 2021
Kyung-Shik works on defining hydrogen behavior in metals. He enjoys listening to music, reading, and jogging.
Postdoctoral Associate
B.A. M.Sci. Natural Sciences, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, 2016
Ph.D. Imperial College London, 2021
Felicity focuses on the micromechanics behind damage mechanisms in different alloys. She also plays with hydrogen and lasers (although not at the same time). She likes to build stuff, eat stuff and run around interesting places.
Graduate Student
B.Sc. M.Sc. in Engineering Science, Technical University of Berlin/Germany, 2020
Julian works on novel approaches to characterize the damping and fatigue properties of alloys. His goal is to design a high-strength high-damping steel. He centers his day around coffee and loves exploring different cultures.
Graduate Student
B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, MIT/USA, 2022
Megan is investigating damage and plasticity mechanisms of aerospace alloys at extreme temperatures. She loves traveling, video games, crafting, and growing plants.
Graduate Student
B.Sc. in Engineering Science, Case Western Reserve University/USA, 2022
Mingwei works on hybrid additive manufacturing. He spends his spare time cooking, jogging, and playing video games. Fun fact: he is left-handed, but he uses his right hand for writing.
Graduate Student
B.Tech. in Materials Science, IIT Kharagput/India, 2021
Parth is focusing on designing better hydrogen impermeable stainless steel and high entropy alloys. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, meditation, and travel for new experiences.
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Arthur is a freshman undergraduate student planning on majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently honing his collaborative research and machining skills in a project to investigate the structural changes to spinodal bronze alloy under the effects of plastic deformation and differential heat treatment. When not in the lab, Arthur enjoys cooking, biking, and playing violin in an ensemble.
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Rebecca is a third year undergraduate majoring in Materials Science & Engineering with a double major in Urban Planning. Her research focuses on the exploration of hot-rolling steel sheet metal to devise an energy efficient method of recycling metals. In her free time, she likes to bike around Boston and listen to new musicians.
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Surya is a freshman undergraduate student planning on majoring in Material Science and Engineering. He is currently working on a collaborative research project to investigate the structural changes to spinodal bronze alloy under the effects of different levels of deformation and heat treatment. Outside of his work, Surya enjoys listening to music, fencing, and photography.
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Dennis is majoring in Material Science and is working on applications and commercialization of new recycling techniques. Outside of lab he plays on the football team and enjoys skiing and surfing.
Sc.D. Materials Science and Engineering, 2022
Thesis: “Microstructural evolution and phase transformations for advanced complex concentrated alloys”
Current position: Postdoc,  Materials Science and Engineering, Germany
Sc.D. in Material Science and Engineering, 2022
Thesis: “Microscopic Strain Localization and Damage in Multi-Phase Alloys”
Current position: Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford
Sc.D. in Material Science and Engineering, 2022
Thesis: “Beyond Embrittlement: In Situ Explorations of Hydrogen Effects Near Boundaries”
Current position: Postdoc, Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “High-strength transformation-induced plasticity steels with reverted interlath austenite”
Current position: Materials Design Engineer at Questek
Sc.D. in Material Science and Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “Failure of Martensitic Sharp Edges: A Micro-Mechanical Exploration for Design Guidelines”
Current position: Co-founder and CEO of RazorSharp
Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “Design of Superelastic Secondary Phase Toughened Alloys”
Current position: –
M.S. in Material Science and Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “The Effect of Co on the Response of Fe-Mn Alloys”
Current position: US Navy
M.S. in Material Science and Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “Hydrogen-Induced Transformations in Metastable High Entropy Alloys”
Current position: Form Energy, Inc.
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “Expanding the limits of in-situ mechanical tests using data analytics and continuum mechanics”
Current position: Postdoc, Material Science and Engineering, Georgia Tech
MEng. MIT/Imperial College Joint Program, 2020
Thesis: “The effect of surface condition on the susceptibility of Ti-6Al-4V to aqueous hydrogen embrittlement”
Current position: Alloyed/UK
MEng. MIT/Imperial College Joint Program, 2020
Thesis: “Cutting edge research – corrosion effect on shaving blade degradation”
Current position:Â Imperial College
MEng. MIT/Oxford Joint Program, 2018
Thesis: “Pop-in and op-out behaviour of superelastic TiNi nanoprecipitates”
Current position: Business Development Specialist at Jane Street
Topic: Alloy design and short range order effects
Current position: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Madison
Topic: Microstructural change and mechanical behavior of materials in hydrogen environment
Current position: Senior Research Scientist, KIST
Topic:Â Hydrogen embrittlement, MD simulations, gradient structures
Current position: Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Topic: Surface engineering, Additive manufacturing, Carbon nanomaterials.
Current position: Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University
Topic: EBSD, ECCI, DIC, Crystal plasticity, multi-field mapping, in-situ micro-mechanical testing.
Current position: R&D Engineer at Constellium C-TEC/France
Visiting Scientist
BSc. Tokyo Institute of Technology/Japan, 2007
MSc. University of Tokyo/Japan, 2009
Visiting Researcher
Hong Kong University
PhD. The University of Hong Kong/China, 2016
Topic: Deformation mechanisms in advanced high strength steels, small-scale mechanics.
Visiting Researcher
Associate Professor, USTB/China, 2012
Topic: Corrosion initiation, nano scale corrosion-deformation co-play, EBSD, ECCI, TEM, APT.
Visiting Graduate Student Shanghai Jiao Tong University/China B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology/ China, 2016
Visiting Graduate Student
University of Science and Technology Beijing/China
B.S. and M.S., University of Science and Technology Beijing/China 2017
Visiting Graduate Student
Tokyo Institute of Technology/Japan
BE. Tokyo Institute of Technology/Japan 2018
Visiting Graduate Student
Politecnico di Milano/Italy
BSc. Politecnico di Milano/Italy
Topic: SLM multi-material graded samples.
Politecnico di Milano/Italy
BSc. Politecnico di Milano/Italy
Topic: SLM multi-material graded samples.
Visiting Graduate Student
City University of Hong Kong
BSc, MSc, Northwestern Polytechnical University/China, 2016
Topic: High entropy alloys, phase transformation, TEM.
Visiting Graduate Student
BSc. University of Science and Technology Beijing/China, 2014
Topic: EBSD misorientation mapping, crystal plasticity characterization, metallic failure analysis, fatigue and creep.
Visiting Graduate Student
Lanzhou University/China
BSc. Lanzhou University/China, 2013
Topic: Nanomanipulation and nanofabrication, nanowelding, in-situ SEM/TEM.
Visiting Graduate Student
Kyushu University/Japan
BSc. Kyushu University/Japan, 2016
Topic: Fatigue crack propagation, In-situ SEM, Hydrogen embrittlement, EBSD, FIB.
Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program at the MIT MRSEC
BSE Arizona State University, Construction, 1999
MEd Northeastern University, Boston, MA 2010
Chemistry & Environmental Science Teacher, Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Boston MA
Topic: Materials testing curriculum for high school students.
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MEng., Materials Science and Engineering, Imperial College London/UK
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BSc. DMSE MIT
Intern Undergraduate Student
BSc. DMSE Drexel University/USA
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BSc. DMSE MIT
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BSc. DMSE MIT
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BSc. DMSE MIT
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BSc. DMSE MIT
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BSc. DMSE MIT
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BSc. DMSE MIT
Intern Undergraduate Student
BSc. McGill University/Canada
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BSc. MIT, DMSE
Topic: Advanced Co-based alloys.
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BSc. MIT, DMSE
Topic: The effect of grain size on hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of nickel.
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BSc. MIT, MechE
Topic: Effective shearing of metals.
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MEng. Imperial College London, 2019
Topic: In-situ characterisation of damage mechanisms.
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BSc. MIT
Topic: Resetting pearlitic steel.
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BSc. MIT
Topic: Steel forming limit.
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BSc. MIT, DMSE
Topic: Design of self-healing alloys
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BSc. MIT, DME
Topic: Sheet metal deformations in complex strain path, in-situ micro-mechanical testing.
Intern Undergraduate Student
BSc.Tech-Indian Institute of Technology
Topic: Coatings to prevent Hydrogen Embrittlement.
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BSc. MIT, DME
Topic: Gradient materials.
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BSc. MIT, DME
Topic: Design of self-healing alloys.
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BSc. MIT, DMSE
Topic: Crack propagation through martensitic boundaries.
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BSc. MIT, DMSE
Topic: Ag decoration for hydrogen mapping
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MSc. Imperial College London/U.K.
Topic: Mechanical behavior of crumpled Al foils
Intern BSc. Student
BSc. Tsinghua University/China
Topic: Design of in-situ micro-deformation stages.
High School Student
Topic: reformability of Ti alloys.
High School Student
Topic: surface wear of metals