Thomas B. King Associate Professor of Metallurgy
B.Sc. M.Sc. METU/Turkey, 2005
Ph.D. Eindhoven University of Technology/Netherlands, 2010
Postdoc, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung/Germany, 2010-2012
Group leader, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung/Germany, 2012-2016
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.
Administrative Assistant
Financial Coordinator
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.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.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering) Nanyang Technological University/Singapore, 2017
Ph.D. Nanyang Technological University/Singapore, 2022
Sheng has a research background in additive manufacturing (not just metal) and is currently focused on building a system to understand laser-metal interactions. He is also interested in studying the effects of hydrogen on metals. In his free time, he enjoys reading and watching documentaries.
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.
Graduate Student
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023
Abhi is primarily focused on increasing the sustainability of current manufacturing processes and finding new avenues to recycle metals. He is an amateur jeweler/silversmith and loves any DIY project that involves working with his hands (and power tools).
Graduate Student
B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia/USA, 2023
Alex is studying thermomechanical fatigue of advanced transistor packaging. He loves hiking, video games, climbing, biking Formula 1, and parkour.Â
Graduate Student
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University/USA, 2023
Berk is studying the effect of alloying elements and strain rate on deformation mechanisms in titanium alloys. He is also studying in-space wear and repair mechanisms for pure metals and alloys. When not coming up with silly rhymes, he spends his free time playing double bass, hiking, and making drawings of trees.
B.Sc. & M.Sc. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, METU/Turkey, 2023
A.A. Philosophy, Anadolu University/Turkey, 2022
Can’s research focuses on electron microscopy-, atom probe tomography-, and synchrotron-based advanced in-situ characterization of metals to reveal the hidden nature of mechanistic mechanisms behind structure-property relationships to develop high-throughput characterization routes for navy hulls, the steel industry, and more. Can likes philosophical and scientific discussions, nature, camping, bushcraft, photography, writing, music and fine arts.
Graduate Student
B. Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University/South Korea, 2023
You Na is investigating high entropy alloy design for high temperature environments. When she’s not immersed in her scientific pursuits, she travels off on adventures, works out, scribbles drawings, sings, and eagerly picks up new skills!
Graduate Student
B. Sc, M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University/South Korea, 2023
Minho is currently focusing on revealing origin of high wear resistance for spinodal copper alloys. When not working or studying, he usually plays boardgames, work out, or just take a nap.
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Visiting student -Imperial College London
Sc.D. Materials Science and Engineering, 2022
Thesis: “Microstructural evolution and phase transformations for advanced complex concentrated alloys”
Moved to: MSE, Max Plank Institute/Germany (post-doc),
Sc.D. in Material Science and Engineering, 2022
Thesis: “Microscopic Strain Localization and Damage in Multi-Phase Alloys”
Moved to: ME/Stanford (post-doc)
Sc.D. in Material Science and Engineering, 2022
Thesis: “Beyond Embrittlement: In Situ Explorations of Hydrogen Effects Near Boundaries”
Moved to: MSE/Stanford (post-doc)
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “High-strength transformation-induced plasticity steels with reverted interlath austenite”
Moved to: Questek (materials design engineer)
Sc.D. in Material Science and Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “Failure of Martensitic Sharp Edges: A Micro-Mechanical Exploration for Design Guidelines”
Moved to: RazorSharp (CEO)
Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “Design of Superelastic Secondary Phase Toughened Alloys”
M.S. in Material Science and Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “The Effect of Co on the Response of Fe-Mn Alloys”
Moved to: US Navy
M.S. in Material Science and Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “Hydrogen-Induced Transformations in Metastable High Entropy Alloys”
Moved to: Form Energy, Inc. (R&D scientist)
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, 2021
Thesis: “Expanding the limits of in-situ mechanical tests using data analytics and continuum mechanics”
Moved to: ME/University of Southampton/UK (lecturer)
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 (materials engineer)
MEng. MIT/Imperial College Joint Program, 2020
Thesis: “Cutting edge research – corrosion effect on shaving blade degradation”
Moved to: Framatome Controls/Slovkia (nuclear instrumentation design engineer)
MEng. MIT/Oxford Joint Program, 2018
Thesis: “Pop-in and op-out behaviour of superelastic TiNi nanoprecipitates”
Moved to:Â Jane Street/UK (business development specialist)
Topic:Â Design new superplastic-nano-phase toughened steels and resettable high entropy alloys
Moved to: Â Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar (assistant professor)
Topic: Micromechanics and hydrogen effects in alloys
Moved to: Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Germany (Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship)
Topic: Alloy design and short range order effects
Moved to: MSE/University of Wisconsin Madison (assistant professor)
Topic: Microstructural change and mechanical behavior of materials in hydrogen environment
Moved to: KIST/South Korea (senior research scientist)
Topic:Â Hydrogen embrittlement, MD simulations, gradient structures
Moved to: MSE/Carnegie Mellon University (assistant professor)
Topic: Surface engineering, Additive manufacturing, Carbon nanomaterials.
Moved to: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering/Cornell University (assistant professor)
Topic: EBSD, ECCI, DIC, Crystal plasticity, multi-field mapping, in-situ micro-mechanical testing.
Moved to: Constellium C-TEC/France (R&D engineer)
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.
Visiting Undergraduate Student
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona/Arizona
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BSc. DMSE MIT
Visiting Undergraduate Student
B.Sc. , Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona/Arizona
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BSc. DMSE MIT
Visiting Master Student
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology/Netherlands
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BSc. DMSE MIT
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BSc. DMSE MIT
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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
Graduate Student
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University/USA, 2023
Berk is studying the effect of alloying elements and strain rate on deformation mechanisms in titanium alloys. He is also studying in-space wear and repair mechanisms for pure metals and alloys. When not coming up with silly rhymes, he spends his free time playing double bass, hiking, and making drawings of trees.
Graduate Student
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University/USA, 2023
Berk is studying the effect of alloying elements and strain rate on deformation mechanisms in titanium alloys. He is also studying in-space wear and repair mechanisms for pure metals and alloys. When not coming up with silly rhymes, he spends his free time playing double bass, hiking, and making drawings of trees.
Graduate Student
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University/USA, 2023
Berk is studying the effect of alloying elements and strain rate on deformation mechanisms in titanium alloys. He is also studying in-space wear and repair mechanisms for pure metals and alloys. When not coming up with silly rhymes, he spends his free time playing double bass, hiking, and making drawings of trees.