Ceramics lab at the Materials 2-day course

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Michel

The 2-day course (MATE 100) was a success! MAX phase group members ran the ceramics lab for the short course for incoming freshmen.
See more information here.

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Nina at IPAM

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Michel

PhD student Nina Lane will be a core participant in a 14-week Materials Defects workshop at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) at UCLA September – December 2012. IPAM is an NSF-funded mathematics institute that holds workshops on various topics to foster collaborations between researchers in pure and applied math, science, and engineering.

Nina will give a seminar at IPAM on Thursday, September 20th. See information here.

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Babak will receive the Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) Award in MS&T 2012!

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Michel

PhD student Babak Anasori is selected as one of the top 10 finalists for the Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) Award by The American Ceramic Society (ACerS).

Each finalist will be awarded a cash honorarium of $100 and a certificate from The American Ceramic Society in MS&T2012 in Pittsburgh, PA. In addition, depending on the quality of their presentations in MS&T2012, the top three will be selected by the Award Selection committee and will receive the Diamond award and the others the Sapphire award.

Babak’s presentation in MS&T2012:

Title: Thermally stable Nano-grain Mg Composites Reinforced with MAX Phases
Date: 10/10/2012
Time: 4:40 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Ctr – Room 323

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Babak, Darin and Michael win in IMC 2012

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Michel

PhD students Babak Anasori, Darin Tallman and Michael Naguib win first place for their poster entitled “Kinking Deformation of a Ternary Carbide in High Temperature Creep in Air” in the the 2012 International Metallographic Contest held by the International Metallographic Society, an affiliate of ASM International!

First Place

Class 4: Electron Microscopy Scanning
“Kinking Deformation of a Ternary Carbide in High Temperature Creep in Air”
Babak Anasori, Darin Tallman, Michael Naguib, Michel Barsoum

Click the image to see Babak’s poster. (PDF file is copyright protected, send an email to request password).

For more information go here.

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Babak’s SEM image wins third place in IMC 2012!

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Michel

PhD student Babak Anasori won third place in the International Metallographic contest (IMC) 2012! His artistic image “Magnesium Lava” was a microscopy image of a Mg-MAX composite’s fracture surface. The winning image was showcased at the Microscopy & Microanalysis 2012 Meeting in Phoenix, AZ.

Winning image:

Babak Anasori’s “Mg Lava,” winner
of Artistic Microscopy

Third Place

Class 11: Digital Microscopy Artistic
“Magnesium Lava”
Babak Anasori, Michael W. Barsoum

For more information go here.

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Grady Bentzel: New PhD student

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Michel

Grady Bentzel, who just graduated with a BS in Materials Science from Drexel University, has joined the MAX phase research group as a PhD student!

Bio:

Why Materials?

Growing up, I was obsessed with legos. I knew I wanted to be an engineer, but wasn’t until the summer before my senior year of high school that I was introduced to Materials Engineering. At that time, I was in a summer mentorship program here at Drexel, working in Dr. Gogotsi’s lab on supercapacitors. The research I did in those two weeks sold me, and I enrolled into the MSE program at Drexel. I was later suggested to join the MAX phase group, and after meeting with Dr. Barsoum and learning what my project would be, I quickly jumped on board.

Research areas

My work now is on the chemical compatibility and diffusion of the MAX phases for advanced reactor fuel and component design. I’ve wanted a nuclear-related research project to make use of my minor in Nuclear Engineering, and my previous work in Dr. Taheri’s group working with metals mainly focused on corrosion. This project with MAX phases couldn’t have been better suited for me and I’m looking forward to many years working on it.
More

When grad school doesn’t take up all of my time, you would find me indulging in at least one of my favorite pastimes. I’ve played soccer since I was five, and I played on a very competitive level in high school. I’ve always had an interest in music, and usually have something playing as I work. I also dabble in playing guitar. When all else fails and I’m desperate for something to do, watching movies or playing video games is a good way to pass the time.

Welcome to the group, Grady!

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Babak wins the Highly Commended Teaching Excellence Award

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Michel

Congratulations to PhD student Babak Anasori! He won the highly commended teaching excellence award, which was awarded on Graduate Student Day 2012.

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Justin’s candidacy

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Michel

Congratulations to PhD student Justin Griggs! He successfully passed his candidacy exam on June 7, 2012 with his seminar on the deformation of micropillars in metals and ceramics.

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Materials Science for middle school students

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Michel

MAX phase group member Nina Lane taught middle students about materials science at an after school science program at Our Mother of Sorrows middle school.

The after school science club program is run by students of the Drexel Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (DGWISE) group, who received Outstanding Community Service Award this year.

Photos


PhD student Nina Lane showing middle school students liquid nitrogen at OMS after school science club.


Planting flowers at OMS, led by biology PhD student Jules Winters.

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Science as art MRS video

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Michel

Babak Anasori’s image entitled “The Cliff of the Two-Dimensional World” is featured in a video produced by the Materials Research Society (MRS) of their top images from past “Science as Art” competitions!

About the video:

MRS has hosted a “Science as Art” competition at its Spring and Fall Meetings since 2005. To celebrate the creative minds of our members, they have selected 20 images, highlighting the science of how each was produced.

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