Postdoctorate Researchers/Research Associates/Visiting Faculty
| Name | Year | Current Position |
| C.I. Sinka | 9/01-8/02 | Lecturer at University of Leicester, U.K. |
| Takashi Itoh | 1/02-6/02 | Associate Prof. Graduate School of Engineering, Dept. of Materials, Physics and Engery Eng., Nagoya University, Japan |
| Alexander Laptev | 10/98-3/99 | Dept. Head, Donbass State Academy Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, Kramatorsk, Ukraine |
| V. Tzimas | 1/98-6/99 | Scientific Officer for the EEC Institute of Advanced Materials |
Ph.D. Completed
| Name |
Year | Thesis Link | Current Position |
| Jovana Radojevic | 2019 | Mechanical Properties of Compacted Powder Mixtures with a Hygroscopic Component: General Ideas and Special Cases | Merck, Blue Bell, PA |
| Sean Garner | 2016 | Towards an Improved Understanding of Strength and Damage in Cold Compacted Powders | AbbVie, North Chicago, IL |
| George Weber | 2013 | Modeling Roll Compaction Mechanics with Multi-Particle Finite Element Methods | |
| Gerald (Jerry) Klinzing | 2012 | Aspects Into the Structural Integrity of Pharmaceutical Bilayer Tablets | Merck, Blue Bell, PA |
| Brandon McWilliams | 2008 | Numerical Simulation of Electric Field Assisted Sintering | Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, MD |
| Wenhai Wang | 2007 | Towards an improved understanding of strength and anisotropy of cold compacted powder | Researcher at Shrinners Hospital |
| John Cunningham | 2006 | Experimental studies and modeling of the roller compaction of pharmaceutical powders | Principal Scientist Centecor, Spring House, PA |
| Adam Procopio | 2005 | On the compaction of granular media using a multi-particle finite element model | Principal Scientist,Merck Inc & Co |
| Steven Galen | 2004 | Path dependence and strength anisotropy of mechanical behavior in cold-compacted powders | Covance |
| Jing Zhang | 2004 | Numerical simulation of thermoelectric phenomena in field activated sintering | Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) |
| Jovan Jovicic | 2003 | Numerical Modeling and Analysis of Static and Ballistic Behavior of Mulit-Layered/Multiphase Composites Using Detailed Microstructural Discretization | Consulting Engineer, DuPont |
| Frank Nowicke | 1999 (co-advised with Harry Rogers) |
Plastic Instability in Rolling of Clad Sheets | President of Central Machine Products |
| Evangelos Tzimas | 1998 | Microstructural Evolution and Rheology of Alloys in the Semisolid State | Scientific Officer for the EEC Institute of Advanced Materials |
| Tamer El-Raghy | 1997 (co-advised with S. Kalidindi and M. Barsoum) |
Processing and Characterization of Ti3SiC2 | Commercial Director, Africa at Cargill Consultant at 3-One-2 Co. |
| Dmitri Brodkin | 1996 (co-advised with S. Kalidindi and M. Barsoum) |
Transient Plastic Processing of Ceramic-Ceramic Composites | Director, Technology at Ivoclar Vivadent AG |
M.S. Completed
| Name | Graduation Year |
Thesis Link |
Current Position |
| Teresa Moore | 2018 | A Numerical Model for the Prediction of Air Entrapment in Powder Compaction | |
| Asher Leff | 2013 | Evaluation of Strain Effects on Grain Boundary Engineering Mechanisms Using In Situ TEM | |
| William O’Connor | 2012 |
Non-thesis option |
FEA Project Engineer at Veyance Technologies, Inc. |
| Carly Snyder | 2011 |
The Role of Tablet Shape in the Structural Integrity of Bilayer Tablets during Compaction and Ejection |
Engineer, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Carderock |
| William Serencits | 2009 | non-thesis option | Boeing |
| Michael Sexton | Dec., 2009 | Characterization of Chemical-Mechanical Planarization Pads with X-Ray Microtomography and Finite Element Modeling | Graduate Student MSE, U. Florida |
| Barbara Robinson | 2009 | Viscoelastic Properties of Pharmaceutical Excipients | Staff Engineer, Merck & Co. Inc. |
| Pamela Panos | 2008 | Bilayer Tablets | Staff Engineer CVM Engineerings |
| Peter Milili | 2005 | Fragmentation of Powders during Compaction | Senior Development Engineer at Merck (PhD. U. Delaware) |
| Nicola Trivic | 2003 | Cyclic Compaction of Soft-Hard Powder Mixtures | Solar Atmospheres |
| Vishwanath Sarkar | 2002 | Effect of Process Parameters on the Efficiency of Foaming of Lead-Tin Alloy by the Fraunhofer Method | Materials Engineer Kyocera Industrial Ceramics (PhD, Stony Brook) |
| Mei Yin | 2001 | An Experimental Study of P/M based Manufacturing of Al-Si Foams | Holy Family University |
| Naoki Hata | 1998 | Creep of Ti3SiC2 | Sumitomo Company, Japan |
| J. Wen | 1997 | The Effect of Mixing Quality on the Densification of Powder Mixtures | |
| Rich Walsh | 1995 (co-advised with M. Koczak) |
Damping Performance of Elevated Temperature Fiber Reinforced Laminates | Boeing Helicopters |
| Alvin Lam | 1995 | Densification of Composite Powder Mixtures |
Senior Design Projects Completed
| Name | Year | Project | Current Position |
| Andrew Leithead | 2010 | Effect of Humidity on the Structural Integrity of Bilayer Tablets | Engineer at Merck & Co., Inc |
| Sean Garner | 2010 | Development of a fracture toughness test for pharmaceutical tablets | Graduate Student at Drexel University |
| Darin Tallman | 2009 | Electro Slag Remelting (ESR) Process | Graduate Student at Drexel University |
| Gus LaBella | 2007 | The Impact of Roller Compaction Parameters on Ribbon Quality | Colorcon Inc. |
| Dan Solari | 2005 | Compaction of Magnetic Powders | Boeing Helicopters |
| T.J. McKelvey | 2003 | Roll Compation of Powders Saturated with Liquid | Senior Materials Engineer, Naval Surface Warfare Center-Carderock Division |
| Brandon McWilliams | 2003 | Defect Formation During the Ejection of Powder Compacts | Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, MD |
| Ben Manderachi | 2001 | Lead based Foams | Product/Process Development Engineer at Accellent |
| Shernale Vann | 1998 | Aluminum Filled Epoxy Molds for Rapid Prototyping of Injection Molded Plastics | Black & Decker |
| Charles Czerwinski | 1997 | A Potting Material for Electronic Packaging | Engineering Manager at The Boeing Company |
| Jason Carden | 1997 | Suface Quality of Injection Molded Parts | Engineer at Intier Automotive |
| Jared Cutsail | 1996 | Stainless Steel by Elemental P/M | Engineer Raytheon Corp. |
| George Pelhert | 1993 | Elevated Temperature Fiber Reinforced Laminates | Team Lead at ExxonMobil |
Visiting Summer Undergraduate Students
| Name |
Year | Reserach Topic | Institution |
| Allison Hoch | Summer 2008 | Quantitatively Measuring the Abuse Potential of Tablets | Bucknell Univeristy (DREAM Program) |
| Hans Formon | Summer 2009 | Fracture Toughness of Pharmaceutical Excipients | Drexel University (STAR Program) |
| Ben Locke | Summer 2009 | The Use of Nanoindentation to Characterize Microcrystalline Cellulose | Florida Institute of Technology (DREAM Program) |