Principal Investigator
Ian McCue
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University (2015)
B.S., Johns Hopkins University (2010)
Contact
Office: 2019 Cook Hall
Phone: 847-491-2847
Email: ian.mccue@northwestern.edu
Postdoctoral Scholars
Walaa Abd-Elaziem
Research Focus:
Extracting Material Properties During Mechanical Cutting
Education:
Ph.D., Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (2020)
MSc, Zagazig university (2016)
Start Date: February 2024
Contact: walaa.abdelaal@northwestern.edu
Vaibhav Verma
Research Focus:
Synthesis of UHTC Materials
Education:
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (2024)
B.S., National Institute of Technology, Raipur (2015)
Start Date: April 2024
Contact: vaibhav.verma@northwestern.edu
PhD Students
Zhaoxi Cao
Research Focus:
Synthesis and testing of interlayers for transient liquid phase bonding of dissimilar alloys
Education:
B.S., University of Sydney (2020)
Start Date: September 2020
Contact: zhaoxicao2025@u.northwestern.edu
Luis Granadillo
Research Focus:
Development of corrosion-fatigue resistant coatings for maritime environments
Education:
B.S., Iowa State University (2020)
Start Date: September 2021
Contact: luisgranadillo2025@u.northwestern.edu
Catherine Ott
Research Focus:
Synthesis and testing of ultra-high temperature ceramic composites
Education:
B.S., University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (2021)
Start Date: September 2021
Contact: catherineott2026@u.northwestern.edu
Samuel Price
Research Focus:
Design of strong and tough interlayers for joining dissimilar alloys
Education:
B.S., Johns Hopkins University (2021)
Start Date: September 2021
Contact: samuelprice2026@u.northwestern.edu
Abhinav Roy
Research Focus:
Compositional and Atomic-Scale Ordering Effects on Aqueous Passivation of Binary BCC and FCC Alloys (co-advised with James Rondinelli)
Education:
B.Tech., National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (2022)
Start Date: September 2022
Contact: abhinavroy2027@u.northwestern.edu
Alex Barbosa
Research Focus:
Synthesis of Compositionally Complex Ceramics
Education:
B.S., University of Florida (2023)
Start Date: September 2023
Contact: alexandrabarbosa2027@u.northwestern.edu
Vivek Pendharkar
Research Focus:
Additive Manufacturing of W-base Alloys
Education:
M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (2023)
B.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (2022)
Start Date: September 2023
Contact: vivekpendharkar2028@u.northwestern.edu
John Reidy
Research Focus:
Computational Design of Gradient Materials
Education:
M.Eng., Cornell University (2017)
B.S., Cornell University (2017)
Start Date: September 2023
Contact: johnreidy2028@u.northwestern.edu
Undergraduate Researchers
Darrel Chen
Research Focus:
Alloy effects on high-temperature oxidation behavior
Mert Gabriel Kahveciler
Research Focus:
Alloy effects on high-temperature oxidation behavior
Group Alumni
Hyeji Im
Research Focus:
Development of interface engineered tungsten alloy plasma facing materials
(effort split 50:50 between McCue & Dunand Groups)
Education:
Ph.D., Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (2020)
Current Location: Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Jennifer Glerum
Research Focus:
Custom alloy powder synthesis and characterization via gas atomization
Education:
Ph.D., Northwestern University (2022)
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2017)
Current location: Postdoc, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Alan Ramadhan
Research Focus:
Mechanical characterizationof the adhesive strength of metallic coatings via rotating beam fatigue and 4-pt bend testing
Education:
M.S., Northwestern University (2022)
B.S., Institut Teknologi Bandung (2014)
Wafa Houhamdi
Research Focus:
Design and characterization of tungsten-base alloys for fusion environments
Education:
École Centrale, Nantes