McCue Research Group: Superior Materials for Extreme Environments

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