Team
Principal Investigator
Prof. Bharat Gwalani
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Office: 3030 F Engineering Building I
Contact: bgwalan@ncsu.edu
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Dr. Aniruddha Malakar, Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Education: Ph.D. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 2021
M.Tech. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 2014
B.Tech. Metallurgical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, 2011
Contact: amalaka2@ncsu.edu
About me: My name is Aniruddha Malakar and I am a postdoctoral fellow at NC State University. I am a passionate metallurgist with over seven years of experience in processing, deformation, texture analysis, and alloy development, specializing in understanding the strength-structure relationship in lightweight metals. Outside of my professional pursuits, I engage in regular physical exercise as a personal hobby.
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Dr. Fu-Yun Tsai, Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Education: Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, NC State, 2022
M.S. Nuclear Engineering and Science, National Tsing Hua University, 2010
B.S. Physics, National Taiwan Normal University, 2008
About me: My name is Fu-Yun Tsai. I enjoy understanding of environmental effects including irradiation, corrosion and high temperature in nuclear reactor materials. My research is conducting pre and post characterization on mechanically deformed and ion-irradiated materials based on high entropy alloy composition and iron based alloys. Beyond the laboratory, I like swimming, jogging and visiting science museums.
Contact: ftsai@ncsu.edu
Michael Lastovich, Ph.D. Student
Education: B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, NC State, 2021
Contact: mplastov@ncsu.edu
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Farhan Ishrak, Ph.D. Student
Education: M.S. Materials Science, Missouri State University, 2023
B.S. Materials & Metallurgical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), 2019
Contact: fishrak@ncsu.edu
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Md Jasim Uddin, Ph.D. Student
Education: M.S. Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Texas State University, 2023
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), 2015
Contact: muddin2@ncsu.edu
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Caleb Schenck, Ph.D. Student
Education: B.S. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2023
Contact: cschenc@ncsu.edu
About me: Caleb was born and raised south of Denver, CO, receiving his bachelor’s in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Colorado School of Mines. While he is not busy reading research articles and trying to avoid scratching his microscopy samples, Caleb enjoys spending time with friends at local bars and restaurants, rock climbing, fishing, watching movies/TV shows, reading fiction, and moshing at rock concerts. Caleb’s research is on materials in extreme environments. This generally includes the structure, stability, and mechanical properties of materials subjected to extreme temperature, irradiation, and/or corrosion environments where the best materials currently used have short lifespans or fail altogether. Applications of this work are in nuclear fusion and fission reactors, spent nuclear fuel storage, hypersonic vehicles, extraterrestrial exploration, and next-generation turbine engines.
“Life today is busy, most people are constantly trying their best to keep up. The least all of us can do is try to be empathetic and kind to each other.”
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Charles Perkins, Undergraduate Student Researcher
Education: B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, NC State
(in progress)
Contact: cdperkin@ncsu.edu
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Aidan Hennessee, Undergraduate Student Researchers
Education: B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, NC State
(in progress)
Contact: aphennes@ncsu.edu
About me: My name is Aidan Hennessee and I enjoy materials science and engineering. I am considering a concentration in nanomaterials for my major but I like working with metal alloys for research. For this reason, my current projects are related to titanium high-entropy alloys and the aluminum friction extrusion process. Aside from research, I play a lot of soccer and tennis, as well as watching a lot of soccer, tennis, and Formula 1. I spend a lot of time on both sides of the NC State campus and try to participate in many on and off-campus activities!
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Alice Pandaleon, Summer’23 REU
Education: B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia
(in progress)
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Evolution of Gwalani Research Group
Gwalani Research Group, Summer’2023