Natalie Carrington
Graduate Affiliate
nccarington@wpi.edu
Natalie graduated from WPI in 2025 with her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and will earn her M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering in 2026. Natalie has experience working in the defense industry as a Material & Process intern at Sikorsky. She led failure mode investigations, specifically for aluminum and titanium alloys, to support helicopter production. Natalie has a strong interest in metallurgy with a focus on thermochemical surface engineering and quenching, emphasizing microstructure control for high-performance structural alloys.
Christopher Clark
PhD Candidate
cpclark@wpi.edu
Chris graduated from the Technical University of Denmark in June 2024 with a MSc in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, building on his background in both mechanical engineering and international business. His research interests include surface engineering, coatings, and heat treatment, in particular for ferrous and titanium alloys. He worked for MAN Energy Solutions (a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG) with technical documentation for marine engines for almost four years.
Edmund Resor
Graduate Affiliate
ecresor@wpi.edu
Edmund graduated from WPI in February 2017 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Manufacturing Engineering. He is pursuing a Masters in Materials Science & Engineering. He worked in the tool and die industry for almost 4.5 years doing quality control and reverse engineering. His research interests focus on the heat treatment and surface engineering of medical alloys.
Noah Kantor
PhD Candidate
njkantor@wpi.edu
Noah is a PhD candidate studying Materials Science and Engineering. He graduated from WPI in 2023 with his BS degree in Chemical Engineering and in 2024 with an MS degree in Materials Science and Engineering. Noah has worked in various R&D roles as an intern in material science fields such as glass science and the industrial heat treatment of carbon steels. He has a specific interest in the metallurgical field and more specifically heat treatment and surface engineering.
Chaitanya Ruhatiya
Post-Doctoral Fellow
cruhatiya@wpi.edu
Chaitanya is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Metal Processing Institute, WPI, with an M.S. (’23) and Ph.D. (’25) in Materials Science and Engineering from WPI. His research, carried out with partners such as General Motors, DEVCOM ARL, and Heritage Research Labs through the NSF Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling, focuses on sustainable materials recycling, hydrothermal processes, and polymer science to advance materials recovery and supply chain resiliency. An active campus volunteer, he has represented graduate students on committees including CGSR, the Campus Hearing Board, and the Campus Wellness Coalition. In his free time, he enjoys hiking in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
Elizabeth Sansevero
Graduate Affiliate
emsansevero@wpi.edu
Elizabeth is pursuing a Master’s in both Material Science & Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. She works full time as a Senior Repair Design Engineer at Pratt & Whitney – RTX. Elizabeth’s role model in engineering is her mother. Outside of engineering, she enjoys horseback riding and reading.
Ellen Troyanosky
PhD Candidate
etroyanosky@wpi.edu
Ellen joined WPI in August 2022 after receiving their B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a concentration in Ferrous Physical Metallurgy at the University of Pittsburgh in Spring 2022. At WPI, their research interests are in the heat treatment of steel and other metals. Their current research is on the post-processing of additively manufactured 17-4PH stainless steel.
Qianchen Zeng
PhD Candidate
qzeng@wpi.edu
Qianchen graduated from WPI in August 2023. He majored in Mechanical Engineering and is now working on his PhD degree in Manufacturing Engineering studying the microstructure of steel after heat treatment.
Richard Chen
Undergraduate Affiliate
rchen8@wpi.edu
Richard is an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering, with a BS/MS in Materials Science and Engineering. He has a special interest in metallurgy, particularly at the intersection between materials sciences and manufacturing. In the future, he would like to work on novel heat treating and surface engineering solutions, particularly for defense applications. Presently, however, his work is focused on bulk heat treating of martensitic stainless steel.