Ph.D. STUDENTS GRADUATED

1996 Dr. Bakr Rabeeh – Acoustic Emission Studies of Damage in a Model Ti-15V-3Cr-3Al-3Sn/SCS-6 Composite and Its Constituents (Co-Advised With Prof. Stan Rokhlin)

1996 Dr. Christopher Mercer – Fatigue and Fracture of Gamma-Based Titanium Aluminides

1997 Dr. Padu Ramasundaram – Fatigue and Fracture of Nickel Aluminide Based Composites

1997 Dr. Fan Ye – Intinsic and Extrinsic Modification of Niobium Aluminides and Molybdenum Disilicide Composites

1999 Dr. Vikas Sinha An Investigation of the Effects of Microstructure on Fatigue Crack Growth in  Titanium Alloys

1999 Dr. Mingwei Li – Toughening of Nickel Aluminide Composites 2000 Dr. Sassan Shademan Mechanism-Based Models of Fatigue Crack Growth

2002 Dr. Weimin Shen – Fatigue of Titanium Alloys and Intermetallics

2004 Dr. Jikou Zhou Mechanical Properties of Metallic Foams and Lattice Block Structures

2004 Dr. Jun Lou – Plasticity Length Scale and The Fatigue of LIGA Ni MEMS Materials

2004 Dr. Edem Akpan – Viscoelastic Toughening of Alumino-silicate Ceramics

2005 Dr. Fred MacBogunluri Fatigue and Dwell Fatigue in Ti-6242

2006 Dr. Yifang Cao – Small-Scale Deformation and Contacts in Nano- and Bio-Systems

2007 Dr. Zong Zong – Adhesion and Contact at the Nano and Micron Scales

2007 Dr. Yong Yang – Faigue and Fracture of LIGA Ni Thin Films

2008 Dr. Nima Rahbar – Bio-inspired Design and Interfacial Failure of Biomedical Systems

2008 Dr. Xinrui Niu – Contact Damage of Dental Multilayers

2009 Dr. Jianbo Chen – Staff Scientist

2009 Dr. Juan Meng – Nanoparticles and Drug Eluting Stents For Disease Detection and Treatment

2010 Guoguang Fu – BioMEMS for Drug Delivery

2010 Onobu Akogwu – Failure Mechanisms in Flexible/Organic Electronic Structures

2010 Wali Akande – Lamination and Cold Welding of Organic Electronics

2010 Yusuf Oni – Implantable Devices For Localized Drug Delivery

2011 Ting Tan – Fracture of Eco-Friendly Materials and Biomaterials

2011 Ryan Integlia – Silicon Based Nano and Micro Photonic Structures for Dispersion Control and Applications

2011 Emily Paetzell – BioMEMS/Nanoparticles for Cancer Detection & Treatment

2012 Wanglian Shan – Fatigue and Fracture of Small Structures

2012 Yakub Ismaiel – Micro- and Nano- Porous Adsorptive Materials for Removal of Contaminants from Water at Point-of-Use

2012 Jing Du – Adhesion and Contact in Soft and Hard Materials:From Organic Electronics to Medical

2012 Tiffany Tong – Adhesion and Interfacial Fracture: From Organic Light Emitting Devices and Photovoltaic Cells to Solar Lanterns for Developing Regions 

2015 Kwabena Kan Daapah – Implantable Devices for Cancer Treatment

2015 John David Obayemi – Nanoparticles for Cancer Detection and Treatment

2015 Kehinde Oyewole – Deformation of Stretchable Organic Solar Cells and Light Emitting Devices

2015 Vitalis Anye – Pressure Effects on Organic Light Emitting Devices

2015 Rwenyagila Egidius – Composite Anodes for Organic Solar Cells

2015 Azeko Salifu Tahiru – Bioremediation and Mechanical Properties of Recycled Polyethylene-Reinforced Composites

2015 Arthur Emmanuel Kwesi – Wear of Carbonitrided Steels

2015 Danyuo Yiporo – BioMEMS for Cancer Treatment

2015 Mustapha Kabiru – Strength and Fracture of Sustainable Earth-based Building Materials

2015 Adebayo Fashina – Surface Texture and the Properties of Silicon Solar Cells and Silicon MEMS Structures

2016 Ebenezer Annan – Clay Ceramics for Water Filtration: Processing, Properties, Performance

2017 Stella Dozie-Nwachukwu Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles for cancer detection and Treatment

2017 Deying Yu – Adhesion and Processing of Stretchable Electronics

2017 Agyei Tuffour Benjamin – Pressure Effects on Organic Solar Cells

2018 Jingjie Hu – Breast Cancer Detection: From Tumor-Specific Nanoparticles to Cell Mechanics to

2019 Chukwuemeka Ani  – BioMEMS and Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment

2019 Kolawole Shola Kolade – Corrosion of Steels: From Pits to Cracks

2020 Edward Ampaw – Surface Treatment and Layered Structures for Improved Robustness: From Carbo-Nitriding to Bio-inspired Design