MESAM RESEARCH GROUP

"Microstructural Engineering of Structural and Active Materials"

Group Supervisor:

Prof. Ibrahim Karaman

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Prof. Ibrahim KARAMAN


CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS

Ph.D. Students

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Liangfa Hu Ebubekir Dogan Ankush Kothalkar Ruixian Zhu Alper Evirgen
 
Nick Barta Ceylan Hayrettin Li-Wei Tseng James Monroe  Nick Bruno  
             

 

           

M.S.  Students

Brian Franco

Undergraduate Students

Matthew W. Vaughan Chris Meuth

 


VisitIng Researchers

Name: Pύnar Karpuz
Research Area:  
Dates Attended:  
Last Seen:     Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkiye
Publications:    

Name: Onur Saray
Research Area:  
Dates Attended:  
Last Seen:     Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkiye
Publications:    

Name: Mehmet Kaya, Ph.D.
Research Area:  
Dates Attended: January 2011 - January 2012
Last Seen:     Adiyaman University, Adiyaman,Turkiye
Publications:    

Name: A. Alper Cerit, Ph.D.
Research Area: Powder Metallurgy, Tribology, Ballistic Impact, Metal Matrix Composites
Dates Attended: October 2011 - October 2012
Last Seen:     Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkiye
Publications:    

Name: Tarik Aydogmus, Ph.D.
Research Area:  
Dates Attended: November 2011-November 2012
Last Seen:     Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkiye
Publications:    

FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS

Ph.D. Students

1

Name: Guney Guven Yapici
Thesis Title:  Investigation and Modeling Of Processing-Microstructure-Property Relations In Ultra-Fine Grained Hexagonal Close Packed Materials Under Strain Path Changes
Dates Attended: September 2004 - August 2007
Last Seen:     Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkiye
Publications:   9 journal articles, 15 conference presentations
2

Name: Haluk E. Karaca
Thesis Title:  Magnetic Field-induced Phase Transformation and Variant Reorientation in NiMnGa and NiMnCoIn Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended: January 2004 - December 2007
Last Seen:     Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
Publications:   15 journal articles, 1 book chapter, 22 conference presentations
3

Name: Benat Kockar 
Thesis Title:  High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys with Improved Cyclic Stability
Dates Attended: September 2003 - December 2007
Last Seen:     Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hacettepe University, Turkey http://www.me.hacettepe.edu.tr/kockarb.html
Publications:    4 journal articles, 11 conference presentations
4

Name: Mohammed Haouaoui
Thesis Title:  An Investigation of Bulk Nanocrystalline Copper Fabricated via Severe Plastic Deformation and Nanoparticle Consolidation Using Equal Channel Angular Extrusion
Dates Attended: April 2001 - December 2005
Last Seen:     Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M University
Publications:   4 journal articles, 3 conference proceedings articles, 8 conference presentations
5

Name: Majid Al Maharbi
Thesis Title:  Mechanical flow response and anisotropy of ultra-fine grained magnesium and zinc alloys
Dates Attended:  
Last Seen:     Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Publications:   2 journal articles
6

Name: Burak Basaran
Thesis Title:  Magnetic field-induced phase transformation and power harvesting capabilities in magnetic shape memory alloys
Dates Attended:  
Last Seen:      
Publications:    5 journal articles
7

Name: Kadri Can Atli
Thesis Title:  Thermomechanical Cyclic Response of NiTiPd25 High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy
Dates Attended: August 2007- August 2011 
Last Seen:      
Publications:   5 journal articles
8

Name: Nevin Ozdemir
Thesis Title:  Size Effects in Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended: January 2008- August 2012
Last Seen:      
Publications:  
9

Name: Ji Ma
Thesis Title: 
Dates Attended:
Last Seen:      
Publications:  

M.S. and M.E. Students

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Name: Ebubekir Dogan
Thesis Title:  CoNiGa High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended: September 2008 – August 2010
Last Seen:     Ph.D. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:   1 journal articles, 2 conference presentations
2

Name: Erhan Akin
Thesis Title:  Ni-rich NiTi Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended: September 2008 – August 2010
Last Seen:     Turkish Petroleum Corporation
Publications:    
3

Name:  Ruixian Zhu
Thesis Title:   
Dates Attended: September 2007 – December 2009
Last Seen:     Ph.D. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:    
4

Name:  Fatmata Barrie
Thesis Title:   
Dates Attended:  
Last Seen:      
Publications:    
5

Name: Jonathan N. Robertson
Thesis Title:  Consolidation of Zirconium Based Metallic Glass Powder By Equal Channel Angular Extrusio
Dates Attended: September 2001 – December 2002
Last Seen:      Schlumberger, Houston, TX
Publications:   2 journal articles, 3 conference presentations
6

Name: Haluk E. Karaca
Thesis Title:  Effects of Thermo-Mechanical Treatment on the Shape Memory Behavior of NiTi and CoNiAl Alloys
Dates Attended: September 2001 – December 2003
Last Seen:      Ph.D. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:   2 journal articles, 4 conference presentations
7

Name: Guney Guven Yapici 
Thesis Title:  Severe Plastic Deformation of Difficult-to-work Alloys
Dates Attended: January 2002 – May 2004
Last Seen:     Ph.D. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:   2 journal articles, 2 conference proceedings articles, 3 conference presentations
8

Name: Asri Onur Sergici
Thesis Title:  Fabrication and Characterization of Bulk Amorphous Metal Matrix Composites
Dates Attended: January 2003 – December 2003 (Left before completion of the program)
Last Seen:      M.S. Student at Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
Publications:    
9

Name: Yang Cao  
Thesis Title:  Non-thesis option (Master of Engineering Degree)
Dates Attended: February 2003 – June 2004
Last Seen:     Ph.D. Student at City University of New York, New York, NY
Publications:   1 conference presentation
10

Name: Ajay V. Kulkarni   
Thesis Title:  Effect of Ausforming via Severe Plastic Deformation on Shape Memory Behavior of NiTi
Dates Attended: June 2003 – December 2004
Last Seen:      Smith International, Houston, TX
Publications:   2 journal article, 1 book chapter, 1 conference proceedings article, 2 conference presentations
11

Name: Anish A. Simon
Thesis Title:  Thermo-Mechanical Processing of NiTiHf High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended:  June 2003 – December 2004
Last Seen:     Baker Oil Tools, Houston, TX
Publications:    2 conference presentations
12

Name: Steve G. Sutter
Thesis Title:  The Effect of Strain and Path Change on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Evolution of Ultrafine Grained IF Steel During ECAE
Dates Attended: June 2004 - December 2005
Last Seen:      A federal government position in Washington, DC
Publications:   1 journal article, 1 conference proceedings article, 3 conference presentations
13

Name: Andrew L. Brewer
Thesis Title:  Conventional Shape Memory Response of NiMnGa and NiMnCoIn Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended: June 2005 - May 2007
Last Seen:     A federal government position in Washington, DC
Publications:   1 journal article
14

Name: Cathleen Hutchins
Thesis Title:  Consolidation of Copper and Aluminum Micro and Nanoparticles via Equal Channel Angular Extrusion
Dates Attended: January 2006 - August 2007
Last Seen:     U.S. Patent Office
Publications:   2 conference presentations

Undergraduate Students (Paid for research, Student workers, Total of 15)

1

Name:
Justin Morse                                                                                     
Thesis Title:  Severe Plastic Deformation of NiTi and Austenitic Stainless Steels
Dates Attended: September 2001 – December 2002
Last Seen:     Dril-Quip, Inc.
Publications:    
2

Name: Anders Pedersen
Thesis Title:  Prediction of Temperature Increase During Equal Channel Angular Extrusion
Dates Attended: June 2002 – December 2002
Last Seen:     Ph.D. Student at Technical University of Denmark
Publications:    
3

Name: Bryan W. Bagley
Thesis Title:  Design and Fabrication of a Magneto-Thermo-Mechanical Test Frame
Dates Attended: September 2002 – December 2003
Last Seen:     Shah Smith Consulting, Houston, TX
Publications:   1 conference presentation
4

Name:
Joseph S. Mather                                            
Thesis Title:  Design and Fabrication of a Magneto-Thermo-Mechanical Test Frame and Characterization of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended: June 2003 – May 2004
Last Seen:     Ph.D. Student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Publications:   1 conference presentation
5

Name: Michael C. Knoeller
Thesis Title:  Fabrication of an Equal Channel Angular Extrusion Die
Dates Attended: June 2003 – December 2004
Last Seen:    
Lufkin Industries, Lufkin, TX
Publications:    
6

Name: Kathryn E. Sy
Thesis Title:  Characterization of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended: January 2004 – May 2005
Last Seen:     M.S. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:    
7

Name: Ralph Dieckmann
Thesis Title:  Refining Grain Size in Pure Ti and Nb-1%Zr Using Severe Plastic Deformation Along Different Strain Paths
Dates Attended: July 2005 – October 2005
Last Seen:     M.S. Student at University of Paderborn, Germany
Publications:   2 conference presentations
8

Name: Douglas R. Krebs
Thesis Title:  Equal Channel Angular Extrusion of Various Materials
Dates Attended: June 2005 – August 2007
Last Seen:     B.S. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:    
9

Name: Gagan Singh
Thesis Title:  Ultrafine Grained ZnAl Alloys for Wear Applications
Dates Attended: June 2005 – August 2006
Last Seen:     M.S. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:   2 conference presentations
10

Name: Paul Patridge
Thesis Title:  Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended: December 2005 – May 2007
Last Seen:     B.S. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:    
11

Name: Hans-Gerd Lambers
Thesis Title:  Characterization of High Temperature Superelasticity Alloys under Tension
Dates Attended: October 2006 – February 2007
Last Seen:     M.S. Student at University of Paderborn, Germany
Publications:    
12

Name: James Monroe
Thesis Title:  Characterization of Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended: September 2006 – May 2008
Last Seen:     B.S. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:    
13

Name: Ji Ma
Thesis Title:  Thermo-Mechanical Processing and Cyclic Stability Studies on Ni-free Ti based Biomedical Shape Memory Alloys
Dates Attended: June 2006 – May 2008
Last Seen:     B.S. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:   1 journal article, 1 conference proceedings article, 2 conference presentations
14

Name: Jay Gerber
Thesis Title:  Consolidation of Copper and Aluminum Alloy Nanoparticles
Dates Attended: September 2007 – August 2008
Last Seen:     B.S. Student at Texas A&M University
Publications:    
15

Name: Andre Leifeld
Thesis Title:  Fabrication of Ultrafine Grained Ti for Biomedical Applications
Dates Attended: January 2007 – May 2007
Last Seen:     M.S. Student at University of Paderborn, Germany
Publications:    

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