Abdelrahman Elsayed, a Ph.D. student in the MESAM group at Texas A&M University, successfully passed his preliminary examination on September 16, 2024. This milestone marks a significant advance in his doctoral research, focusing on NiTi’s printability, SMA-enabled interlocking mechanisms, and functionally graded materials using NiTi and NiTiHf alloys.
The examination committee included faculty members (from left to right) Dr. Kelvin Xie, Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, Abdelrahman Elsayed, visiting professor Dr. Thomas Niendorf, Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas, Dr. Can Atli, and Dr. Alaa Elwany on zoom.
