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Abdelrahman Elsayed | Preliminary Examination

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Safak Komurlu

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.

ESOMAT 2024 – Lecco, Italy

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Safak Komurlu

Fourth year PhD student Abdelrahman Elsayed had the privilege of presenting his research “Functionally Graded Shape Memory Alloys Through Additive Manufacturing” at ESOMAT 2024 in Leco, Italy. The event was filled with innovating research and thought-provoking discussion in the picturesque setting of Lake Como. The research focused on NiTi-based shape memory alloys fabricated in additive manufacturing with an emphasis on multi-step phase transformation, shape memory effect, and superelasticity, locally controlled composition due to functional grading, and the influence of thermal history on transformation behavior. For more information on this topic, please refer to the following link at the Journal of Materials & Design.

Internship 2024 – Maryland & Washington DC

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Safak Komurlu

Two MESAM group students John Broucek and Jack Summers are on internship this summer at Carderock Naval Surface Warfare Center and Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. On their days off, they’ve visited the Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport, and the national landmarks found in Washington DC.

TMS 2024 – Orlando, FL

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Safak Komurlu

The TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition took place in March this year at Hyatt Regency Orlando, Florida, USA.

The TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition brought together more than 4,000 engineers, scientists, business leaders, and other professionals in the minerals, metals, and materials fields for a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary exchange of technical knowledge.