FUYAO YAN
Research area - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
I grew up in Harbin, northeastern of China and got my bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Technology from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). While at HIT, I was involved in the Advanced Ceramic Research Center, and my thesis concerned the proton conductivity of Sn4+ doped LaNbO4 ceramics.
For my PhD research, I will be studying themicrostructures and mechanical properties of metals processed by additive manufacturing. I enjoy playing badminton, swimming, and cooking.
AMIT K. BEHERA
Research area - ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS
I come from a town called 'Keonjhar' in the state of Odisha, in India.
I completed my Bachelors degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-Kharagpur) in India. Thereafter, I recieved my Masters degree in Materials science and engineering from University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, Texas.
I assume myself to be a funny and enthusiastic guy with a zeal for materials research. Others than PhDing, I enjoy playing racquetball and lawn tennis.
FAN MENG
Research area - TITANIUM ALLOYS
I am from Rizhao, Shandong province, China. I graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology in China with a B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering. My undergraduate reasearches were about aluminum matrix composite and chitosan based biomaterials. I joined the SRG in 2014 to start my PhD study on TRIP titanium alloy design.
I enjoy cooking, playing soccer and playing the PES computer games. In my spare time, I also like watching soccer games and NBA games (Go Warriors!).
KAZUHIKO NISHIOKA
Research area - ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEELS
I received my B.S. in 2008 and M.S. in 2010 from the University of Tokyo, Japan in Mechanical Engineering, being awarded Miura-Award from Japan Society of Mechanical Engineering (JSME) for my master's research. In 2010, I started working for Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC), specializing in hot rolling technology improvement, facility investment and quality control. I joined the Olson's group to start my PhD studies in 2016, under a support from NSSMC.
I enjoy playing with my children, cooking and swimming. Hopefully, golf would be added to my hobby list, by the end of my PhD here.
CHUAN LIU
Research area - SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS
Graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, I got my B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2015. My undergraduate research focused on the characterization of antiferromagnetic shape memory alloys (SMAs), MnFeCu, and the thermodynamic modeling of martensitic transformation in Mn-based alloys. Thereafter, I started my PhD research at SRG specialized in the design of fatigue-resistant SMAs for biomedical applications.
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