Author Archives: Nina Lane

Congratulations to Nina Lane! She successfully defended her PhD thesis on Monday, April 15, 2013.

The MAX phase group runs a ceramics demo Continue reading →

Congratulations to Justin Griggs! He successfully defended his PhD proposal December 7, 2012. See his abstract here.

PhD student Babak Anasori received Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) Award through the American Ceramics Society, with a Diamond ranking! Babak was one of 10 finalists to receive the GEMS award at MS&T in Pittsburgh (see information here), and … Continue reading →

The 2-day course (MATE 100) was a success! MAX phase group members ran the ceramics lab for the short course for incoming freshmen. See more information here.

PhD student Nina Lane will be a core participant in a 14-week Materials Defects workshop at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) at UCLA September – December 2012. IPAM is an NSF-funded mathematics institute that holds workshops on … Continue reading →

Welcome Grady, our latest group member. Continue reading →

Congratulations to PhD student Justin Griggs! He successfully passed his candidacy exam on June 7, 2012 with his seminar on the deformation of micropillars in metals and ceramics.

MAX phase group member Nina Lane taught middle students about materials science at an after school science program at Our Mother of Sorrows middle school. The after school science club program is run by students of the Drexel Graduate Women … Continue reading →

Watch a video featuring Babak’s images! Continue reading →