Team
Principal Investigator
Prof. Bharat Gwalani
- Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- 3030 F Engineering Building I
- bgwalan@ncsu.edu
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Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Aniruddha Malakar
- Ph.D. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 2021
- M.Tech. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 2014
- B.Tech. Metallurgical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, 2011
- amalaka2@ncsu.edu
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My name is Aniruddha Malakar and I am a postdoctoral fellow at NC State University. I am a passionate metallurgist with over seven years of experience in processing, deformation, texture analysis, and alloy development, specializing in understanding the strength-structure relationship in lightweight metals. Outside of my professional pursuits, I engage in regular physical exercise as a personal hobby.
Dr. Fu-Yun Tsai
- Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering, NC State, 2022
- M.S. Nuclear Engineering and Science, National Tsing Hua University, 2010
- B.S. Physics, National Taiwan Normal University, 2008
- ftsai@ncsu.edu
My name is Fu-Yun Tsai. I enjoy understanding of environmental effects including irradiation, corrosion and high temperature in nuclear reactor materials. My research is conducting pre and post-characterization on mechanically deformed and ion-irradiated materials based on high entropy alloy composition and iron-based alloys. Beyond the laboratory, I like swimming, jogging and visiting science museums.
Graduate Researchers
Michael Lastovich
- B.S. Materials Science & Engineering, NC State, 2021
- mplastov@ncsu.edu
Farhan Ishrak
- M.S. Materials Science, Missouri State University, 2023
- B.S. Materials & Metallurgical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), 2019
- fishrak@ncsu.edu
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Md Jasim Uddin
- M.S. Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Texas State University, 2023
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), 2015
- muddin2@ncsu.edu
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Charles Perkins
- B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, NC State, 2024
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Caleb Schenck
- B.S. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2023
- cschenc@ncsu.edu
Undergraduate Researchers
Aidan Hennessee
- B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, NC State (2025)
- aphennes@ncsu.edu
Michael Hann
- 2024 REU Researcher
- B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia.
Mayank Raj Gaur
- 2024 Summer Intern
- B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, NIT Rourkela, India
Alumni
Alice Pandaleon
- 2023 REU Researcher
- B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia
Sophia Isacco
- B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, NC State, Fall 2023