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Welcome Incoming Grad Students!

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Patrick Shamberger

Welcome incoming Grad students.  Looking forwards to doing great things together!

Chase Somodi (PhD)
Fenia Andreou (PhD – joint advised)
Mason Shoalmire (MS – formerly TAMU UG!)

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Welcome Summer REU Students

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Patrick Shamberger

Welcome to the incoming UG’s joining us for summer 2022 REU / USRG stints.

Colton Brietzke
Alex Foncerrada
Veronica Gonzalez

 

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Boss gets a new title

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Patrick Shamberger

You know it’s official when you can use it on your e-mail signature:

 

Now *officially* a tenured Associate Professor at TAMU Mat Sci Eng department.

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PHATE research group attends TMS, San Antonio TX

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Patrick Shamberger

4 days, 6 presentations/posters. Presenting research in 5 different sessions at the annual TMS conference.
Well done, team!

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Heidi Clarke successfully defends PhD dissertation

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Patrick Shamberger

Our first group member to defend their dissertation – Heidi set the bar high for future students.

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On the search for outstanding graduate students!

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Patrick Shamberger

We are looking to recruit 1-2 promising graduate students into our research group, starting summer/fall 2019. If interested, please contact Prof. Shamberger directly by e-mail. Please include a CV/resume, transcript, and a brief statement of interest.

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Congrats to Heidi Clarke & Tim Brown on passing preliminary exams!

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Patrick Shamberger

Congrats to senior grad students Heidi Clarke & Tim Brown on passing prelims in exemplary fashion! One step closer…

Alumni

Post-Doc Alumni

Amy Bolon: PD Researcher. Transitioning Salt Hydrate Phase Change Materials (2017) {Currently with Enterprise Products}

Eunju Jung: PD Researcher. Effectiveness of Active Learning Pedagogies in an Introductory Materials Science Class (2015-2016) {Currently PD at Univ Indiana – Bloomington}

Graduate Student Alumni

Emily Emmons: MS. Corrosion of Common Heat Exchanger Materials by Lithium Nitrate Trihydrate
(2015 – 2017)

UG Alumni

Joseph Anderson:
UG Researcher (PHYS). 3D Tomography of Conductive Filaments (2018) UG Honors thesis {Currently PhD at Purdue Univ., IN}

Aaron Garcia:
UG Researcher (MEEN). Thermophysical Properties of Salt Hydrates (2018)

Molly Jones: REU Summer Intern. Phase transformations in Heusler alloy thick films (summer 2017). {Currently UG at Ole Miss}

Sunita Kumari: IITK Summer Intern. Structure of insulating composites (summer 2017). {Currently MS at IITK, India}

Elizabeth Yee:
UG Researcher (CHEN). Decomposition of Ammonia Salts (2017)

Sarah Hammock: UG Researcher (CHEN). 3D cAFM Imaging of Conductive Filaments in HfO2 Resistive Switching Devices(2015-2017) UG Honors thesis {Currently MS at UW Seattle, WA}

Bill Caraway: UG Researcher (MEEN). Imaging Phase Transitions in VO2 particles (2016-2017)

Nick Gripp: UG Researcher (CHEM). Decomposition of Ammonia Salts (2016-2017) {Currently MS at TAMU}

Tyler Buffington: UG Researcher (MEEN). Thermodynamic Efficacy of Irreversible Magnetocaloric Effect Cycles (2015-2016) UG Honors thesis {Currently MS at UT Austin, TX}

Adam McClellan: UG Researcher (ISEN). Materials Stability of Thermal Energy Storage Materials (2015-2016)

Xander Majek: UG Researcher (PHYS). Electrical Resistance Switching in Sputtering Grown HfO2 Devices (2015-2016)

Erika Salzman: HS Researcher. Undercooling in Mg(NO3)2 hydrates (2015-2016)  {Currently UG at Caltech}

Yasushi Mizuno: UG Researcher (MEEN). Entropy of Fusion in Low Melting Point Alloys (2014-2015) {Currently GS at TAMU}

Taylor Messinger: UG Researcher (MMET). Thermal Properties of Salt Hydrate (2015)

Joshua Murley: UG Researcher (CHEN). Indirect Entropy Measurement in Magnetocaloric Effect Materials (2014-2015)
Best presentation award at UG Gulf Coast Research Symposium

Shelby Turner: UG Researcher (ECEN). Electrical Resistance Switching in HfO2 Dielectrics (Spring 2015) {Currently GS at Ecole Centrale de Lyon}

Temi Balogun: UG Researcher (MEEN). Electrical Resistance Switching in HfO2 Dielectrics (Fall 2014)

Trey Torno: UG Researcher (CHEN). Magnetic Domain Structures in Magnetocaloric Heusler Alloys Near the FOPT. (Summer 2014-Fall 2014)
TAMU USRG Fellowship

Anna Rubin: UG Researcher (MEEN). Salt Hydrate Thermal Energy Storage Gels. (Summer 2014)

Pawan Bhandari: UG Researcher (MEEN). Thermophysical Properties of Low Melting point Alloys (2014)

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UG Researcher Laura Deremo profiled by her department

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Patrick Shamberger

Congrats Laura! https://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2018/11/electrical-engineering-senior-pursues-multidisciplinary-research-project.html

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TAMU MatSciEng begins UG major!

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Patrick Shamberger

Welcome to all incoming students in our inaugural cohort of MSEN BS majors!
https://engineering.tamu.edu/materials/academics/degrees/undergraduate/index.html

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Welcome to new grad students!

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Patrick Shamberger

Welcome to Adelaide Bradicich (TAMU-Commerce, Phys & Chem) and Aliya Yano (ASU, Mat Sci Eng), joining the group as the most recent PhD students.

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Research

  • Thermal Energy Storage
  • Dynamical Neuromorphic Materials
  • Caloric Effect Materials and Cycles
  • Thermal Management

Latest News

  • Congrats to newest PHATE group Graduates! March 2, 2024
  • PHATE group to develop materials for space cooling applications under NASA grant January 27, 2024
  • Congrats to recent PhD Graduate Adelaide Bradicich! May 16, 2023
  • PHATE group presents at Spring 2023 MRS April 18, 2023
  • Director of ARL visits PHATE lab April 11, 2023
  • PHATE group presents at Spring 2023 TMS April 4, 2023
  • Carlos Lago passes prelim! January 16, 2023
  • PHATE lab presents at Gordon Research Conference January 13, 2023

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