August 15, 2018
The Kingstedt research group expands by adding two new members, PhD student Mohammed Elamin and MS student Jack Varga. Mohammed received his M.S. at the University of Akron completing a thesis dedicating to investigating the impact response of composite panels under cryogenic conditions. His early work in the group will focus on drop tower experiments […]
August 3, 2018
Congratulations to undergraduate researchers Ronaldo Herrera and Tanner Snow for being selected for the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) for the Fall semester! Ronaldo’s project will focus on investigating de-noising, segmentation and thresholding approaches applied to x-ray tomographs. Tanner will investigate the dynamic behavior of surrogate bone material subjected to drop tower loading with high speed imaging.
May 4, 2018
Formerly an undergraduate researcher within the group Raphael will be transitioning to the M.S. portion of the B.S./M.S. program. The B.S./M.S. program is reserved for top students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
April 20, 2018
One of the first hurdles to overcome on the path to completing the PhD program is the PhD qualifying exam. This written exam, spans multiple fields of solid mechanics testing student’s knowledge of engineering theory and practice. Roger has passed the qualifying exam on his first attempt! Well done Roger!
August 3, 2017
Hadi Mirmohammad becomes the newest member to join the research group. Hadi joins group having recently completed his B.S. at the University of Tehran in Mechanical Engineering. Hadi’s work will focus on the development of SEM-based experimental techniques to study mechanism activity during deformation.
February 25, 2017
Each year the Utah Engineers Council awards scholarships to outstanding junior engineering students in the state of Utah. Raphael was selected based on his exemplary academic record (Dean’s List every semester) and supporting letters of recommendation from academic sources. Congratulations on receiving this competitive scholarship! For additional information on others receiving the UEC award for […]
October 18, 2016
Raphael Chanut, an undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering joins the research group! He will explore his interests in the mechanics of materials through supporting on-going projects within the research group. Welcome Raphael!