Thin Films, Interfaces, and Composites Characterization Laboratory at UCLA
Previous Students
 
ACADEMICS

 

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

The following are a list of previous students that have graduated from our lab. Provided is a synopsis of the work they conducted here at UCLA, and what they are doing now.

Doctorate in Philosophy of Science Graduates
 
Jaewoo Shim, Ph.D.

Major Field: Biomedical Engineering
Research Focus: Interfacial strength measurements of biologic materials and composites by laser spallation method
Jun Tian, Ph.D.

Major Field: Mechanical Engineering
Research Focus: Reliability measurements of flip chip packages by laser spallation method
Xuemei Wang, Ph.D.

Major Field: Mechanical Engineering
Research Focus: Chemical construction, mechanical evaluation and reliability of metal and composite structural joints, mechanics of thin films and interfaces, and fabrication of composites and sol-gel derived materials
Alexander Pronin, Ph.D.
JianXin Wu, Ph.D.

Master of Science Graduates

Bimal Gandhi, M.S.

Major Field: Biomedical Engineering
Research Focus: Performance based testing and characterization of industrial grade hip protectors
Thomas Yan Thomas Yan, M.S.

Major Field: Mechanical Engineering
Research Focus: Densification of nanoporous silica and application of nanodots
Ping-Yao Yang, M.S.
Allen Yu, M.S.
Kenny Kuwahara, M.S.
Dan Potter, M.S.