RESEARCH GROUP

Donohue, Erin Marie (erin_donohue@engineering.ucsb.edu)
Ph.D. Student, Materials - GAANN Fellow, ICMR Fellow
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, Brown University, 2007
Research topic: Toughening mechanisms in thermal barrier oxides

Clark, Elizabeth Ann (eaclark@engineering.ucsb.edu)
Ph.D. Student, Materials - ICMR Fellow
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2007
Research topic: Environmental protection of steels for advanced nuclear energy systems

Grant, Kendra Marie (kendra@engineering.ucsb.edu)
Ph.D. Candidate, Materials
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 2005
Research topic: Environmental degradation of EBCs by molten silicate deposits

Krogstad, Jessica Anne (jkoschmeder@engineering.ucsb.edu)
Ph.D. Student, Materials - NSF Fellow
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007
Research topic: Phase stability and evolution in thermal barrier oxides

Leckie, Rafael Miguel Rique (rleckie@engineering.ucsb.edu)
Post-doctoral Researcher, Materials
Ph.D. Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2006 - NSF Fellow, GEM Fellow
Research Topic: Toughness and phase stability in novel TBC systems

Novak, Mark David (novak@engineering.ucsb.edu)
Ph.D. Candidate, Materials - MCCAM Fellow - LEAPS Fellow
B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering. Case Western Reserve University
Research topic: Oxidation Protection of Refractory Alloys for Hypersonic Applications.

Poerschke, David Lars (poerschke@engineering.ucsb.edu)
Ph.D. Student, Materials - NDSEG Fellow
B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Research topic: Novel concepts in Environmental Barrier Coatings

Stave, Deryck (stave@engineering.ucsb.edu)
Senior Development Engineer, Materials Department
B.Sc. Metallurgical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1983
Responsibilities: Technical support, training and safety coordination for the Materials Processing Laboratory.

Yang, Jing-Yu (James) (jyang@engineering.ucsb.edu)
Research Specialist, Materials
M.Sc. Materials Engineering, Zhejiang University, China, 1981
Associate Professor, South East University, China, 1981-87
Research topics: Processing of ceramic composites and coatings.

Zaleski, Elisa Marie (evogel@engineering.ucsb.edu)
Ph.D. Student, Materials
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, 2007
Research topic: Dynamics of melt infiltration and mitigation in thermal barrier coatings