In fall we welcome the following new lab members: Tanner Ballance - postdoctoral researcher; Vasilis Karamitros - Lilian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Charles MacWilliams - graduate student.

Our lab hosted teams of grandparents and grandchildren in the 2024 Purdue University Grant Parent University and the class “No Bones About It”. We had lots of fun breaking bone and exploring how bone mineral and collagen make up this fascinating biological tissue.

Glynn Gallaway received a Purdue CoE Tracer Grant to support a research stay at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. See the news story here: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/News/Spotlights/2024/2024-0425-tracer

Tanner Ballance successfully defended his PhD thesis and received his Ph.D.!

Chizaram Ugboh receives a Critical Professions Fellowship of the American Association of of University Women

Mary Arnhart successfully defended her thesis and received her MS Degree.

Elizabeth Montagnino received the 2023-2024 Robert M. Briney Achievement Award, School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University. This award recognizes research potential and accomplishments of first and second-year graduate students.

Glynn Gallaway received a Student Support Grant to attend ICTAM2024, the 26th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

Chizaram Ugboh receives a National Science Graduate Fellowship

Glynn Gallaway received the 2023 Dr. Anil Bajaj Outstanding Service Scholarship, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University. This award recognizes mechanical engineering graduate students who provide outstanding service to the mechanical engineering graduate
student community.