Principle Investigator
Dr. Xianming (David) Bai
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Phone: (540) 231-9881 / E-mail: xmbai@vt.edu
Education:
Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Johns Hopkins University
B.S. Fudan University (China)
Honors & Awards:
- ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2018
- TMS Young Leader Professional Development Award, 2015
- Exceptional Contributions Program Award, Idaho National Laboratory, 2014
Past Experience:
Prior to his current post, Dr. Bai was a Senior Staff Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory.
Google Scholar He did his postdoctoral research at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Northwestern
University.
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Phone: (540) 231-9881 / E-mail: xmbai@vt.edu
Education:
Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. Johns Hopkins University
B.S. Fudan University (China)
Honors & Awards:
- ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2018
- TMS Young Leader Professional Development Award, 2015
- Exceptional Contributions Program Award, Idaho National Laboratory, 2014
Past Experience:
Prior to his current post, Dr. Bai was a Senior Staff Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory.
Google Scholar He did his postdoctoral research at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Northwestern
University.
Graduate Students
Yaxuan Zhang
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: yaxuan93@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Tianjin University
M.Eng., Virginia Tech
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: yaxuan93@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Tianjin University
M.Eng., Virginia Tech
Jarin French
PhD Student, DOE-IUP Graduate Fellow
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: jarinf@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Brigham Young University–Idaho
PhD Student, DOE-IUP Graduate Fellow
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: jarinf@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Brigham Young University–Idaho
Weiming Chen
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: weimingc@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Wuhan University of Technology
M.S.Eng., Carnegie Mellon University
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: weimingc@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Wuhan University of Technology
M.S.Eng., Carnegie Mellon University
Axel Alcocer Seoane
PhD Student, VT-ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: aseoane@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Brigham Young University–Idaho
PhD Student, VT-ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: aseoane@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Brigham Young University–Idaho
Ziqi Xiao
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: xiaolight@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Wuhan University of Technology
M.S., University of Florida
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: xiaolight@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Wuhan University of Technology
M.S., University of Florida
Fengai Zhao
Joint PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: fengaizh@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Taiyuan Normal University
M.S., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Joint PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: fengaizh@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Taiyuan Normal University
M.S., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Senior Design Team
James Clouse
Senior
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: jclouse@vt.edu
Senior
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: jclouse@vt.edu
Patrick Brown
Senior
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: patrib5@vt.edu
Senior
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: patrib5@vt.edu
Tristan Knight
Senior
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: trist96@vt.edu
Senior
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: trist96@vt.edu
Alumni
Kyle Nelson
Junior
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: nkyle5@vt.edu
Junior
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: nkyle5@vt.edu
Corinne Wells
Sophomore
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: corinne1@vt.edu
Sophomore
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: corinne1@vt.edu
Bilal Ahmed
Sophomore
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: bilal9@vt.edu
Sophomore
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: bilal9@vt.edu
Thomas Kronenberg
Sophomore
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: tkro@vt.edu
Sophomore
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: tkro@vt.edu
Weijia Guo
Senior, Visiting Student
Tianjin University, China
Email: weijiag5@vt.edu
Senior, Visiting Student
Tianjin University, China
Email: weijiag5@vt.edu
Olivia Wilson
Senior
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: olivia4w@vt.edu
Senior
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: olivia4w@vt.edu