Principle Investigator

Dr. Xianming (David) Bai
Assistant Professor, Thomas G. Digges and Thomas G. Digges Jr. Faculty Fellow
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:
- Thomas G. Digges and Thomas G. Digges Jr. Faculty Fellow, Virginia Tech, 2020
- Outstanding New Assistant Professor, Dean's Awards for Excellence, Virginia Tech, 2020
- ICTAS Junior Faculty Award, Virginia Tech, 2020
- National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, 2019
- ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, 2018
- TMS Young Leader Professional Development Award, 2015
Google Scholar
Past Experience:
Prior to his current post, Dr. Bai was a Senior Staff Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory.
He did his postdoctoral research at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Northwestern
University.
Graduate Students

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

Wenjiang Huang
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: wenjiang0716@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Ningbo University
M.S., Arizona State University
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: wenjiang0716@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Ningbo University
M.S., Arizona State University

Jason Brown
Master Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: jbrown20@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Virginia Tech
Master Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email: jbrown20@vt.edu
Education:
B.S., Virginia Tech
Undergraduate Students
None
Alumni
Yaxuan Zhang, PhD Student (PhD 2020), 2016 - 2020
Patrick Finley, Undergraduate Researcher, 2019 - 2020
Dat Le, Undergraduate Researcher, 2020 - 2020
Fengai Zhao, Visiting PhD Student, 2017 - 2019
Bilal Ahmed, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2018 - 2019
Rachel Yanoschak, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2018 - 2019
Tyler Flournoy, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2018 - 2019
Jonghyuk Park, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2018 - 2019
James Clouse, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2017 - 2018
Patrick Brown, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2017 - 2018
Tristan Knight, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2017 - 2018
Weijia Guo, Visiting Undergraduate Senior Design, 2017
Michael Whalen, Undergraduate researcher, 2019
Kyle Nelson, Undergraduate researcher, 2017
Corinne Wells, Undergraduate researcher, 2016
Thomas Kronenberg, Undergraduate researcher, 2017
Patrick Finley, Undergraduate Researcher, 2019 - 2020
Dat Le, Undergraduate Researcher, 2020 - 2020
Fengai Zhao, Visiting PhD Student, 2017 - 2019
Bilal Ahmed, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2018 - 2019
Rachel Yanoschak, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2018 - 2019
Tyler Flournoy, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2018 - 2019
Jonghyuk Park, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2018 - 2019
James Clouse, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2017 - 2018
Patrick Brown, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2017 - 2018
Tristan Knight, Undergraduate Senior Design, 2017 - 2018
Weijia Guo, Visiting Undergraduate Senior Design, 2017
Michael Whalen, Undergraduate researcher, 2019
Kyle Nelson, Undergraduate researcher, 2017
Corinne Wells, Undergraduate researcher, 2016
Thomas Kronenberg, Undergraduate researcher, 2017