The Interdisciplinary Materials Science (IMS) graduate program is pleased to announce the arrival of 10 new PhD students who will join the program this upcoming academic year. This cohort reflects the program’s commitment to bringing together scholars from diverse academic disciplines and institutions to advance innovation in materials science.
The incoming students are:
- Sonja Boettcher – M.S. in Physics, Fisk University; B.S. in Physics, University of Nevada, Reno
- Christian Heffner – M.S. in Physics, Fisk University; B.S. in Physics, Fisk University
- Ke Huang – Doctoral study in Chemistry, Florida State University; M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, Xi’an Jiaotong University
- Kayla James – Doctoral study in Chemistry, Florida State University; B.S. in Biotechnology, University of Central Florida
- Joonyoung Kee – Doctoral study in Chemistry, Florida State University; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University
- Kenneth Klutse – B.S. in Biochemistry, Lipscomb University
- Brianna Landwersiek – B.S., West Chester University
- Xiaozhao Liu – Doctoral study in Chemistry, Florida State University; prior study in Chemistry, Northern Illinois University
- Jose Rosario Figueroa – M.S. in Nanoengineering, North Carolina State University; post-baccalaureate certificate in Nanotechnology, University of Texas at Austin
- Robert Shields – B.S. in Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
The Interdisciplinary Materials Science program looks forward to supporting these students as they begin their doctoral studies and contribute to collaborative, cross-disciplinary research.