Acta Student Awards
The Acta Journals, Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, Acta Biomaterialia and Materialia, are pleased to announce the Acta Student Awards. Up to sixteen awards of $2,000, four for each of the four journals, will be awarded annually. This award is limited to candidates whose work was reported in one of the Acta Journals as a full-length paper, and who were bona fide students at the time the work was performed (review articles are not eligible).
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Acta Student Award Recipients
Dr. Glenn Balbus
Dr. Glenn Balbus, The University of California, Santa Barbara, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Daniel Gianola. “Disordered interfaces enable high temperature thermal stability and strength in a nanocrystalline aluminum alloy”, Acta Materialia 215 (August 2021) 116973.
Dr. Bárbara Bellón
Dr. Bárbara Bellón, IMDEA Materials Institute & Polytechnic University of Madrid, SPAIN. Advisors: Prof. Javier LLorca & Dr. Ilchat Sabirov. “Multiscale prediction of microstructure length scales in metallic alloy casting”, Acta Materialia 207 (April 2021) 116686.
Mr. João Vitor Campos
Mr. João Vitor Campos, University of Sao Paulo, BRAZIL. Advisor: Prof. Eliria M. J. A. Pallone. “On the Arrhenius-like behavior of conductivity during flash sintering of 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics”, Scripta Materialia 203 (October 2021) 114093.
Mr. Junyu Chen
Mr. Junyu Chen, Tsinghua University, CHINA. Advisor: Gang Fang. “Improved elastocaloric cooling performance in gradient-structured NiTi alloy processed by localized laser surface annealing”, Acta Materialia 208 (April 2021) 116741.
Mr. Avanish K. Chandan
Mr. Avanish K. Chandan, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research- National Metallurgical Laboratory, INDIA. Advisor: Dr. Sandip Ghosh Chowdhury & Dr. Mainak Ghosh. “Temperature dependent deformation behavior and stacking fault energy of Fe40Mn40Co10Cr10 alloy”, Scripta Materialia 199 (July 2021) 113891.
Dr. W. Streit Cunningham
Dr. W. Streit Cunningham, State University of New York at Stony Brook, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Jason Trelewicz. “Suppressing irradiation induced grain growth and defect accumulation in nanocrystalline tungsten through grain boundary doping”, Acta Materialia 206 (March 2021) 116629.
Mr. Easton Farrell
Mr. Easton Farrell, University of Michigan, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Mario L. Fabiilli. “Spatiotemporal control of myofibroblast activation in acoustically-responsive scaffolds via ultrasound-induced matrix stiffening”, Acta Biomaterialia 138 (January 2022) 133–143.
Dr. Chuchu Li
Dr. Chuchu Li, Kiel University, GERMANY. Advisor: Stanislav N. Gorb. “Biomechanical strategies to reach a compromise between stiffness and flexibility in hind femora of desert locusts”, Acta Biomaterialia 134, (October 2021), 490-498.
Dr. Mackenzie Perry
Dr. Mackenzie Perry, Virginia Tech, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Hang Yu. “Tracing plastic deformation path and concurrent grain refinement during additive friction stir deposition”, Materialia 18 (August 2021) 101159.
Dr. Ehsan Rahimi
Dr. Ehsan Rahimi, University of Udine, ITALY. Advisors: Dr. Maria Lekka & Prof. Lorenzo Fedrizzi. “Role of phosphate, calcium species and hydrogen peroxide on albumin protein adsorption on surface oxide of Ti6Al4V alloy”, Materialia 15 (March 2021) 100988.
Dr. Mackenzie Ridley
Dr. Mackenzie Ridley, University of Virginia, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Opila. “YbPO4: A Novel Environmental Barrier Coating Candidate with Superior Thermochemical Stability”, Materialia 21 (March 2022) 101289.
Dr. Gabriel Spartacus
Dr. Gabriel Spartacus, CEA Saclay, FRANCE. Advisors: Alexis Deschamps, Joël Malaplate, Frédéric De Geuser. “Characterization of the nature and morphology of coarse precipitation in various oxide dispersion strengthened steels”, Materialia 17 (June 2021) 101117.
Miss Chihiro Tabata
Miss Chihiro Tabata, Waseda University, JAPAN. Advisor: Prof. Shinsuke Suzuki. “Quantitative analysis of sulfur segregation at the oxide/substrate interface in Ni-base single crystal superalloy”, Scripta Materialia 194 (March 2021) 113616.
Mr. Guangzhao Tian
Mr. Guangzhao Tian, Medical School of Nankai University, CHINA. Advisor: Shuyun Liu. “Cell-free decellularized cartilage extracellular matrix scaffolds combined with interleukin 4 promote osteochondral repair through immunomodulatory macrophages: In vitro and in vivo preclinical study”, Acta Biomaterialia 127 (June 2021) 131-145.
Dr. Adriana Vinhas
Dr. Adriana Vinhas, University of Minho, PORTUGAL. Advisors: Prof. Manuela Gomes & Dr. Márcia Rodrigues. “Human tendon-derived cell sheets created by magnetic force-based tissue engineering hold tenogenic and immunomodulatory potential”, Acta Biomaterialia 131 (September 2021) 236-247.
Dr. Jingqi Zhang
Dr. Jingqi Zhang, The University of Queensland, AUSTRAILIA. Advisor: Prof. Mingxing Zhang. “Achieving high ductility in a selectively laser melted commercial pure-titanium via in-situ grain refinement”, Scripta Materialia 191 (January 2021) 155-160.
Dr. Cemile Basgul
Dr. Cemile Basgul, Drexel University, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Steven M. Kurtz. “Thermal Localization Improves the Interlayer Adhesion and Structural Integrity of 3D printed PEEK Lumbar Spinal Cages,” Materialia 10 (2020) 100650.
Dr. Alice Cervellon
Dr. Alice Cervellon, Institut
Pprime (ISAE-ENSMA), FRANCE. Advisor: Jonathan Cormier. “Crack initiation mechanisms during very high cycle fatigue of Ni-based single crystal superalloys at high temperature,” Acta Materialia 188 (2020) 131-144.
Mr. Haokai Dong
Mr. Haokai Dong, Tohoku-Tsinghua Universities joint program, CHINA. Advisors: Hao Chen, Zhigang Yang, Yongjie Zhang and Goro Miyamoto. ”A comparative study on intrinsic mobility of incoherent and semicoherent interfaces during the austenite to ferrite transformation”, Scripta Materialia 188 (2020) 59-63.
Dr. Patrícia Figueiredo
Dr. Patrícia Figueiredo,
University of Helsinki, FINLAND Advisor: Hélder A. Santos. ” Peptide-guided
resiquimod-loaded lignin nanoparticles convert tumor-associated macrophages from M2 to M1 phenotype for enhanced chemotherapy,” Acta Biomaterialia “in press”.
Dr. Cheng-Yao Huang
Dr. Cheng-Yao Huang, National Taiwan University, TAIWAN. Advisor: Hung-Wei Yen. “New protocol for orientation reconstruction from martensite to austenite in steels,” Materialia 9
(2020) 100554.
Dr. Nikola Koutná
Dr. Nikola Koutná, TU Wien, AUSTRIA. Advisor: Paul Mayrhofer. “High-throughput
first-principles search for ceramic superlattices with improved ductility and fracture resistance,” Acta Materialia 206 (2021) 116615.
Mr. Sebastian Kube
Mr. Sebastian Kube, Yale
University, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Jan Schroers. “Metastability in high entropy alloys”, Scripta Materialia 186 (2020) 392-400
Dr. Mao Mao
Dr. Mao Mao, Xi’an Jiaotong University, CHINA. Advisor: Jiankang He. “Multi-directional cellular alignment in 3D guided by electrohydrodynamically-printed microlattices,” Acta Biomaterialia
101 (2020) 141-151.
Mr. William Meador
Mr. William Meador, The University of Texas at Austin, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Manuel K. Rausch. “A
detailed mechanical and microstructural analysis of ovine tricuspid valve leaflets,”
Acta Biomaterialia 102 (2020) 100-113.
Mr. Jonathan Priedeman
Mr. Jonathan Priedeman, University of Alabama, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Gregory Thompson.
“The influence of alloying in stabilizing a faceted grain boundary structure,” Acta Materialia 201 (2020) 329-340.
Mr. Shobhit Singh
Mr. Shobhit Singh, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, INDIA. Advisors: Dr. Praveen Kumar
and Prof. Michael. E. Kassner. “The low-stress and high-temperature creep in LiF single crystals: An
explanation for the So-called Harper-Dorn creep,” Materialia 13
(2020) 100864.
Mr. Ankit Roy
Mr. Ankit Roy, Lehigh
University, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Ganesh Balasubramanian. “Machine learned feature identification for predicting phase and Young’s modulus of low-, medium- and high-entropy alloys”, Scripta Materialia 185 (2020) 152-158.
Dr. Flora Somidin
Dr. Flora Somidin, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, MALAYSIA. Advisor: Prof. Kazuhiro Nogita, The University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA. “Direct
observation of the Ni stabilising effect in interfacial (Cu,Ni)6Sn5
intermetallic compounds,” Materialia 9 (2020) 100530.
Mr. Shaolou Wei
Mr. Shaolou Wei, MIT, UNITED STATES. Advisor: Prof. Cemal Cem Tasan. ”Deformation
faulting in a metastable CoCrNiW complex concentrated alloy: A case of negative intrinsic stacking fault energy?”, Acta Materialia 200 (2020) 992-1007.
Dr. Jianhua Zhang
Dr. Jianhua Zhang, ETH Zurich, SWITZERLAND. Advisor: Ralph Müller. “Optimization of mechanical stiffness and cell density of 3D bioprinted cell-laden
scaffolds improves extracellular matrix mineralization and cellular organization for bone tissue engineering,” Acta Biomaterialia 114 (2020) 307-322.
Mr. Kongtao Chen
Mr. Kongtao Chen, University of Pennsylvania, USA. Advisor: Prof. David J. Srolovitz. “Grain boundary shear coupling is not a grain boundary property,” Acta Materialia 167 (2019) 241-247.
Dr. Martina Cihova
Dr. Martina Cihova, ETH Zurich, SWITZERLAND. Advisor: Prof. Jörg F. Löffler. “The role of zinc in the biocorrosion behavior of resorbable Mg–Zn–Ca alloys,” Acta Biomaterialia 100 (2019) 398-414.
Mr. Daniel Gaertner
Mr. Daniel Gaertner, University of Münster, GERMANY. Advisor: Dr. Sergiy V. Divinski. “Concentration-dependent atomic mobilities in FCC CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloys,” Acta Materialia 166 (2019) 357-370.
Dr. Kelsea M. Hubka
Dr. Kelsea M. Hubka, Rice University, USA (currently at Stanford University). Advisor: Prof. Mary C. Farach-Carson. “Perlecan domain I gradients establish stable biomimetic heparin binding growth factor gradients for cell migration in hydrogels,” Acta Biomaterialia 97 (2019) 385-398.
Mr. Ogbogu Kalu
Mr. Ogbogu Kalu, University of New Brunswick, CANADA. Advisor: Prof. Gobinda C. Saha. “A novel approach to the sol-gel synthesis of titanium dioxide-coated SBA-16 type silica mesoporous microspheres for water purification,” Materialia 5 (2019), 100237.
Dr. Punit Kumar
Dr. Punit Kumar, Nanyang Technological University, SINGAPORE. Advisor: Prof. Upadrasta Ramamurty. “Microstructural optimization through heat treatment for enhancing the fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth resistance of selective laser melted Ti-6Al-4V alloy,” Acta Materialia 169 (2019) 45-59.
Dr. Jialin Liu
Dr. Jialin Liu, Michigan State University, USA. Advisor: Prof. Yue Qi. “Atomistic simulation of the formation and fracture of oxide bifilms in cast aluminum,” Acta Materialia 164 (2019) 673 – 682.
Mr. Tarini Prasad Mishra
Mr. Tarini Prasad Mishra, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, GERMANY. Advisor of PhD-thesis: Dr. Martin Bram, External mentor: Prof. Rishi Raj. “On the role of Debye temperature in the onset of flash in three oxides,” Scripta Materialia 170 (2019) 81-84.
Dr. Andrei Pissarenko
Dr. Andrei Pissarenko, University of California San Diego, USA. Advisor: Professor Marc A. Meyers. “Tensile behavior and structural characterization of pig dermis,” Acta Biomaterialia 86 (2019) 77-95.
Mr. Tijmen Vermeij
Mr. Tijmen Vermeij, Eindhoven University of Technology, THE NETHERLANDS. Advisor: Dr. Johan Hoefnagels. “Demonstrating the potential of accurate absolute cross-grain stress and orientation correlation using electron backscatter diffraction,” Scripta Materialia 162 (2019) 266-271.
Dr. Jingjing Wu
Dr. Jingjing Wu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, CHINA. Advisors: Prof. Ying Wan and Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini. “Thermally triggered injectable chitosan/silk fibroin/bioactive glass nanoparticle hydrogels for in-situ bone formation in rat calvarial bone defects,” Acta Biomaterialia 91 (2019) 60-71.
Dr. Sheng Xu
Dr. Sheng Xu, Tohoku University, JAPAN. Advisor: Prof. Ryosuke Kainuma. “Large [001] single crystals via abnormal grain growth from columnar polycrystal,” Materialia 6 (2019), 100336.
Ms. Wenhui Yang
Ms. Wenhui Yang, Kyushu University, JAPAN. Advisor: Prof. Syo Matsumura. “Atom locations in a Ni doped η-(Cu, Ni)6Sn5 intermetallic compound,” Scripta Materialia 158 (2019) 1-5.
Nisar Ahmed
Mr. Nisar Ahmed, Diamond Light Source & Loughborough University, UK. Advisor: Dr Vitaliy Mykhaylyk. “Characterisation of tungstate and molybdate crystals ABO4 (A = Ca, Sr, Zn, Cd; B = W, Mo) for luminescence lifetime cryothermometry,” Materialia 4 (2018) 287-296.
Jae Wung Bae
Mr. Jae Wung Bae, POSTECH, KOREA. Advisor: Prof. Hyoung Seop Kim. “Exceptional phase-transformation strengthening of ferrous medium-entropy alloys at cryogenic temperatures,” Acta
Materialia 161 (2018) 388-399 and “Boron doped
ultrastrong and ductile high-entropy alloys,” Acta Materialia 151 (2018) 366-376.
Gaurav Chaudhary
Mr. Gaurav Chaudhary, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Advisor: Prof. Randy H. Ewoldt. “Concentration-independent mechanics and structure of hagfish slime,” Acta Biomaterialia 79 (2018) 123-134.
Yanhao Dong
Dr. Yanhao Dong, University of Pennsylvania, USA (currently at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA). Advisors: Prof. I-Wei Chen, Prof. Ju Li. “Oxygen potential transition in mixed conducting oxide electrolyte,” Acta Materialia 156 (2018) 399-410.
Bo Huang
Dr. Bo Huang, University of Toronto, CANADA. Advisor: Prof. Yoav Finer. “Gene expression and protein synthesis of esterase from Streptococcus mutans are affected by biodegradation by-product from methacrylate resin composites and adhesives,” Acta Biomaterialia 81 (2018) 158-168, and “Esterase from a cariogenic bacterium hydrolyzes dental resins,” Acta Biomaterialia 71 (2018) 330-338.
C. Shashank Kaira
Dr. C. Shashank Kaira, Arizona State University, USA. Advisor:
Prof. Nikhilesh Chawla. “Microstructural evolution and deformation
behavior of Al-Cu alloys: A Transmission X-ray Microscopy (TXM) and
micropillar compression study,” Acta Materialia 144
(2018) 419-431.
William Kelley
Mr. William Kelley, University of Michigan, USA. Advisor: Prof. Omolola Eniola-Adefeso. “PEGylation of model drug carriers enhances phagocytosis by primary human neutrophils,” Acta Biomaterialia 79 (2018) 283-293.
Yageng Li
Mr. Yageng Li, Delft University of Technology, THE NETHERLANDS. Advisor: Prof. Amir A. Zadpoor. “Additively manufactured biodegradable porous magnesium,” Acta Biomaterialia 67 (2018) 378-392.
Fabián Ruiz
Mr. Fabián Ruiz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MÉXICO. Advisor: Prof. David Díaz. “Mechanochemically obtained Pd–Ag nanoalloys. Structural considerations and catalytic activity,” Materialia 4 (2018) 166-174.
Jan Schultheiß
Dr. Jan Schultheiß, Technische Universität Darmstadt, GERMANY.
Advisor: Dr. Jurij Koruza. “Revealing the sequence of switching mechanisms in polycrystalline ferroelectric/ferroelastic materials,” Acta Materialia 157 (2018) 355-363.
Mallikarjuna Heggadadevanapura Thammaiah
Mr. Mallikarjuna Heggadadevanapura Thammaiah, University of Manitoba, CANADA. Advisors: Prof. William F. Caley, Prof. Norman L. Richards. “Effect of alloying elements and microstructure on the cyclic oxidation performance of three nickel-based superalloys,” Materialia 4 (2018) 487-499.
Logan Ware
Mr. Logan Ware, Rice University, USA. Advisor: Prof. Zachary C. Cordero. “Grain boundary plane manipulation in directionally solidified bicrystals and tricrystals,” Scripta Materialia 152 (2018) 98-101.
Huan Zhao
Ms. Huan Zhao, Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, GERMANY. Advisor: Prof. Dierk Raabe. “Parameter free quantitative analysis
of atom probe data by correlation functions: Application to the precipitation in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu,” Scripta Materialia 154 (2018) 106-110.
Françoise S.L. Bobbert
“Additively manufactured metallic porous biomaterials based on minimal surfaces: A unique combination of topological, mechanical, and mass transport properties,” Acta Biomaterialia 53 (2017) 572-584
Silvia Budday
“Mechanical characterization of human brain tissue,” Acta Biomaterialia 48 (2017) 319-340
Tamás Csanádi
“Slip activation controlled nanohardness anisotropy of ZrB2 ceramic grains,” Acta Materialia 140 (2017) 452-464
Locke Davenport-Huyer
“Moldable elastomeric polyester-carbon nanotube scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering,” Acta Biomaterialia 52 (2017) 81-91
Yun Deng
“In-situ micro-cantilever bending test in environmental scanning electron microscope: Real time observation of hydrogen enhanced cracking,” Scripta Materialia 127 (2017) 19-23
Nima Haghdadi
“A novel high-strain-rate ferrite dynamic softening mechanism facilitated by the interphase in the austenite/ferrite microstructure,” Acta Materialia 126 (2017) 44-57
Philipp Kürnsteiner
“Massive nanoprecipitation in an Fe-19Ni-xAl maraging steel triggered by the intrinsic heat treatment during laser metal deposition,” Acta Materialia 129 (2017) 52-60
Jiao-Jiao Li
“Nanosized sustained-release drug depots fabricated using modified tri-axial electrospinning,” Acta Biomaterialia 53 (2017) 233-241
Konstantin Molodov
“Profuse slip transmission across twin boundaries in magnesium,” Acta Materialia 124 (2017) 397-409
James Andorko
“Intrinsic immunogenicity of rapidly-degradable polymers evolves during degradation,” Acta Biomaterialia 32 (2016), 24-34.
Yiqiang Chen
“An investigation of diffusion-mediated cyclic coarsening and reversal coarsening in an advanced Ni-based superalloy,” Acta Materialia 110 (2016), 295-305.
Sébastien Dézécot
“In situ 3D characterization of high temperature fatigue damage mechanisms in a cast aluminum alloy using synchrotron X-ray tomography,” Scripta Materialia 113 (2016), 254-258.
Mohsen Esmaily
New insights into the corrosion of magnesium alloys - the role of aluminum,” Scripta Materialia 115 (2016), 91–95.
Anirudh Raju Natarajan
“On the early stages of precipitation in dilute Mg–Nd alloys,” Acta Materialia 108 (2016), 367-379.
Emilio Martínez Pañeda
“Strain gradient plasticity-based modeling of hydrogen environment assisted cracking,” Acta Materialia 117 (2016), 321-332.
Ali Navaei
“Gold nanorod-incorporated gelatin-based conductive hydrogels for engineering cardiac tissue constructs,” Acta Biomaterialia 41 (2016), 133-146.
Abbey Thorpe
“Thermally triggered injectable hydrogel, which induces mesenchymal stem cell differentiation to nucleus pulposus cells: Potential for regeneration of the intervertebral disc,” Acta Biomaterialia 36 (2016) 99-111.
Mousa Younesi
“Heparinized collagen sutures for sustained delivery of PDGF-BB: Delivery profile and effects on tendon-derived cells In-Vitro,” Acta Biomaterialia 41 (2016) 100-109.
Shiteng Zhao
“Amorphization and Nanocrystallization of Silicon under Shock Compression,” Acta Materialia 103 (2016), 519-533.
Aditya Chauhan
“Multicaloric effect in Pb(Mn1/3Nb2/3)O3-32PbTiO3 single crystals,” Acta Materialia 89 (2015), 384-395 and “Multicaloric effect in Pb(Mn1/3Nb2/3)O3-32PbTiO3 single crystals: Modes of measurement,” Acta Materialia, 97 (2015), 17-28.
Myra Noemi Chavez
“Photosynthetic biomaterials: A pathway towards autotrophic tissue engineering,” Acta Biomaterialia, 15 (2015), 39-47.
Wen Chen
“Does the fracture toughness of bulk metallic glasses scatter?” Scripta Materialia, 107 (2015), 1-4.
Oleksii Yu Liashenko
“Differences in the interfacial reaction between Cu substrate and metastable supercooled liquid Sn-Cu solder or solid Sn-Cu solder at 222°C: Experimental results versus theoretical model calculations,” Acta Materialia, 99 (2015), 106-118.
Christian Martin Koller
“Corundum-type Fe-doped cathodic arc evaporated Al-Cr-O coatings,” Scripta Materialia, 97 (2015), 49-52.
Martin Christoph Lentz
“In situ X-ray diffraction and crystal plasticity modeling of the deformation behavior of extruded Mg–Li–(Al) alloys: An uncommon tension–compression asymmetry,” Acta Materialia, 86 (2015), 254–268.
Xiaochao Liu
“Characterization of plastic deformation and material flow in ultrasonic vibration enhanced friction stir welding,” Scripta Materialia, 102 (2015), 95–98.
Christopher J. Marvel
“The critical influence of carbon on the thermal stability of nanocrystalline Ni–W alloys,” Scripta Materialia, 96 (2015), 45-48.
Sheng Ouyang
“Twin relationships between nanotwins inside A–C type variant pair in Ni–Mn–Ga alloy,” Acta Materialia, 84 (2015), 484-496.
Shang Song
“The synergistic effect of micro-topography and biochemical culture environment to promote angiogenesis and osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells,” Acta Biomaterialia, 18 (2015), 100-111.
Leping Yan
“Bilayered silk/silk-nanoCaP scaffolds for osteochondral tissue engineering: In vitro and in vivo assessment of biological performance,” Acta Biomaterialia, 12 (2015) 227-241.
Supansa Yodmuang
“Silk microfiber-reinforced silk hydrogel composites for functional cartilage tissue repair,” Acta Biomaterialia, 11 (2015) 27-36.
Riccardo Casati
Dr. Riccardo Casati, Politecnico di Milano & CNR-IENI Lecco, ITALY. Advisor, Prof. Maurizio Vedani. “Thermal cycling of stress-induced martensite for high-performance shape memory effect,” Scripta Materialia 80 (2014), 13-16.
In-Chul Choi
Dr. In-Chul Choi, Hanyang University, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA (now at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany). Advisor: Prof. Jae-il Jang. “Evolution of plasticity, strain-rate sensitivity and the underlying deformation mechanism in Zn–22% Al during high-pressure torsion,” Scripta Materialia 75 (2014), 102-105.
Jun Ding
Dr. Jun Ding, Johns Hopkins University, USA (now at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory). Advisor: Prof. Evan Ma. “Full icosahedra dominate local order in Cu64Zr34 metallic glass and supercooled liquid,” Acta Materialia 69 (2014), 343-354.
Denver Faulk
Mr. Denver Faulk, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Advisor: Prof. Stephen F. Badylak. “The effect of detergents on the basement membrane complex of a biologic scaffold material,” Acta Biomaterialia 10 (2014), 183-93.
Heemin Kang
Mr. Heemin Kang, University of California, San Diego, USA. Advisor: Prof. Shyni Varghese. “Mineralized gelatin methacrylate based matrices induce osteogenic differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells,” Acta Biomaterialia 10 (2014), 4961-70.
Philipp Krooß
Mr. Philipp Krooß, University of Paderborn, GERMANY (now at Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg). Advisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans Jürgen Maier. Mr. Krooß is receiving dual awards for outstanding work in both Acta Materialia and Scripta Materialia, an unprecedented event in our student award program. “Cyclic degradation mechanisms in aged FeNiCoAlTa shape memory single crystals,” Acta Materialia 79 (2014), 126-137 and “Thermal cycling behavior of an aged FeNiCoAlTa single-crystal shape memory alloy,” Scripta Materialia 81 (2014), 28-31.
Brittany R. Muntifering
Dr. Brittany R. Muntifering, Boise State University, USA (now at Northwestern University, USA). Advisor: Prof. Peter Müllner. “Intra-variant substructure in Ni–Mn–Ga martensite: Conjugation boundaries,” Acta Materialia 71 (2014), 255-263.
Kelsey A. Potter-Baker
Dr. Kelsey A. Potter-Baker, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (now at Cleveland Clinic Foundation). Advisor: Prof. Jeffrey R. Capadona. “Curcumin-releasing mechanically compliant implants prevent neurodegeneration and blood-brain barrier instability at the implant-tissue interface.” Acta Biomaterialia 10 (2014), 2209-
2222.
Jana Šmilauerová
Ms. Jana Šmilauerová, Charles University in Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC. Advisor: Prof. M. Janeček. “Ordered array of # particles in $-Ti matrix studied by small-angle Xray scattering,” Acta Materialia 81 (2014), 71-82.
Spencer E. Szczesny
Dr. Spencer E. Szczesny, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Advisor: Prof. Dawn M. Elliott. “Interfibrillar shear stress is the loading mechanism of collagen fibrils in tendon,” Acta Biomaterialia 10 (2014), 2582-2590.
Dalong Zhang
Mr. Dalong Zhang, University of California, Davis, USA. Advisor: Prof. Enrique Lavernia. “Prism stacking faults observed contiguous to a {10-12} twin in a Mg–Y alloy,” Scripta Materialia 76 (2014), 61-64.
Zafir Alam
Dr. Zafir Alam, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, INDIA (now at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA). Advisor, Prof. Vikram Jayaram. “Tensile behavior of a free-standing Pt-aluminide (PtAl) bond coat,” Acta Materialia 61, (2013), 1093-1105