Current Group Members
Robert O. Ritchie, Ph.D., Sc.D.
H. T. & Jessie Chua Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Jun Ding, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Reseacher
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, 2014
Johns Hopkins University
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, 2010
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Research Interest: metallic glasses, high-entropy alloys, supercooled liquids, phase-change materialsGoogleScholar Website
mail: ding(at)lbl(dot)gov
Keli Thurston
PhD Candidate
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, 2016
University of California, Berkeley
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, 2013
Cornell University
Research Interest: high entropy alloys, metallic glasses, biomaterials
mail: k(dot)thurston(at)berkeley(dot)edu
Amy Wat
PhD Candidate
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, 2016
University of California, Berkeley
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2012
California State University, Los Angeles
Research Interest: bio-inspired materials, ceramic composites, metal infiltration, metallic glasses, freeze casting
Ryan Wilkerson
PhD Student
M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, 2016
University of California, Berkeley
B.S. Ceramic Engineering, 2013
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Research Interest: biomimetic materials, ceramics composites, materials processing, materials for extreme environments
mail: rwilkerson(at)berkeley(dot)edu
Jon Ell
PhD Student
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, 2016
University of Washington
Research Interest: high entropy alloy, bulk metallic glass, armor materials
mail: jonell(at)berkeley(dot)edu
