Category Archives: Team
New members, outgoing members, team alumni activity
Award and Fellowship
Congratulations to Jeff! He was selected as the recipient of the Richard Shorraw Award. The Richard Sharrow Award is given to a student who has demonstrated a significant academic improvement through his career at MTU-MSE Department, and has demonstrated good … Continue reading
Congressional Visit
Two of the SURFI Team members, Jeff Brookins and Philip Staublin traveled to Washington D.C. with a group from Michigan Tech to attend Congressional Visit Day, which is organized by the national chapter of the Material Advantage program. They worked … Continue reading
Course in India
Dr. Drelich traveled to India and instructed a new course entitled “Contact Angles: Measurements, Interpretation and Modern Applications“ from January 29 to February 4. The course was offered to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the Indian Institute of Technology … Continue reading
New Scholar from China
The SURFI Team welcomes a new addition to our team, Dr. Xubo Liu. Dr. Xubo Liu has arrived from the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at Nanchang University in P.R. China a few days before Christmas. Dr. Liu will … Continue reading
Successful Ph.D. Dissertation
Shan successfully defended her Ph.D. Dissertation entitled Structural characteristics and corrosion behavior of biodegradable Zn-Li alloys in stent application on December 19, 2016. She is scheduled to complete her entire Ph.D. program some time during the Spring 2017 semester.
Successful M.S. Defense
Avishan successfully defended her M.S. Thesis entitled Formulation and testing of biodegradable polymeric coating on zinc wires in cardiovascular stent application on December 14, 2016. She is scheduled to complete her entire M.S. program some time during the Spring 2017 … Continue reading
Scholar from China
The SURFI Team welcomes a new addition to our team, Mr. Yujin Sun. Yujin is the PhD scholar from the China University of Mining and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology. He will work on fundamentals of flotation systems … Continue reading
SURFI Team of 2016/17
A new academic year is already in a full swing. The SURFI team has been expanded by a PhD candidate, Mr. Zhiyong Yin, who arrived from Montana Tech in summer. We have also recruited two new undergraduate students, Ms. Morgan … Continue reading
New PhD Candidate
We would like to welcome our new graduate student Zhiyong Yin. Zhiyong received his M.S. degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Montana Tech in May 2016. This is his second M.S. degree and the first one he received at … Continue reading
Making News
We made news in Tech Today and in the local newspaper on: How does our zinc stent invention turn into commercially available—and potentially lifesaving—product? Read more at Tech Today, by Jenn Donovan. Since reading the Daily Mining Gazette requires a … Continue reading
