
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 äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾; B.S. in Physics, äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ of Nevada, Reno
- Christian Heffner – M.S. in Physics, Fisk äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾; B.S. in Physics, Fisk äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾
- Ke Huang – Doctoral study in Chemistry, Florida State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾; M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, Xi’an Jiaotong äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾
- Kayla James – Doctoral study in Chemistry, Florida State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾; B.S. in Biotechnology, äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ of Central Florida
- Joonyoung Kee – Doctoral study in Chemistry, Florida State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾
- Kenneth Klutse – B.S. in Biochemistry, Lipscomb äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾
- Brianna Landwersiek – B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, West Chester äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾
- Xiaozhao Liu – Doctoral study in Chemistry, Florida State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾; prior study in Chemistry, Northern Illinois äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾
- Jose Rosario Figueroa – M.S. in Nanoengineering, North Carolina State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾; post-baccalaureate certificate in Nanotechnology, äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ of Texas at Austin
- Robert Shields – B.S. in Physics, äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ 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.