Marquis Research Group

Our buzzwords: Alloy microstructures, Evolution, Precipitation, Segregation, Oxidation, Corrosion, Radiation effects, Mechanical properties, 3D, Microscopy

Group Timeline

• September 2023: Nina Perry and Ian Greeley join the group as PhD students: Welcome!
• September 2023: Along Audrey Yung (senior MSE), Heather Hare (senior MSE) and Eli Rotman (SUGS) also join the group to work on year long research projects: Welcome!
• May 2023: Congratulations to Anshul who successfully defended his thesis!
• May 2023: Austin Lan (MSE SUGS) joins us for to work on a summer research project: Welcome Austin!
• January 2023: Dr Reza Roumina joins us as a postdoc: Welcome!
• January 2023: Benjamin Routhier (MSE undergraduate) joins us to learn more about research. Welcome Ben!
• September 2022: Best wishes to Dr Tian Liu for her next adventures at PNNL!
• September 2022: Nina Perry (MSE undergraduate) and Audrey Yung (MSE undergraduate) join us to work on undergraduate research projects: Welcome Nina and Audrey!
• May 2022: Aaron Cooke (MSE undergraduate) and Kate Moo (MSE SUGS) join us for research experiences this summer and next year: Welcome Kate and Aaron!
• January 2022: Nina Perry (MSE undergraduate) joins us to learn about APT: welcome Nina!
• September 2021: Daniele Offidani joins the group: Welcome Daniele!
• September 2021: Wishing Juliane all the best on her next adventures.
• May 2021: All the best, Kathleen, in your new adventures at Eaton!
• April 2021: Congratulations to Iman for his faculty position at the University of Oklahoma! Enjoy the summer and all the best!
• March 2021: Congratulations to Kathleen who successfully defended her thesis!
• October 2020: Congratulations to Li-Jen who successfully defended his thesis! Wishing you a safe trip to Taiwan.
• September 2020: Dr Fei Xue joins us as a postdoc: Welcome!
• June 2020: Congratulations to Talia who successfully defended her thesis! Best wishes for your next adventures on the west coast!
• February 2020: Kathleen is awarded the 2020 Henry DeWitt Smith Scholarship from TMS and the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME). Congratulations Kathleen!
• September 2019: Talia receives the ACerS GEMS Award, Diamond Ranking for her presentation at MS&T in Portland, OR: Congratulations Talia!
• September 2019: David Allen and Hailey Kuntz, both MSE seniors, start research projects with us: Welcome!
• September 2019: Juliane Scholtz joins the group: Welcome!
• July 2019: Kathleen wins one of a best poster prize at the Gordon Research Conference on Physical Metallurgy and is elected co-chair of the next (2021) Gordon Research Seminar on Physical Metallurgy. Congratulations Kathleen!
• May 2019: Ransom received his Master’s Degree. Congratulations Ransom!
• May 2019: Paul received his Master’s Degree. Congratulations  Paul and all the best in your future adventures!
• November 2018: Kathleen win silver medal in the MSE graduate symposium!
• October 2018: Welcome Dr Tian Liu!
• September 2018: Thomas Valenza and Anshul Kamboj join the group: Welcome!
• September 2018: Li-Jen is now PhD candidate. Congratulations Li-Jen!
• August 2018: Dr. Yakun Zhu joins the group: Welcome!
• June 2018: Kathleen is now PhD candidate. Congratulations Kathleen!
• May 2018: David Allen and Malhar Kute, MSE rising juniors at UoM, join us for the summer: welcome!
• January 2018: Ransom Stamps joins the group: welcome!
• December 2017: Best wishes to Peng-Wei in his next adventures in Taiwan and job with TSMC!
• November 2017: Talia wins 2^nd prize in Structural Materials research Category at the UoM Engineering Graduate Symposium
• September 2017: Paul Chao joins the group: welcome!
• September 2017: Congratulations to Ellen who successfully defended her thesis! Best wishes for your next adventures and job with Engineering Systems.
• August 2017: Talia Barth is now PhD candidate. Congratulations Talia!
• August 2017: Congratulations to Peng-Wei Chu who successfully defended his thesis! 
• August 2017: Ransom and Etienne: thank you for your time with us, we’ll miss you! 
• August 2017: Welcome Dr. Iman Ghamarian!
• July 2017: Elaina wins a 2017 Microscopy & Microanalysis Student Scholar Award!
• June 2017: Ransom Stamps, senior student at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, joins us for the summer: welcome!
• May 2017: Congratulations to Kevin who successfully defended his thesis! Best wishes for your next adventures and job with Bettis!
• April 2017: Best wishes to Yan for her next adventures and job with Applied Materials!
• April 2017: Best wishes to Mukesh for his next adventures at Idaho national Laboratory!
• March 2017: Etienne Le Mire, student at the Ecole Centrale de Nantes, joins us for a few months: welcome!
• December 2016: Congratulations to Yan who successfully defended her thesis!
• December 2016: Ellen selected for the 2017 TMS Light Metals Magnesium Best Paper – Student Award!
• November 2016: Ellen and Peng-Wei win silver medals in the MSE graduate symposium!
• September 2016: Larissa Woryk (MSE senior) joins us for a few months.
• September 2016: Elaina is now PhD candidate. Congratulations Elaina!
• September 2016: Best wishes to Vic for his next adventures in Zurich!
• August 2016: Li-Jen Yu and Kathleen Chou join the group: welcome!
• July 2016: Kevin Fisher wins a Microcopy and Microanalysis Student Award!
• June 2016: James Mohan (sophomore – MSE major) and Riley Bohr (junior – CS major) join us for the summer of research on atom probe tomography data analysis methods.
• May 2016: Best wishes to Lan and Adam for their next adventures!
• April 2016: Lindsay wins the Best Session Award for all of the Medical Device Development Projects in the ME Undergraduate Symposium. Congratulations Lindsay!
• April 2016: Adam received his Master’s Degree. Congratulations Adam!
• December 2015: Best wishes to Jong-Doo Ju for his next position.
• September 2015: Junhua Chen, Ana Reyes, and Lindsay Purvis start undergraduate research projects: welcome!
• September 2015: Welcome to the group, Talia Barth!
• June 2015: JongDoo Ju joins the group: welcome!
• May 2015: Timothy Chan, Graham Keep, Yuling Liu, and Yuxiang Zhang start a summer of undergraduate research experience with us: welcome!
• April 2015: Ellen is now PhD candidate. Congratulations Ellen!
• April 2015: Best wishes to Craig for his new job!
• March 2015: Lifan Yan joins the group half time. Welcome back Lifan!
• April 2015: Andrew Chen Thank you for your participation as undergrad researcher- have fun at Stanford!
• January 2015: Thomas Bajis Thank you for your participation as undergrad researcher!
• October 2014: Yimeng is starting a new position at Cameca Instruments in Madison, WI. We will miss you!
• September 2014: Elaina Anderson: Welcome to our group!
• August 2014: Dr. Vicente Aurollo-Peters joins us from the University of Sydney: welcome!
• August 2014: Peng-Wei is now PhD candidate. Congratulations Peng-Wei!
• August 2014: UM junior Benjamin Utall-Beroff finished his summer project with us: have fun next semester in Japan!
• May 2014: UM senior Chad Kay is graduating and starting at Ford. Thank you for your time with us and all the best!
• May 2014: UM junior Maureen Daum finished her semester project: thank you for your contribution!
• April 2014: Reshma Mathew is awarded a MS degree: best wishes for the future.
• April 2014: Kevin Fisher is now PhD candidate. Congratulations Kevin!
• December 2013: Allen Hunter is off to FEI. Thank you for your contribution and time with us!
• November 2013: Dr. Lan Yao from Oak Ridge National Laboratory joins the group!
• September 2013: Craig Shaner, Welcome to the group!
• August 2013: Yan Dong‘s first paper accepted in Journal of Nuclear Materials.
• July 2013: UM senior Julia Kohanek‘s short summer with us. Good luck in grad school!
• May 2013: Good luck to UM sophomore Sean Gray in his future endeavors. Thank you for your contribution and time with us!
• April 2013: Congratulations to Adam McFarland for winning the 2013 Brian Worth Prize!
• Feb 2013: Congratulations to Yan Dong for receiving the 2013-2014 Barbour fellowship!
• Feb 2013: Peng-Wei Chu Welcome to our group!
• September 2012: Ellen Sitzmann and Kevin Fisher join the group.
• May 2012: Welcome Adam McFarland, a summer undergraduate researcher!
• March 2012: Dr. Allen Hunter from Northwestern U joins the group.
• February 2012: Dr. Mukesh Bachhav from U. of Rouen joins the group.
• September 2011: Yan Dong and Reshma Mathew join the group.
• June 2011: Dr. Yimeng Chen from NIMS in Japan joins the group.
• January 2011: Day 1.