Dr. Benjamin Begley successfully defends his dissertation!

July 18, 2025

Dr. Benjamin Begley becomes the fourth student to graduate with a PhD from the MONSTER Research Group, defending his dissertation entitled “An Integrated Computational Materials Engineering Approach to Predicting Local Texture Evolution in Two-Phase Titanium Alloys.”

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Dr. Tori Miller Awarded the Vladimir A. Grodsky Professorship

February 18, 2025

The MONSTER Research Group is thrilled to announce that Dr. Tori Miller has been awarded the Vladimir A. Grodsky Professorship in the Materials Science & Engineering Department at UF! This prestigious recognition honors Dr. Miller’s sustained performance and excellence in research, teaching, and service in materials science & engineering with a specialization in metals. Congratulations, Dr. […]

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Dr. Benjamin Anthony successfully completes his defense!

November 30, 2023

Dr. Benjamin Anthony becomes the third student to graduate with a PhD from the MONSTER Research Group, defending his dissertation entitled “Quantifying the Role of Coarse Intermetallic Particles on Twinning Behavior in Magnesium Alloys.”

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Megan Hurley passes MSE qualifying exam!

June 6, 2023

Megan Hurley passed her qualifying exam, with her proposal entitled “The Effects of Thermomagnetic Processing on Martensite Development in Carbon Steels.”

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Dr. Justin Norkett successfully defends his dissertation!

May 23, 2023

Dr. Justin Norkett—Dr. Miller’s first graduate student—becomes the first student to graduate with a PhD from the MONSTER Research Group.

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Yonguk Lee passes MSE qualifying exam!

May 1, 2023

Yonguk (Tony) Lee passed his qualifying exam, with his proposal entitled “Heteroepitaxial recrystallization in Ni-based superalloys: its nucleation and boundary character.”

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