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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.” Congrats Begley!

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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.” Congrats Ben!

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Dr. Sarah Hamilton successfully defends her dissertation!

September 3, 2023

Dr. Sarah Hamilton successfully defended her dissertation, “Materials and Manufacturing Study of Uranium Mononitride/Zirconium Carbide Cercer Composites for Use in Space Nuclear Propulsion” and is the second student to obtain their Ph.D. in the MONSTER Research Group.  Congrats Sarah!

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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. Successfully defending his Dissertation “On the Multiplicity of Mechanisms of Liquid Metal Embrittlement.” Congrats Justin!

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Dr. Tim Eldred Graduates with Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from NCSU!

October 19, 2022

Dr. Tim Eldred, friend of the MONSTER research group, successfully completed his dissertation defense at North Carolina State University.

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