{"id":15,"date":"2022-05-28T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T14:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/vuwal\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:10:11","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/vuwal\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/ins><\/p>\n

Founder<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"cook\"<\/td>\n In Memory of George Cook <\/b>
\nApril 4, 1938 – September 14, 2020
\nPh.D. Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1965
\nM.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1961
\nB.E. Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1960<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/a>Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"strauss\"<\/td>\nAlvin Strauss<\/a>,\u00a0 Professor<\/p>\n

Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, West Virginia University, 1968
\nB.A. Physics, City University of New York, Hunter College, 1964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Current Graduate Students<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nBrayden Terry<\/a>, Ph.D.\u00a0Candidate
\nEducation<\/b>
\nB.S. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2019
\nResearch Interests<\/b>
\nFriction Stir Processing
\nApplications of Friction Stir Welding in Ballistics
\nShape Memory Alloys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\n
Austen Shelton<\/a>, Ph.D.\u00a0Student\r\nEducation <\/b>\r\nB.S. Engineering Physics, Murray State University, 2021\r\nResearch Interests<\/strong>\r\nFriction Stir Extrusion\r\nFSW of Hemispheres\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Ben<\/td>\nBen Firestone<\/a>, Ph.D.\u00a0Student
\n Education <\/b>
\nB.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2022
\nB.A. Mathematics, Saint Vincent College, 2022
\nResearch Interests<\/strong>
\nThermite impregnated Thermoplastics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nHayden Jenkins<\/a>, Ph.D.\u00a0Student
\n Education <\/b>
\nB.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of South Alabama, 2022
\nResearch Interests<\/strong>
\nDissimilar materials joining via FSW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"processed-12EACF3C-98D2-431B-9774-0CB807D62A80\"<\/td>\nJulia Maushardt<\/a>, M.S. Student
\n Education <\/b>
\nB.A. Mathematics, Lewis & Clark College, 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nLiam Savona<\/a>, Ph.D. Student
\n Education <\/b>
\nB.A. Physics, Kenyon College, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/a>Current Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n

<\/a>Graduate Alumni<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"kristinn_andersen\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kristinn Anderson, Ph.D., 1993<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"paul\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul Fleming<\/a>, Ph.D., 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"russScaled\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russ Longhurst<\/a>, Ph.D., 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Thomas\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas S. Bloodworth<\/a>, M.S., 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"tracie\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tracie Prater<\/a>, Ph.D., 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"jorie\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jorie Ballun<\/a>, M.S., 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"rachael\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rachael Willingham<\/a>, M.S., 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Brian\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brian Gibson<\/a>, Ph.D., 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Todd\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
William Todd Evans<\/a>, Ph.D., 2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"JakePic2\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacob Matthews<\/a>, M.S., 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Ben\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benjamin Snyder<\/a>, M.S., 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"jarrell\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adam Jarrell<\/a>, Ph. D., 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lucas Wilkins<\/a>,Ph. D., 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"ReginaldCrawford\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reginald Crawford, Ph.D., 2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"PaulSinclair\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul Sinclair<\/a>, M.S., 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"chris\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chris Hendricks<\/a>, M.S., 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"david\"<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Lammlein<\/a>, Ph.D., 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"adeeb\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adeeb Shahdan<\/a>, M.S., 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"kathy\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kathy Dharmaraj<\/a>, M.S., 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"chasecox\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chase Cox<\/a>, Ph.D., 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"JayBeardless\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jay Reynolds<\/a>, M.S., 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Devany Sweitzer<\/a> M.S.,2019,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kelsay Neely<\/a>, Ph.D., 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Henry Gunner<\/a>, M.S.,2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Connor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connor Strawn<\/a>, Ph.D., 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/a>Former Undergraduate Research Students<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Jose
\nJose Hernandez<\/a>
\nVanderbilt University, 2024<\/td>\n		\"IMG_1769\"
\nZach Stutsman<\/a>
\nVanderbilt University, 2023-2024<\/td>\n		\"eric\"
\nEric Zhang<\/a>
\nVanderbilt University, 2021-2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Jeremy\"
\nJeremy Trujillo<\/a>
\nVanderbilt University, 2021-2022<\/td>\n		\"Connor\"
\nConnor Seitz<\/a>
\nLafayette College, 2015<\/td>\n		\"jason\"
\nJason R. Aguilar<\/a>
\nUniversity of Tennessee, 2010, 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"yannick\"
\nYannick Dawant<\/a>
\nNorthwestern University, 2009<\/td>\n		\"estevan2\"
\nEstevan Bunker<\/a>
\nColorado School of Mines, 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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