Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Tianjiao Lei
Assistant Professor, the University of Alabama, Jan. 2024-present
Postdoctoral associate, MIT, 2022-2023, UC Irvine, 2020-2022
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2014-2019
Email: tlei@ua.edu
Office: NERC 3003
Graduate Students
MD Fahim Khan (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering)
Graduate student, 2024/05 - present
Project: Development of sustainable aluminum alloys using grain boundary engineering
Email: mkhan30@crimson.ua.edu
Office: NERC 3031
Zayed Bin Ahmed (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering)
Graduate student: 2024/08-present
Project: Cold spray-based metallization of composites
Email: zahmed3@crimson.ua.edu
Office: NERC 3031
Group Nap Coordinators
Dorothy
Dorothy is a highly valued member of our research group. Despite her supervisory style being largely based on naps and strategic repositioning on keyboards, Dorothy plays an important role in boosting morale and reminding everyone that breaks are essential for productivity.
Duno
Duno is another important member of our group. He is known for his energetic personability and strong interest in monitoring all ongoing activities.
Doodle (co-advised with Dr. Xin Wang)
Doodle is the most observant member of the team, with a particular talent for identifying the most inconvenient time to request attention.