Team

Juhyeong Lee, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Visiting Associate Professor, University of Bristol Business School 

Dr. Juhyeong Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Utah State University. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Chonnam National University, South Korea (2004), and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Mississippi State University (2010, 2017). Lee was a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University (2017–2018) and a research associate at the Bristol Composites Institute, University of Bristol, UK (2018–2019) before joining Utah State University. His research focuses on the mechanics and multiscale behavior of advanced composite materials and structures under extreme conditions, integrating experimental mechanics, finite element modeling, and machine learning. 

Md Tareq Hassan

tareq.hassan@usu.edu

Md Tareq Hassan graduated from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Bangladesh and he will join MSCIM lab as a Ph.D. student in the Fall 23 semester. Tareq's research interest is the development of novel composite materials for automotive and aerospace applications.

Samiul Alam

samiul.alam@usu.edu

He received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) in Bangladesh. Samiul's research interests are focused on additive manufacturing and composite materials. His previous research has included work on 3D printed cellular structures, thermal behavior of nozzle arrangements in 3D printing, hybrid laminated composites, heat transfer characteristics of aluminum and copper heat spreaders, modification of biochar production process from waste biomass, and performance optimization of vertical axis wind turbines.

Devin Nielsen

devin.nielsen@usu.edu

Devin Nielsen is a Graduate Student pursuing his Master's in mechanical engineering at Utah State University. Devin completed his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering with an Aerospace emphasis in the winter of 2023 as Mechanical and Aerospace Valedictorian. In the Summer of 2023 Devin completed an internship for the composite multiscale analysis division at the NASA Glenn Research Center. His Current research is primarily focused on multiscale analysis of composite systems undergoing thermal loading using a combination of ABAQUS finite element software and the NASA Multiscale Analysis Tool (NASMAT). He is a recipient of the 2024 the NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity (NSTGRO24).

Logan Hales

logan.hales@gmail.com

Logan Hales is a graduate student pursuing a Masters in Mechanical Engineering. Logan graduated in Fall 2024 with a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University. With an internship at INL focused on system engineering, Logan is now researching lightning strike prevention in composites using ABAQUS.

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Kj (Kjersten) Segura

a02381229@usu.edu

Kj (Kjersten) Segura is an undergraduate researcher pursuing a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering with an Aerospace emphasis and a minor in Electrical Engineering at Utah State University. Kj's research interests involve additive manufacturing and advanced composite materials. 

Josh DaBell

josh.dabell@usu.edu

Josh is an undergraduate majoring in Mechanical Engineering with an Aerospace Emphasis and a minor in Mathematics. His interests include additive manufacturing, classical piano and violin music, and playing pickleball. He is currently working on novel, multifunctional foldcore sandwich panels.