Team

Juhyeong Lee, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Visiting Associate Professor, University of Bristol Business School 

Dr. Juhyeong Lee received his B.S. in Material Science and Engineering from Chonnam National University (South Korea) in 2004, and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the Mississippi State University (MSU) in 2010 and 2017, respectively. Prior to joining USU, he completed postdoc training at MSU Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems in 2018 and Bristol Composites Institute (ACCIS) of University of Bristol in 2019. His research focuses on materials under extreme conditions, high-performance, multifunctional composites, computational mechanics, damage tolerance, finite element analysis. 

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.