Postdoctoral

Juan Carlos Madeni:
Juan Carlos is working on projects related to welding metallurgy and empirical simulations of weld metal alloys.

He is assisting graduate students and mentoring visiting students. Juan Carlos joined the group in the Spring of 2006.

Graduate

	Erik Soderstrom: I am currently pursuing my master's degree in metallurgy. My research project is studying the effects of Carbon Dioxide shielding gas in GMAW. In my spare time, I enjoy being outdoors. Erik joined the group in the Fall of 2004.
	Lee Davis: A grizzled veteran of the primary metals industries specializing in the creation and fabrication of solidification structures in semi-continuous casting of aluminium. His PhD topic is on the interaction of complex aluminum oxide films with the solidifying shell in the direct chill casting process. Other interests include his family, alpine rock & ice climbing, and music. Lee joined the group in the Spring of 2005.
	John (Andy) Roubidoux: Andy is working on scaling and modeling techniques with a focus on Friction Stir Welding. Andy joined the group in the Summer of 2006.
	Dave Tordonato: David Tordonato attended Virginia Tech and obtained bachelors and masters degrees in mechanical engineering in 2002 and 2003. Following graduation, he went to work for Tordonato Energy Consultants, a family business that specializes in providing consulting services for the power generation industry such as boiler component life assessment and failure analysis. He came to the Colorado School of Mines in January 2005 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering. Current research project involvement includes modeling phase transformations in weld metal and designing welding consumables for high strength pipeline steel. Other non-professional interests include outdoor sports such as mountain and road cycling, hiking, rock climbing, kayaking and skiing.
	Ustun Duman: Ustun is working on high velocity welding defects and penetration. He joined the group in the Fall of 2006.

Undergraduate

	Grant Hudish: Grant is currently a double major in mechanical engineering and materials and metallurgical engineering, and is planning to begin a masters in metallurgy in fall 2007 at CSM. Current research consists of creation and evaluation of solid fraction curves for semi-solid metal processing, and characterization of growth of solid particles in a semi-solid slurry with time.
	Tyson Brown : Tyson is currently helping Lee with electron microscopy.
	Meg Ryan : Meg is currently helping Lee and working on NSF-funded projects.
	John Gibbs: John is assisting Erik on his research, collaborating with Grant in his semi-solid project.
	Scott Bingham: Scott is helping Ustun on his high speed welding project. Scott is learning metallographic techniques and operation of our newest GTAW machine loaned by Miller.
	Jason Dardano : Jason is working on scaling approaches to the modeling of materials processes. He is also learning Matlab.
	Myra Dyer : Myra is assisting Erik on his project on metal transfer in GMAW. Myra is learning to operate our newest GMAW machine, loaned by Miller, the laser imaging system loaned by NIST, and the video capturing and editing.

Visiting

Miren Lopetegui :
Miren is visiting from the University of Mondragon, in the Basque Country (Spain). She is collaborating with Juan Carlos and Dave in the welding metallurgy projects.

Past Members

Mike Sanders:
Mike is a recipient of a URLS scholarship, among others from TMS and ASM. He is working on Electron beam welding at the micron scale, aiming at applications for packaging of MEMS.

Gaizka Sarazola:
Gaizka was a visitor from the Basque Country (Spain), and he worked on thermodynamic modeling of ferritic weld metal and its metallographical analysis.