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Advanced Materials Processing Research Lab

Meet the Members

At the heart of everything we do is a passionate team driven by purpose, creativity, and a shared belief in innovation. Get to know the people turning bold ideas into real impact.

Laboratory

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Radhika Barua, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Director of the AM2P Research Group
Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University

Education:
Doctorate of Philosophy, Northeastern University

MS, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Bachelors of Science, Visveswaraiah Technological University, India

Graduate Students

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Anthony Duong

Anthony’s Project – Correlating Process, Structure, and Properties in Additively Manufactured Functional Materials for Energy Applications

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Omar Bishop

Omar’s Project - Magnetic-Field-Assisted Laser Additive Manufacturing of Magnetic Materials: Processing Strategies and Microstructural Control.

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Krishbold Bhandari

Krish’s Project - Fundamental Investigations into Magnetic Metal Filament Feedstocks: Linking Processability to Final Magnetic Performance.

Undergraduate Research Assistants

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Bitan Choudhury

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Jullian Sasso

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Turab Rizvi

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Ian Gildea

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Hannah Tucker

Former Group Members

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Vaibhav Sharma, Ph.D, 2024

Current Position: Research Scientist at University of North Dakota

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Vaibhav Sharma, M.S., 2022

Current Position: Engineer at Waters Corporation, Maryland

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Dustin Clifford, Sept 2020 – Oct 2021

Current Position: Senior Scientist at Haleon, Virginia

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