Principal Investigator
Katharine M. Flores
Christopher I. Byrnes Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Director, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis

Current Group Members

Suzanne Russo
PhD Student, Materials Science and Engineering
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering

Flores Group Alumni
“Current affiliations” may not really be current! Please follow the link to each alum’s LinkedIn profile.

2023

Porter Weeks
2023 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University
Current affiliation: Corning, Inc.

2022

Michael Sly
2022 PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences (co-advisor), Washington University

2021

Mu Li
2021 PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Washington University
Current Affiliation: Divergent 3D

2020

Jonathon Azziz
2020 BS in Mechanical Engineering, Washington University
Current affiliation: Rivian

Devin Williamson
2020 MS in Mechanical Engineering, Washington University

Junnan Wu
2020 PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Current affiliation: Applied Materials

2019

Kate Padilla
2019 BS in Mechanical Engineering, Washington University

2018

David Robinson
2018 MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University
Current affiliation: Blue Origin

Juan Wang
2018 PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Washington University
Current affiliation: AT&T

2017

Kelly Kranjc
2017 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University
Current affiliation: Rolls Royce

2016

Zach Rouse
2016 BS in Mechanical Engineering, Washington University
Current affiliation: QuantumScape

Peter Tsai
2016 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Washington University
Current affiliation: Citrine Informatics

2013

Nicholas Hutchinson
2013 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
Current affiliation: Amorphology, Inc.

2012

Anupriya Agrawal
2012 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (co-advisor), The Ohio State University
Current affiliation: Schnucks Markets, Inc.

Logan Ward
2012 MS in Materials Science and Engineering (co-advisor), The Ohio State University
Current affiliation: Argonne National Laboratory

2011

Joshua Askin
2011 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (co-advisor), The Ohio State University
Current affiliation: First Solar

Pravin Ramesh
2011 MS in Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University

2010

Ashwini Bharathula
2010 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
Current affiliation: Lam Research Corp.

Hongqing Sun
2010 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
Current affiliation: VulcanForms Inc.

Clarissa Yablinsky
2010 PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
Current affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory

2009

Katrina Altman
2009 MS in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
Current affiliation: Owens Corning

2005

Matthew Lambert
2005 MS in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
Current affiliation: Allied Mineral Products

2004

Biraja Kanungo
2004 MS in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University
Current affiliation: Lam Research Corp.