The Advanced Materials Design Group (AMDG)
Left to right: Ramona Naghi, Parker Green, Keri Sharp, Musamma Akhtar, Michael Lester, Reuben Kabantiyok, Nathan Rendon, Eathan Devine, William LePage, Jameson Griffin, William Harris, Kaidon Mauricio
Graduate Students
Eathan Devine
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, John Brown University
Keri Sharp
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tulsa
Co-advised by Dr. Michael Keller
Michael Lester
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tulsa
Musamma Akhtar
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tulsa
M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University
Co-advised by Dr. Steven Tipton
Nathan Rendon
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tulsa
Ramona Naghi
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tulsa
Co-advised by Dr. Michael Keller
Reuben Kabantiyok
BEng., Metallurgical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
MSc., Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Undergraduate Students
Avin Long
Mechnanical Engineering 2026
Jameson Griffin
Mechanical Engineering 2027
Kaidon Mauricio
Mechanical Engineering 2026
Parker Green
Mechnanical Engineering 2026
William Harris
Mechanical Engineering 2028
Principal Investigator
William LePage, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., University of Michigan
M.S.E., University of Michigan
B.S., University of Tulsa
Group Alumni
Masters Students:
Kendall Yetter, M.S. (2024)
Thesis: A Surface Remelting Technique for Smoothing AM Surfaces
Placement after graduation: accepted a position at IperionX and their R&D group in Salt Lake City, Utah
Victoria Tucker, M.S. (2021)
Thesis: Interlaboratory Round Robin Study of Errors and Best Practices for Scanning Electron Microscope Digital Image Correlation
Placement after graduation: earned a Ross Fellowship for doctoral studies at Purdue University and joined the Ph.D. program in Materials Science at Purdue
Undergraduate Students:
Amanda Lafrancois
Anna Godinez
Avery Dodson
Ben Blittschau
Caleb Freese
Caroline Port
Diego Tober
Drew Dozier
Eduardo Pereyra
Emma Daharsh
Erika Brock
Erin Weiss
Evan Isbell
Gage McCollum
Georgia Hilburn
Jackson Habrock
Jared Hallahan
Joshua Brooks
Kali Hauther
Kyle White
Malia Aurigemma
Megan Hernadi
Nicolas Bendele
Orion Levasheff
Parker Green
Pedro Lugo
Rianne Brown
Rodolfo Coronado
Rose Fontana
Sam Dueñas
Tait Douglas
Tanner McElroy
Teresa Valenzuela
Vincent Ume-Ezeoke
Will Wheet
TURC Junior Scholars (high school):
Curt Schwager
Daniel Flores
Jameson Griffin