Sottos Group Members

Prof. Nancy Sottos
Ph.D.: Univ. of Delaware, 1991
Post-Doctoral Researchers
Dr. Meredith Silberstein
Ph.D.:Massachussetts Institute of Technology, 2011
B.S.: Massachussetts Institute of Technology, 2005
Research: Mechanochemistry
Dr. Piyush Thakre
Ph.D.: Texas A&M University, 2009
M.S.: Texas A&M University, 2003
Research: Active cooling through microvascular networks in functionally graded hybrid composites for extreme environments.
Graduate Research Assistants
Brett Beiermann
B.S.: Unveristy of Illinois, 2008
Research: Mechanochemistry
Amanda Jones
B.S.: University of Tulsa, 2009
Research: Interfacial Healing
Meg Grady
B.S.: Univ. of Central Florida, 2008
Research: Thin Films
Elizabeth Jones
B.S.: Univesity of Illinois, 2009
Research: Thin Films
Sen Kang
B.S.: Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2006
M.S.: Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2009
Research: Self-Healing Li Battery
Cassandra Kingsbury
B.S.: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 2007
Research: Mechanochemical Activation of Spiropyran Linked Polymers
Brett Krull
B.S.: Iowa State University, 2007
Research: Regeneration and Remodeling of Composite Materials
Jason Patrick
B.S.: North Carolina State University, 2004
M.S.: NC State, 2007
Research: Self-healing Composites for Blast Mitigation
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Laura Richardson
Research - works with Jason Patrick
Alicia Cintora
Research - works with Amanda Jones and Cassandra Kingsbury
Raymond Henka
Research - works with Meg Grady
- Former Sottos Group members are listed on the Alumni page.





