Alumni

	PH.D. STUDENTS
	Dr. John B. Jonnalagadda Graduation Date: August 2015 Ph.D dissertation: In Vitro Characteristics of Porous Biodegradable Poly (e-caprolactone) (PCS)/Polyglycolic Acid (PGA) Articular Cartilage Scaffolds Fabricated via Solid State Cryomilling
	Dr. Shayla S. Spearman Graduation Date: May 2014 Ph.D dissertation: Influence of Polycaprolactone/Polyglycolide Blended Electrospun Fibers on the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Polycaprolactone
	Dr. Rula Allaf Graduation date: May 2011 Ph.D. dissertation: A Novel Approach to Fabricating Interconnected Porous PCL-based Biodegradable Scaffolds for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering Current position: Assistant Professor at German Jordanian University
	MASTERS STUDENTS
	Melissa Slagle Graduation date: December 2015 Master’s thesis: Bulk Manufacture of Complex Geometry Millirod Implants and Their Degradation and Drug Delivery Characteristics
	Jianqiang Li Graduation date: December 2015 Master’s thesis: Effect of Cyromilling on Zinc Sulfide Effectiveness as Antibacterial Substance for Burn Wound Healing Current position: Business Process Consultant at P3 Group
	Yunqing Chen Graduation date: December 2015 Master’s thesis:
	Rocio Hernandez Graduation date: August 2008 Master’s thesis: Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Nanocomposites in a High Volume Production Current position: Project Engineer at Cronus Technology Inc, Houston, TX
	Sameera Muthya Nagendra Rao Graduation date: August 2006 Master’s thesis: Introduction of Silver Nanorods for Superior Conductivity in Polyaniline Nanocomposites Current Position: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Specialist at Porter Manufacturing, Lubbock, TX
	Karthik Rajamani Graduation date: August 2005 Master’s thesis: (co-Advisor: Dr. Michelle Pantoya, Texas Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering) Material Characterization of Nano Structured Al-Ni Intermetallic Composites With X-Ray Diffraction Current position: Field Engineer at Welltec, Forth Worth, TX
	Olga (Olly) Karabelchtchikova, Ph.D. Graduation date: August 2004 Master’s thesis: Modeling of Multipass Grinding Effect on Residual Stresses Distribution and Surface Integrity of D2 Thread Rolling Dies Current position: Advanced Materials Technology – T&SD – Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, IL.