Principal Investigator

Kaka Ma

Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Core Faculty of School of Advanced Materials Discovery (SAMD)
1374 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523

Office at Main Campus: A103A Engineering
Phone: 1(970)491-3886
Research Lab/Office at ^the Factory-Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Research: B-108
Phone:1(970)491-8510
Email: Kaka.Ma@colostate.edu

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Davis (2010)
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology (2007)

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Postdoctoral Scholars

Graduate Researchers

Alexander Preston

Ph.D. Student, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
B.S. in Material Science and Engineering, Iowa State University (2017)

Alex received B.S. degree in Material Science and Engineering from Iowa State University in Fall 2017. He joined Ma's research group as a Ph.D. student in Spring 2018. Specializing in both ceramics and metals, he has research interests in composite materials, reliability, and failure analysis. In his free time he enjoys hiking, climbing, and reading.

Liam Fisher

Ph.D. Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering
B.S. in Applied Mathematics (emphasis in Mechanical Engineering), University of Colorado Boulder (2019)

Liam received his B.S. in Applied Mathematics at University of Colorado Boulder in the Spring of 2019 and joined Ma's research group in Fall 2019. Liam’s current research interests are ceramics and metal-ceramic composites as well as machine learning for production process parameters. In his free time, Liam enjoys rock climbing, singing and dancing at funk concert, and consistently getting 4th place in trivia contests.

Jenelle Hobbs

Ph.D. Student, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
B.S. in Physics, University of California Merced (----)

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Undergraduate Researchers

Group Alumni

Alexandra Sutherland, M.S. in Material Science & Engineering (Dec 2021), Current Position: Engineering Planner at Advanced Energy

Yuchen Lin, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Dec 2021), Current Position: Equipment Engineer at Dry Etch Microchip Technology Inc.

Brodderic DeBoer, M.S. in Material Science & Engineering (Jun 2021), Current Position: Fabrication and Quality Control at Coverwell

Adam Kuehster, M.S. in Material Science & Engineering (Jun 2019), Current Position: Etch Module Engineer at Inter Corp. (Portland, Oregon)

Corson Cramer, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Sep 2017), Current Position: R&D Associate Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Blake Fullenwider, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Jun 2018), Army Research Laboratory (2018-2022), Current Position: Equipment Engineering at Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Luke Nibblelink, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Jun 2018), Current Position: Process Engineer at TSMC