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Principal Investigator

Mohsen Taheri Andani Mohsen Taheri Andani, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, 2023–Current

Prof. Mohsen Taheri Andani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, with a courtesy appointment in Materials Science & Engineering. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Amit Misra. His research focuses on establishing the inter-relationship between processing, microstructure, and properties in metallic materials. Mohsen has worked on several material characterization projects and has published over 35 journal articles in the areas of metal additive manufacturing, materials characterization, and mechanical properties of materials. He has received several awards and honors for his outstanding doctoral research, including the Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Outstanding Ph.D. Research from the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, as well as the Ephrahim Garcia Best Paper Award from ASME.

Email: mtaheri@tamu.edu


Ph.D. Students

Haojun You
Haojun You, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2023–Current

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, 2019–2023

Bachelor of Arts (B.A), Physics, UC Santa Barbara, 2019–2023

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of High Temperature Materials


Toan Truong
Toan Truong, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2024–Current

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, Vietnam National University – University of Technology, 2012–2017

Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 2021–2023

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of High Temperature Materials


Md Shafiqur Rahman Jame
Md Shafiqur Rahman Jame, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2025–Current

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Materials Science and Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 2016–2021

Master of Science (M.Sc.), Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, 2023–2024

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of High Temperature Materials


Aaron Puente
Aaron Puente, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2025–Current

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2021–2025

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of High Temperature Materials


Salman Mohammad Ismail
Salman Mohammad Ismail, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2023–Current

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of High Temperature Materials


Hugh Ta
Hugh Ta, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2025–Current

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, 2021–2025

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of High Temperature Materials


Lance Dodson
Lance Dodson, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2026–Current

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2021–2025

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of High Temperature Materials


Omer Alshammery
Omer Alshammery, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2026–Current

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabuk

Research Interest: Additive Friction Stir Deposition


Abdulaziz Alfaifi
Abdulaziz Alfaifi, Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2026–Current

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabuk

Research Interest: Additive Friction Stir Deposition


Undergraduate Students

James Benton
James Benton, B.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2020–Current

Research Interest: Additive Friction Stir Deposition


Alumni

Kijoon Lee
Kijoon Lee, Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering, 2024–2025

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 2022

M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 2016

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea, 2013

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion, Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Binder Jetting

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Kumoh National Institute of Technology


Nathan Schuetze
Nathan Schuetze, B.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2021–Current

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of Titanium Alloys


Ali Partovi Morales
Ali Partovi Morales, B.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2022–Current

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion


John Linton
John Linton, B.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2022–Current

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion


Testa Matias
Testa Matias, B.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2021–Current

Research Interest: Additive Friction Stir Deposition


Phillip Wangnick
Phillip Wangnick, B.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2022–Current

Research Interest: Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion


Erin Tompkins
Erin Tompkins, B.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2022–Current

Research Interest: Laser Powder Bed Fusion


Omer Alshammery
Omer Alshammery, M.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering,2023-2025

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabuk

Research Interest: Additive Friction Stir Deposition


Abdulaziz Alfaifi
Abdulaziz Alfaifi, M.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2023-2025

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, University of Tabuk

Research Interest: Additive Friction Stir Deposition


John Peterson
John Peterson, M.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2023–2025

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University

Research Interest: Additive Friction Stir Deposition


Donggi Ha
Donggi Ha, M.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, 2023–2025

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University

Research Interest: Laser Powder Bed Fusion

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