Opportunities!

Research Opportunities

Postdoctoral Researchers & Scholars:
No open positions, at the moment.
(If however, you have a sponsored postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship, please get in touch with me via email.)

Graduate Students:
If you are a graduate student (Ph.D. or M.S. [thesis]) who is officially admitted to one of the departments within the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, and you are interested in working in my research group or would like to explore research opportunities, please feel free to get in touch via email. My research interests include:

Bioinspired functionally-graded composites
Structure-property-function interplays
Subtractive manufacturing processes, including machining
Additive manufacturing processes
Tribology, including rock-bit tribosystems
Laser surface texturing
Visuo-haptic VR/AR interfaces
Engineering education

Undergraduate Students:
If you are an upper-level undergraduate student who is interested in exploring research opportunities in the above areas, please feel free to get in touch with me via email. I'm always open to mentoring undergraduate research students (in fundamental or applied research), to provide a high-impact learning experience.

REU/RET/ITEST Site Opportunities

Current Opportunities:

[NSF] Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site on Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Metrology & Inspection [2024]

Past Opportunities: