Prof. Ryan Berke
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Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Director, Mechanics at Extreme Temperatures Laboratory, 2015-Present Director, Thermal Hydraulics and Material Properties Center, 2017-Present Postdoc Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois, 2013-2014 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2013 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 2008 Curriculum Vitae (Last Updated Dec 2018) |
About Us
We are a large and diverse group in which undergraduate research plays a strong role in recruiting and training top graduate students.
For more info, read our Lab at a Glance (Last Updated Feb 2019) |
YEAR FOUR: May 2018 - April 2019
The lab split into three working groups based on our core strengths:
The lab split into three working groups based on our core strengths:
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Extreme Temperatures
Left to Right: Chris Stolinski, Bobby Rowley, Weston Craig, Thinh Thai, Adam Smith, Prof. Berke
Not Pictured: Ashley Nielson |
Vibration and High Cycle Fatigue
Left to Right: Brandon Furman, Matt Calvin, Ben Hill, Emma German, Prof. Berke
Not Pictured: Samantha Burton |
High Magnification Optics
Left to Right: Katie Burn, Robert Hansen, Cedale Armstrong, Daniel Waldram, Prof. Berke
Not Pictured: Fiona Van Leeuwen |
We also received a new NSF grant to study Career Paths and Professional Trajectories of LGBTQ+ Students in Engineering.
Not Pictured: Kenna Craig and Harley Cragun
Not Pictured: Kenna Craig and Harley Cragun
Other Highlights: Adam won an NEUP graduate fellowship, five more students won EURPs (Matt, Weston, Ben, Fiona, and Ashley), Thinh and Chris each won department-level awards for graduate research; Katie also won a college-level award for undergraduate research; and Dr. Berke was recognized as the university-wide Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year!
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YEAR THREE: May 2017 - April 2018
Dr. Berke and Matt worked in AFRL's Turbine Engine Fatigue Facility under a Summer Faculty Fellowship. Robert won an NEUP graduate fellowship. Emma, Daniel, Katie, and Samantha won EURP's. Thinh, Robert, and Ethan all defended their MS theses, with Thinh and Robert staying with the lab for their PhDs. Ethan was recognized as MAE's MS Student Researcher of the Year. Left to Right: Alisa Dabb, Emma German, Katie Burn, Prof. Berke, Cedale Armstrong, Matt Nelson, Weston Craig, Chris Stolinski, Connor Bell, Jesse Long, Ethan Nickerson, Robert Hansen, Bobby Rowley, Daniel Waldram, Thinh Thai. Not Pictured: Samantha Burton, J. Jackson Matsen, Adam Smith, Fiona Van Leeuwen. |
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YEAR TWO: May 2016 - April 2017
The lab keeps growing. Ethan and Robert both graduated and stayed in the lab for grad school, with Matt close behind. Dr. Berke's Experimental Solid Mechanics class became MAE 5040 and will be offered every Fall. Two more students won EURP's (Bobby and Jackson), and Trevor was recognized as the MAE Undergraduate Researcher of the Year. Left to Right: Ren "Vox" Voie, Robert Hansen, Thinh Thai, Robert "Bobby" Rowley, Jackson Matsen, Ben Sottilare, Matt Nelson, Weston Craig, Emma German, Trevor Bird, Katie Burn, Prof. Ryan Berke, Ethan Nickerson, Celina Fisher Dodge. Not Pictured: Shelby Ames, Braden Beckstrom, Jonas Rogers, Colin Schlicher, Awilma Ventura. |
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YEAR ONE: Jan 2015 - April 2016
The Mechanics at Extreme Temperatures Lab is off to a great start. By the end of our first "year" we had 10 undergraduates and 1 PhD student, earning Prof. Berke recognition as MAE's Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year. We won the first grant we ever applied for, resulting in an advanced multi-camera system from the U.S. Department of Energy. Three students won EURP's (Jaren, Trevor, and Vox). Back Row, Left to Right: Wm. Jesse Miller, Ethan Nickerson, Matt Schumann, Robert Hansen, Matthew "Earl" Nelson. Middle Row: Trevor Bird, Vox Voie, Thinh Thai, Prof. Ryan Berke. Front: Emma German. Not Pictured: Jaren Devey, Awilma Ventura. |
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Graduate Students
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Robert Hansen
PhD. Student, May 2018 - Present M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 2018 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 2016 Hydrogen Embrittlement of Nuclear Fuel Cladding under Accident Conditions (NEUP IRP) |
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Robert Rowley
M.S. Student, Jan 2019 - Present B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 2018 Full-Field Strain Measurements during High Temperature Impact (EURP) Benchmarking Micro-scale Ductility Measurements (NEUP) |
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Adam Smith
M.S. Student, Aug 2018 - Present B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 2018 Influence of Phase-Lag on Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue of Hastelloy-X |
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Thinh Thai
PhD Student, Jan 2016 - Present M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 2018 B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, 2015 Materials Characterization at Extreme Temperatures for Advanced Aerospace Applications (USU RGS) 2019 MAE MS Researcher of the Year! |
Undergraduate Students (Alphabetical by Last Name)
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Alumni (Reverse Chronological)
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Christopher Stolinski
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 2018 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, 2016 Dynamic Fracture of 3D-Printed Materials 2019 MAE Graduate Student of the Year! |
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Samantha Burton, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2018
Improved High-Throughput Measurement for High Cycle Fatigue at Extreme Temperatures (EURP) |
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Daniel Waldram, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2018
Super-resolution Imaging for DIC at High Magnification and Long Working Distances (EURP) |
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Cedale Armstrong, B.S. Student, 2017-2018
Retrofitting a Vacuum Chamber with Induction Heating |
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Matt Nelson
PhD. Student, May 2017 - Aug 2018 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 2017 High Temperature Vibration Fatigue of Gas Turbines (AFRL) |
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Alisa Dabb, B.S. Student, 2017-2018
Heterogeneous Strain Measurements during Tensile Testing under a Thermal Gradient (URF) |
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Ethan Nickerson
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 2018 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 2016 Ultraviolet Diffraction-assisted Image Correlation (UV-DAIC) (NRC) 2018 MAE MS Researcher of the Year! |
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Connor Bell, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Utah State University, 2017
Effects of Phase Lag in Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue near Crossover Strain |
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J. Jackson Matsen, B.S. Student, Expected Graduation December 2018
Damage Accumulation in Multi-modal Vibration Fatigue (EURP) |
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Jesse Long, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2017
Restoring a 3D Metal Printer for Advanced Structural Characterization |
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Trevor Bird, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2017
Modal Identification in Flat Plates during Vibrational Resonance at High Temperatures (EURP) 2017 MAE Undergraduate Researcher of the Year! |
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Colin Schlicher, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2017
UV Imaging of C-C Composites during Hot-Fire Testing |
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Celina Fisher Dodge, B.S. Student 2017
Control Strategies for Gleeble 1500D Thermo-mechanical Loading System |
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Shelby Ames, B.S. Student 2016-2017
Heterogeneous Temperature Effects due to Induction Heating |
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Braden Beckstrom, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2017
Benchmark Experiments for Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue |
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Jonas Rogers, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2017
Modal Analysis of Reinforced Vibrating Plates |
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Awilma Ventura, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2017
Lab safety and operating procedures for induction heating |
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Wm. Jesse Miller, B.S. Student 2015-2016
Restoring a Split Hopkinson Bar for High-Speed Impact Measurements |
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Matt Schumann, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2016
UV and IR optical window for High Temperature Environmental Testing Chamber |
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Jaren Devey, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2016
UV Digital Image Correlation to characterize Graphite at Extreme Temperatures (EURP) |