PH.D. STUDENT
Sai Venkata Gayathri Ayyagari
Ph.D. Student
Email: sfa5683@psu.edu
Phone: 217-419-7261
Office Address: N-344, Millennium Science Complex
Education
- Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA, 2021-ongoing
- M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, USA, 2019-2021
- Bachelor’s in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India, 2015-2019
Research Interests/Areas of Research
Focused on understanding the microstructure, chemistry and defects in novel High Entropy Oxides and Organic Perovskite systems using Transmission Electron Microscope to correlate the structure-process-properties of these material systems.
Research interests include: Transmission Electron Microscopy, Focused Ion Beam, High entropy systems, complex oxides, organic perovskites, 2D materials, solid-state synthesis, XRD, SEM, superconductivity, and magnetism.
Recent activities
Lab safety manager for Alem research group.
Awards
- Student Poster Award at the Microscopy and Microanalysis Conference, (Aug 2023). click here
- Howard O. and Jean Beaver Graduate Studies Award for excellence as a Teaching Assistant, (April 2024). click here
- MatSE Safety Award, (April 2024). click here