Andrea P. Argüelles

Andrea P. Argüelles

Principal Investigator

Associate Head for Diversity and Inclusion, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Materials Research Institute
Graduate Program in Acoustics
Intercollege Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering
Graduate Program in Additive Manufacturing and Design

Office: 409C Earth-Engineering Sciences Bldg
Email: arguelles@psu.edu

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Scholar; Vitae (09/17/24)

 

Graduate Students

Olivia Cook

Olivia Cook

Ph.D. Student

Education:
B.S. in Engineering Science, Pennsylvania State University, 2021
Research: Grain scattering in metallic media.
Hometown:
West Newton, PA
Google Scholar- Olivia J Cook
Feihong Liu

Feihong Liu

Ph.D. Student

Education:
M.S. in Structural Engineering, Shantou University, 2020
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Nanchang University, 2016
Research: Wave propagation simulations in complex media
Hometown:
Nanchang, China
Kevin Quaye

Kevin Quaye

Ph.D. Student

Education:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2024
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2020
Research: In-situ monitoring of ceramics made via cold sintering
Hometown:
Accra, Ghana

Haley Jones

Haley Jones

Ph.D. Student

Education:
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2021
Research: Ultrasonic damage assessment of electronic components
Hometown:
Conroe, TX

 

Silas Wieland

Silas Wieland

Ph.D. Student

Education:
B.S. in Mathematical Physics, B.A. in Mathematics, Binghamton University, 2024
Research: Ultrasonic characterization of ceramics made via cold sintering.
Hometown:
Corning, NY

Group Alumni

Previous Graduate Students

Lauren Katch, PhD, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Christopher Wheatley, MS, Materials Science and Engineering
Cate Rollins, MS, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Caeden Smith, MS, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Elizabeth Trautman, MS, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Samantha McGuigan, MS, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Tanni Alam, MS, Engineering Science and Mechanics

Previous Undergraduate Students

Agustin Harte, Engineering Science
John Brownstead, Engineering Science
Simran Mukhi, Engineering Science
Sydney Assalita, Engineering Science
Justice Flora, Aerospace Engineering
Micah Neverson, Electrical Engineering
Cate Rollins, Engineering Science
Daniel Starr, Engineering Science
Caeden Smith, Engineering Science
Olivia Cook, Engineering Science
Trevor Grim, Engineering Science
Pavani Samala, Engineering Science
Elizabeth Trautman, Biomedical Engineering
Micaela Stover, Mechanical Engineering

Visiting Students

Mac Geoffrey Ajaraeh, PhD, University of Bath, UK (June 2023 – September 2023)
Aja Leatherwood, BS, Case Western Reserve University (May 2023 – July 2023)
Duo Lyu, PhD, Central South University, China (August 2019 – January 2020)
Chenxin Zhang, PhD, Central South University, China (August 2019 – January 2020)
Dalton Nycz, BS, University of Alabama (May 2019 – August 2019)