Austin worked on modeling the deformation behavior of polycrystalline Ni-based alloys at the atomistic scale through classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The targeted compositions in his MD simulations range from pure Nickel to that of gamma (FCC) phase in commercial Ni-based alloys such as Inconel 740H. The goal was to assess the dislocation dynamics within grain structures and at the grain boundaries during the deformation process.

An example of the MD simulation and the dislocation analysis on a deformed polycrystalline Nickel:

**** AWARDS ALERT ****

April 30th 2019: Congratulations to Austin for winning the first prize in Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science category during the 2019 CNAS Undergraduate Research Day! The title of Austin's poster:

 "MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS OF METALLIC SYSTEMS".

Devon also took home the second prize on Reactive MD works under the guidance of Dr. Mayanovic.

All great atomistic modeling works. Great job everyone!