On 20 November 2025, Ningxiner Zhao successfully defended her PhD dissertation titled “Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material Joints: Characterization, Modeling, and Application” within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Her research focuses on smart carbon fiber integration.
Ningxiner’s committee included Prof. Xun Liu, Prof. Anthony Luscher, and Dr. Ryan Hahnlen, with Prof. Marcelo Dapino as her advisor.
Well done, Ningxiner!
