In the Faber group, my PhD research focused on identifying and tracking the paths of ceramic fracture. We were primarily interested in how microstructure affects crack path and fracture strength, and pursued the characterization of properties that can be verified and predicted using phase field models. We performed synchrotron X-ray measurements including high-energy diffraction microscopy and micro-computed tomography at the Argonne National Lab's Advanced Photon Source and Cornell University's High Energy Synchrotron Source to gain an intricate understanding of ceramic fracture and microstructural change with a novel, in-situ method.
Cultural Heritage Materials
I am interested in the intersection of history and materials, specifically in the field of art and architecture. My past research in this topic involved utilizing image processing and analysis to identify regular features in 16th-century paper to assist in finding moldmates across multiple sources, which could help in dating and provenance research.