Graduate research assistants (GRA) openings: Students already admitted to graduate school at UIUC in the Materials Science Department (here is how) or Aerospace Engineering Department or the Mechanical Engineering Department, please reach out to Dr. Charpagne via email. Previous experience working with metallic materials or electron microscopy is ideal. Coding skills (Python, VTK) is a plus. Please also consider applying to a fellowship, there are lots of opportunities.

Master Students: We typically support MS candidates through MSE’s “Independent Study” for credit hours. We propose both experimental and computational projects. So far, all MS candidates who have graduated left our laboratory with a published peer-reviewed article in a leading journal in the field of physical metallurgy, either as first author, or as a co-author. See our publications section or check Marie’s google scholar.

Undergraduate students: We are always looking for very driven students, sophomore year or more, with interest in physical metallurgy and its applications. Experimental work, image processing (ImageJ, Matlab/MTEX, Python, computer vision), programming. Reach out anytime to sign up for Independent Study within our group and work towards your first peer-reviewed publication or patent! UG students are required to sign up for MSE 396 in their first semester and our group provides support and guidance to help you navigate the class and showcase your research. Credits will be given for MSE 397 and MSE 497 in the following semesters. We may also support your participation to UG seminars at UIUC, internal and external competitions, will review your documents for research fellowships, and give you the opportunity to participate to national conferences. We also accept summer interns, including in UIUC’s REU program, depending on our availability. Students are typically coached by an experienced graduate student.