Ph.D. Thesis Defense

April 25, 2024

12:00 a.m. ET

2327 Wean Hall

"Anisotropic Attack of YA1O3 Model Environmental Barrier Coatings by Molten CaO-MgO- Al2O3-SiO2 Deposits"

CANDIDATE:
Amanda Velazquez Plaza

COMMITTEE:
Professor Amanda Krause (MSE, Advisor)
Professor Elizabeth C. Dickey (MSE)
Professor Marc De Graef (MSE)
Professor Paul A. Salvador (MSE)
Dr. Valerie Wiesner (NASA)

Join via Zoom: 

https://cmu.zoom.us/j/91227079761?pwd=V2dVQm9yUzJOa1hxblZqeDRKV3hEQT09
ID: 912 2707 9761
Passcode: 126740

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