Performance Materials Lab

Performance Materials Lab

The William States Lee College of Engineering

Month: July 2026

REU Student Derek Heidenfelder Wraps Up a Great Summer in PML

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Heidenfelder Award

This summer, the Performance Materials Laboratory (PML) had the pleasure of hosting Derek Heidenfelder as a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) student. Derek spent the summer running density functional theory (DFT) calculations on advanced semiconductor materials for energy applications, using the UNC Charlotte supercomputer to carry out his simulations. Computational materials research requires a different … Read more

PML Undergraduates Shine at the UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Research Symposium

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Shamar Lindo

The Performance Materials Laboratory (PML) had a wonderful showing at this year’s UNC Charlotte Office of Undergraduate Research Symposium, where undergraduate researchers Shamar Lindo and Liam Eckhart presented their poster on extracting nanocellulose from hemp hurd agricultural waste. Their work was coauthored by Ali Alkhabbaz and PhD candidate Md Shah Nawaz Arafin, who served as … Read more

Performance Materials Lab Celebrates Madhava Aditya Bharadwaj Pinapati’s Acceptance to Brown University

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It is with great pride that I share some exciting news from the Performance Materials Laboratory (PML): Madhava Aditya Bharadwaj Pinapati has been accepted into the graduate program at Brown University. This achievement is a testament to Madhava’s dedication, intellectual curiosity, and the countless hours he has invested in his research and coursework. Brown University … Read more

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