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Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Roger Tipton, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Roger Tipton is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), where he leads the Performance Materials Lab (PML). He seamlessly integrates decades of diverse industry leadership with rigorous academic research and teaching.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable Materials – Clean Water – Thin Films – Composites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doctoral Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Arafin<\/figure>
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Md Shah Nawaz Arafin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D. Student (2024 – Present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He obtained his B.Sc. from the prestigious Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conducting research on new materials and their end of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he’s not in the lab, Arafin enjoys hitting the open road for scenic adventures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arafin email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Masters Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Maxwel Sommer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masters Student (2026 – Present)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Max is an early entry master student working on the next generation of biocomposites materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Max Sommer email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Paul Travers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Research Associate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working on new hypersonic and space materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Travers email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\"John<\/figure>
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John Tran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Research Associate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working on new hypersonic and space materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Tran Email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marley Magnotta<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Research Associate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working on flexible sensor enabled wearable devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marley Magnotta email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Masters Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Md Shah Nawaz Arafin,<\/strong> M.S. 2025 – Bioconcentration of PFAS from trans Arctic locations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Undergraduate Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Ava Parks<\/strong>, B.S. 2028 UNC Chapel Hill – Flexible Wearable Sensors<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Shrushti Gandas<\/strong>, B.S. 2027 – Wearable Flexible Sensors for Injury Prevention and Performance Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Samual Phillips<\/strong>, B.S. 2026 – Using Data Science to Model Oceanic Microplastic Transport<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Bhagavana Mehul Jammannagari<\/strong>, B.S. 2026 – Cellulose Composite Material Adhesion<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Madhava Aditya Bharadwaj Pinapati,<\/strong> B.S. 2026 – Enhancing the Strength and Sustainability of Olefin Plastics Using Cellulose Fibers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Franck Banuani<\/strong>, B.S. 2025 – Global Microplastic Pollution<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Tejashri Panchal<\/strong>, B.S. 2025 – Using Data Science to Model Oceanic Microplastic Transport<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Spencer Carpentier<\/strong>, B.S. 2025 – Flexible Wearable Sensors<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Moreno Briceno,<\/strong> S. B.S. 2025 Georgia Tech – Low Surface Energy Ceramic Coatings – PEMEX<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Jackson Maynor, <\/strong>B.S. 2025 University of Georgia – Thin Film Ceramic Coatings Materials – Hyak Motorsports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Principal Investigator Roger Tipton, PhD Research Associate Professor Dr. Roger Tipton is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), where he leads the Performance Materials Lab (PML). He seamlessly integrates decades of diverse industry leadership with rigorous academic research and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-763","page","type-page","status-publish","czr-hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/rtipton2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/rtipton2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/rtipton2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/rtipton2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/298"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/rtipton2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/rtipton2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1331,"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/rtipton2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/763\/revisions\/1331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coefs.charlotte.edu\/rtipton2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}