Jason Allen Georgia Institute of Technology

Jason Allen Georgia Institute of Technology

School of Materials Science and Engineering

770-380-4700 J. Erskine Love Building Office: Love 362 771 Ferst Drive

http://lmm.gatech.edu/group_files/jason.html Atlanta, GA 30332-0245

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering GPA: 3.65 Expected 2018

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA

Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering GPA: 3.58 Highest Honors December 2013

Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta GA

Bachelor of Science in Physics GPA: 3.52 Cum Laude May 2002

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

- Computation Materials Science

- Materials Informatics

- Phase Transitions and Kinetics

EMPLOYMENT:

2014-Current Graduate Research Assistant Georgia Institute of Technology

2003-2014 Engineer Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office

GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS:

Internal:

2016 MSE Topping Grant Award

2016 NSF GRFP Fellowship Honorable Mention

2014 FLAMEL Traineeship Program – NSF IGERT Program

Provides tuition and stipend assistance for a two-year tenure

AWARDS AND HONORS:

2016 Outstanding TA of the year award – Georgia Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering

PUBLICATIONS:

(1) Nave, M. I., J. P. Allen, Chen-Wiegart YC Karen, J. Wang, S. R. Kalidindi, and K. G. Kornev. "In situ X-ray nanotomography of metal surfaces during electropolishing." Scientific Reports 5 (2015): 15257-15257.

(2) Zhang, Z., Zhao, H., Xia, Q., Allen, J., Zeng, Z., Gao, C., Li, Z., Du, X. and Świerczek, K. “High performance Ni 3 S 2/Ni film with three dimensional porous architecture as binder-free anode for lithium ion batteries.” Electrochimica Acta, 211 (2016): 761-767.

CURRENT RESEARCH:

Investigating the linkages between the microstructure of cast polycrystalline silicon and its manufacturing parameters using data science methods.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Georgia Institute of Technology:

Fall 2016 MSE2021 - Head TA

Spring 2016 MSE2021 - Characterization of Materials Grinding, Polishing, and Optical Microscopy and Electron Dispersive Spectrometry Lab; Head TA

Fall 2015 MSE2021 - Characterization of Materials Optical Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction Lab

Fall 2014 MSE2021 - Characterization of Materials Grinding, Polishing, and Optical Microscopy Lab