 | Luiza Esteves Luiza was born in Carmo do Rio Claro, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Her Bachelor's Degree is in Chemistry from the Universidade Federal de Alfenas - UNIFAL, Brazil (2010). Luiza earned both doctorate and Masters degree in Chemical Engineering focusing on corrosion science from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Brazil. During her Ph.D., she had the opportunity to be a visiting scholar at the Fontana Corrosion Center (FCC), The Ohio State University (OSU) in 2015. She had the privilege to earn the award UFMG Thesis Award 2017 - Best thesis of the graduate program in Chemical Engineering. Then after finishing her PhD, she had a great experience working in a project called MGgrafeno in Brazil, which she was working with graphene applications (anti-corrosive, conductive inks, elastomers, composites, etc). Now, she is a postdoctoral researcher at the National Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Materials Performance - NCERCAMP focusing on sensitization in 5xxx series aluminum alloys. Linkedin Profile |
 | Fengyu Yang Fengyu received her B.S. in Chemistry and B.B.A in Accounting from Tianjin Agricultural University (China), 2014. She received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Akron in May, 2019. Her Ph.D. research focus on multifunctional hydrogels and antifouling brushes via surface modification. As a postdoctoral researcher, she currently works on sensitization of 5xxx series Al alloys project. Linkedin Profile |
 | Xiaoning Hou Xiaoning received her B.E. at Shandong University, China and her M.S. at Shanghai University, China. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Akron, USA, in 2019. She has been working as a research assistant and teaching assistant for over 7 years with experiments on nanostructures, biomaterials, and electrochemical study on metallic materials. She was awarded the “College of Engineering’s Women in Engineering” Scholarship of the University of Akron in 2018 due to her academic performance and contributions to Engineering. Now she is a postdoctoral researcher at the National Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Materials Performance - NCERCAMP working on the study of sensitization in 5xxx series aluminum alloys. LinkedIn Profile Google Scholar Profile |