Christine Brockman defends Ph.D. dissertation on high-temperature ceramic matrix composits
November 13, 2025
Christine Brockman, a materials science and engineering Ph.D. candidate in the School of Materials, Mechatronics & Manufacturing Engineering, successfully defended her dissertation on October 10, 2025. Her research, entitled Multimodal Approach for the In-Situ Investigation of High Temperature Tensile Behavior and Damage Progression of SiCf/SiC Ceramic Matrix Minicomposites, involved the mechanical testing of ceramic matrix composite systems at temperatures up to 2700°F (1482°C).