
Adam Freund
afreund@mines.edu
FAVORITE SUPERHERO: Omni-man
DEGREE TYPE: PhD
PROGRAM: Materials Science and Engineering
YEAR IN PROGRAM: 2nd year
PROGRAM START DATE: September 2020
RESEARCH FOCUS:
Tungsten-based high entropy alloys for fusion reactor plasma-facing applications
Hydrogen embrittlement of aluminum alloys
DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH:
CURRENT GROUPS:
Mathaudhu Research Group
OTHER GROUPS/ORGS/CLUBS:
Materials Advantage
PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED:
(T for talk, P for Poster, A for Attendee)
- TMS 2020 (A)
PAPERS:
(P for published, I for in review, D for draft)
Time-Resolved Shadowgraph Photography of Laser-Heated Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles in Water
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c026c7 (P)
Study of Shock Waves and Solitons in Bulk Superfluid He 4
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.144518 (P)
Density Functional Theory Modeling of Vortex Shedding in Superfluid He 4
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.98.094520 (P)
Ejection of Metal Particles into Superfluid 4He by Laser Ablation
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b06594 (P)
REASONS FOR GRAD SCHOOL:
Expanding my scientific understanding allows me to work on the cutting edge while advancing the field.
GRADUATE DEGREE:
M.S., Physical Chemistry, California State University, Northridge, 2020
GRADUATE RESEARCH:
- Density Functional Theory Modeling of Superfluid Helium 4 (Thesis work)
- Modeling of Laser Ablation Dynamics of Metals Immersed in Superfluid He 4
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE:
B.S., Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge, 2017
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH:
- Hydrodynamics of High Speed Particles in Superfluid Helium 4
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Graduate Student Researcher, UC Riverside (2020-Current)
- Graduate Student Researcher, California State University, Northridge (2017-2020)
- Teaching Assistant, California State University, Northridge (2018-2020)
- Tutor, California State University, Northridge (2017-2019)
- Q.C. Chemist, Burbank Plating Corporation (2014-2016)
REASONS FOR ENGINEERING:
I find that science and engineering are like playing music. It’s not difficult to learn how to play a song from another musician but it’s more challenging and fun to make your own.
CAREER ASPIRATIONS:
R&D, Fundamental Research, PI at a National Lab