The Computational Materials, Mechanics, and Manufacturing Laboratory (CM³ Lab) at the University of Oklahoma aims at guiding the design and manufacturing of high-performance structural and functional materials via physics-based and artificial-intelligence-based approaches from subatomic to macro scale.

• No undergraduate student research opportunities are currently available.
  • Undergraduate students in the Hornors College please check these opportunities.
  • Undergraduate students in the Gallogly College of Engineering (GCOE) please check these opportunities.
• No graduate research assistant openings are currenctly available in our group.
• Graduate students at OU can check the travel and research grants provided by the graduate college and the graduate student senate.
• Graduate students in GCOE please check the CGOE Graduate Student Travel Award.
• Graduate students in AME plase check AME Bulletin Board for scholarship and travel grant opportunities.
• No postdoc openings are currently available in our group.
• Self-funded, prospective visiting scholars/students are welcome to contact me.

These webpages may be useful to prospective or current graduate/undergraduate researchers in my lab:

• Using LAMMPS at OU
• Writing an academic paper

Ph.D. students

Mr. Mohammad Younes Araghi
Email: Mohammad.Younes.Araghi-1 (at) ou (dot) edu
Research: Feedstock dynamics and melt pool behavior in metal additive manufacturing
First-authored publications in the CM³ Lab: None
Awards: Robberson Travel Grant, GCOE Graduate Student Travel Award
In the CM³ Lab: 09/2023--present
M.S., University of Tehran, Iran, 2023
B.S., Arak University, Iran, 2020



Ms. Mahshad Fani
Email: Mahshad.Fani-1 (at) ou (dot) edu
Research: Solidification in metal additive manufacturing
First-authored publications in the CM³ Lab: Void-free nanolaminates, Void-containing nanolaminates, Surrogate models
Awards: Robberson Travel Grant, GCOE Graduate Student Travel Award, TMS Student Travel Grant
In the CM³ Lab: 08/2023--present
M.S., Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran, 2020
B.S., Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran, 2017



Ms. Subah Mubassira
Email: Subah.Mubassira-1 (at) ou (dot) edu
Research: Electro-chemo-mechanical coupling in materials
First-authored publications in the CM³ Lab: MPEAs, Non-dilute random alloys
Awards: Ph.D. Recruitment Excellence Fellowship, Dorothy Grace Barkow Scholarship, Robberson Travel Grant, GCOE Graduate Student Travel Award
In the CM³ Lab: 08/2023--present
B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, 2022



Mr. Anshu Raj
Email: Anshu.Raj-1 (at) ou (dot) edu
Research: Structure-property relation in materials
First-authored publications in the CM³ Lab: CNT-PMMA composite
Awards: Data Institute for Societal Challenges Graduate Student Seed Funding, AME Conoco Phillips Scholarship, Nettie Vincent Boggs Grad Fellow Scholarship, Robberson Travel Grant, GCOE Graduate Student Travel Award, TMS Student Travel Grant
In the CM³ Lab: 01/2023--present
B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, 2022

Master's students

Mr. Peter K. Amprako
Email: peter.amprako (at) ou (dot) edu
Research: Data-driven materials design
Awards: Engineering Research Entry Apprenticeships, Engineering Research Fellowship
In the CM³ Lab: 01/2024--present

Undergraduate students

Mr. Nathan Povendo
Email: Nathan.A.Povendo-1 (at) ou (dot) edu
Research: CALPHAD
In the CM³ Lab: 08/2025--present

Mr. Hayyan Kisitu
Email: Hayyan.Kisitu-1 (at) ou (dot) edu
Research: Generative large language models
Awards: Engineering Research Entry Apprenticeships, Provost’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Summer Fellowship
Program: Honors Engineering Research Experience program
In the CM³ Lab: 01/2025--present
Co-advisor: Dr. Kun Lu



Mr. Oluwatimilehin Akinloye
Email: ok.akinloye (at) ou (dot) edu
Research: Density functional theory calculations and machine learning
Awards: Engineering Research Entry Apprenticeships
Program: Honors Engineering Research Experience program
In the CM³ Lab: 08/2024--present

Mr. Thu Nguyen
Research: Universal machine learning-based interatomic potentials
Master's student in the CM³ Lab: 10/2024--05/2025
Main advisor: Dr. Iman Ghamarian



Mr. Richard S. Brinlee
Research: Atomistic simulations and machine learning
Publication in the CM³ Lab: Non-dilute random alloys
Undergraduate researcher in the CM³ Lab: 05/2024--05/2025
Co-advisor: Dr. Iman Ghamarian



Mr. Anthony H. Vo
Research: Generative large language models
Undergraduate researcher in the CM³ Lab: 08/2024--12/2024




Mr. Luis Cervantes
Research: Atomistic simulations of void-containing nanolaminates
Publication in the CM³ Lab: Void-containing nanolaminates
Undergraduate researcher in the CM³ Lab: 01/2024--05/2024




Mr. William Chadwell
Research: Atomistic simulations of a void-containing Cu single crystal
Program: First Year Research Experience program
Publication in the CM³ Lab: Surrogate models
Undergraduate researcher in the CM³ Lab: 01/2024--05/2024