Summary
Stephen Niezgoda is a Professor at The Ohio State University with a decade of academic and research experience spanning materials science, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and physical metallurgy. His work blends micromechanical modeling, in-situ SEM techniques (notably EBSD), and data analytics to link microstructure to material behavior, and he serves as Associate Director of the NSF HAMMER ERC driving hybrid autonomous manufacturing research and workforce development. He edits materials-science submissions for Microscopy and Microanalysis, reflecting a niche expertise in computational microscopy and machine-learning-enabled imaging. His background ranges from hands-on aviation maintenance and aircraft mechanics to postdoctoral research at Los Alamos, giving him uncommon practical insight into manufacturing and extreme-environment materials.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel Unversity
Bachelor of Science (BS), Materials Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Materials Science at Drexel University
Airframe and Powerplant Airman ratings, Aviation Maintenance, Airframe and Powerplant Airman ratings, Aviation Maintenance at New Jersey Academy of Aviation Science
WTHS