Cayden Doyle joined the Advanced Materials Laboratory (AML) at Boise State University (BSU) as a freshman. In his four years of work in the lab, he has contributed to multiple publications and posters. Cayden worked on a variety of projects, including the microstructural characterization of additively manufactured (AM) stainless steels manufactured by laser direct energy deposition and characterization and mechanical testing of thermocouple wiring laser welded to nuclear fuel cladding. Cayden’s research primarily focused on the fabrication, mechanical testing, chemical and microstructural characterization of pure and doped uranium dioxide (UO2), the most commonly used fuel in nuclear reactors. The AML has offered Cayden many opportunities to push himself and learn advanced skills such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffractometry (XRD), mechanical test systems, and handling of nuclear materials. Cayden is our resident expert on sample preparation and SEM characterization. His experience with research has been an invaluable and important part in his education at BSU.
After graduation in May, Cayden will start work at Applied Materials as a Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Process Support Engineer.
Congratulations Cayden!
