Personnel

Dr. Brian J. Jaques is an Assistant Professor in the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering. In addition, he is the director of the Boise State Advanced Materials Laboratory (AML) in Boise and the Boise State Nuclear Materials lead for the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) in Idaho Falls. His research interests are primarily related to materials for extreme environments, energy materials, and nuclear enabling technologies, including: nuclear fuel synthesis, sintering, and corrosion, gas-solid reaction kinetics, mechanochemistry, particle science/powder synthesis, sensor design, and mechanical behaviors of materials. Dr. Jaques is a licensed Professional Engineer in Metallurgy and Materials Science in the state of Idaho.

Dr. Jaques holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boise State University. He is a Boise native who enjoys camping, fishing, and hunting in the great Idaho outdoors with his wife and children.

Allyssa Bateman joined the Advanced Materials Lab in 2017. Her research experience includes microstructural characterization of materials, hydrothermal corrosion of ceramics, creep studies of nickel-based alloys, and many studies of materials for nuclear energy applications. She previously worked at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) as a microscopy lead where she became experienced with focused ion beam (FIB), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and sample preparation techniques. Allyssa received her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Boise State University in 2013. During her undergraduate studies, she interned at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and Idaho National Laboratory.