Current Students

Tim is a first-generation Vietnamese-American from Boise, ID. Before joining the PhD program, Tim received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from BSU. Tim is currently an Idaho National Laboratory graduate fellow, studying direct write additive manufacturing applications for nuclear energy.

Scott is originally from San Diego, California. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UC San Diego. While completing his undergraduate studies, he worked as a chemistry technician at Cuyamaca College. Scott’s PhD research focuses on designing and characterizing high temperature thermocouples, capable of measuring temperature inside a nuclear reactor.

Kaelee was born and raised in Nampa, Idaho. In 2020, Kaelee graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from BSU with honorable distinction from the Honors College. Kaelee is currently a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Graduate Fellow, working in the Office of Secondary Stage Production Modernization – Depleted Uranium. Besides her NNSA fellowship, Kaelee’s PhD research focuses on fabrication and implementation of digital image correlation for nuclear reactors.

Nico grew up cross-culturally, in Caldwell, ID during the school years and La Paz, Bolivia during the summers. He received  two B.S. in Chemistry and Biological Engineering from University of Idaho. After gaining some workforce experience, Nico decided to pursue his graduate studies at Boise State, starting his PhD program in summer 2023.