Past AzRISE Fellows

Boris L. Glebov received his Ph.D. in Optical Sciences in December of 2010. His research interest is the formation of color centers in YAG crystals. In particular he focused on improving material resistance to ionizing radiation through composition engineering.
Advisor: Dr. Kelly S. Potter

Sean Martinez  is proud to call Tucson home since 1995 except for his undergraduate career where he attended Kettering University in Flint Michigan. While pursuing his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering he worked for Nissan Technical Center North America from 2002 to 2006 as a Co-op Engineer and authored a thesis titled "Acceleration Control and Throttle Mapping." While working at Nissan Sean was exposed to many aspects of automotive engineering and evaluation. After completing his studies at Kettering University Sean was hired by Freeport McMoRan Mining Company as a Mine Technology Engineer in 2007. During his tenure at Freeport Sean used his automotive engineering talents to address corporate wide haulage challenges and implement both short term and long term technology solutions. In 2009 the Mine Technology Group was shut down and Sean made the decision to return to school to further his formal education with a Masters of Science in Systems Engineering at the University of Arizona. Early in his graduate career Sean began working on the University of Arizona's solar race car where he took a co-leadership position on the Arizona Solar Racing Team which began his relationship with AzRise. The car was entered in the Shell EcoMarathon in 2009 and performed very well. Following the completion the car has been showcased at many community outreach events and publicity events. Sean has also held a Research Assistant position with the Systems and Industrial Engineering department where he has helped lead a new multidisciplinary course with the goal of building a full size hydraulic drive autonomous vehicle. In April of 2011 the vehicles were driven autonomously for the first time and was a major accomplishment for the students and the University. Sean's engineering and leadership strengths come from a hands on ability to not only engineer solutions to engineering problems but to also execute them. Sean participates in Drivers Education events with the Porsche Club of America, enjoys sailing, SCUBA diving and shooting sports. Sean will be graduating in May of 2011 with his Masters of Science in Systems Engineering in May of 2011 and plans to pursue a career in mining technology.

 Esfand Mazhari

Carolyn Swanborg, MS in Materials Science & Engineering, August 2011, Temperature Dependence of Solar Cells, Faculty Advisor: Dr. B.G. Potter. 

Current AzRISE Fellows