Skye Supakul received his Ph.D from Iowa State University in Materials Science and Engineering (August 2024), and is working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Reactor Materials and Mechanical Design Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He received his Bachelors degree in Material Science and Engineering with an emphasis on Nuclear Materials and a minor in Battery and Energy Storage Technologies from the University of Nevada, Reno (2019).
Skye's dissertation was on the deposition, microstructural characterization, and micro-mechanical testing of metal/MAX phase multilayered nanolaminates for tunable strength and toughness. His expertise lies in micro- and nano-mechanical testing of materials, namely micropillar compression and nanoindentation, through in-situ SEM nanoindenter devices. Skye also possesses knowledge and experiences in thin film deposition via physical vapor deposition (PVD), as well as microstructural characterization via SEM and TEM investigations through FIB prepared lift-outs.
