MMM Lab members (Dr. Nadia Kouraytem, Dillon Watring, Karen DeMille, Jimmy He, and Jiawei Yan) presented their recent research results at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) held in our hometown, Salt Lake City. Prof. Spear also sat on a panel aimed at helping new and aspiring faculty members.
![group_pic](http://mmm.mech.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/group_pic.jpg)
![Dillon Watring presenting his work on microstructure and mechanical properties of AM IN718.](http://mmm.mech.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Picture1-300x254.jpg)
![Karen DeMille (NDSEG Fellow) presenting her work on representative volume elements for the study of microstructurally small cracks.](http://mmm.mech.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Karen-300x150.jpg)
![Junyan (Jimmy) He presenting his work on high-fidelity fracture simulations in infant skulls due to dynamic impact.](http://mmm.mech.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jimmy-300x120.jpg)
![Jiawei Yan presenting his work on fracture patterns in human infant skulls due to dynamic impact.](http://mmm.mech.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jiawei-300x153.jpg)
![Dr. Nadia Kouraytem presenting her work on high-strain-rate mechanical properties of AM IN718.](http://mmm.mech.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/nadia.jpg)