About
William LePage leads the Advanced Materials Design Group, whose research focuses on understanding and pioneering stronger and tougher materials through surface engineering and structural mechanics.
Awards and Honors
- Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), National Science Foundation, 2024
- Zelimer Schmidt Early Career Researcher Award, The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Computer Science, 2024
- Tau Beta Pi Teaching Excellence Award, Tau Beta Pi Oklahoma Beta Chapter, 2023
- Nominee, Distinguished Mentor Award, The University of Tulsa Graduate Student Association, 2023
- SMST Founders Grant Award – ASM International, 2021
- Best presentation – MRS Spring Conference Mechanics of Energy Materials Symposium, 2021
- Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Grant – ASME Applied Mechanics Division, 2020
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2018
- MSE, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2015
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tulsa, 2013
Research interests and areas of expertise
- Metallurgy
- Solid mechanics
- Surface science
