{"id":24383,"date":"2025-05-29T10:22:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=24383"},"modified":"2025-05-29T10:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:22:51","slug":"doctoral-student-wins-materials-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/doctoral-student-wins-materials-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral student wins materials scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congratulations to Mehran Zare, PhD student, materials science &amp; engineering, who was awarded a scholarship from the North American Die Casters Association, Chapter 12 (NADCA 12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $1,500 scholarship will support Zare&#8217;s doctoral research on the manufacturing of high-permirmace metal matrix composites (MMC), fabricated using advanced techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/MehranZare.headshot-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/MehranZare.headshot-1.jpg 319w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/MehranZare.headshot-1-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MMCs blend metals with other classes of materials to create composites that can withstand conditions like high temperatures, pressures, and mechanical stress without significant deformation or failure. 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