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Taylor Sloop-Cabral

  • Program Year: 2
  • Academic Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Field of Study: Materials Science and Engineering
  • Academic Advisor: Joshua Kacher
  • Residencies:
    Los Alamos National Laboratory (2023)
    Los Alamos National Laboratory (2024)
  • Degree(s):
    B.S. Engineering, and B.S. Dance, Harvey Mudd College, 2020

Publications

K. Lamb, K. Koube, J. Kacher, T. Sloop, S. S. Babu. “Anisotropic Spall Failure of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel.” Additive Manufacturing. Submitted for Publication (2022)

Nakahara, Kevin, et al. "Enhanced mechanical properties of epoxy‐matrix nanocomposites reinforced with graphene synthesized in atmospheric plasmas." Plasma Processes and Polymers 17.5 (2020): 1900244.

Koube, K. D., et al. "Fabrication of 3D printed complex concentrated alloys using oxide precursors." Additive Manufacturing Letters 1 (2021): 100015.

Sloop, Taylor. "Analysis of the Lifespan of a Pointe Shoe as Related to Pressure." (2020).

Sloop, Taylor, et al. "Effects of Porosity on Spall Failure of Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel." Bulletin of the American Physical Society 67 (2022).

T. Sloop, N. Sunbury, D. Ganjam, and A. Dato, “Enhancing the Strength of Polyester with Nanodiamonds”, Oral Presentation at 2020 Materials Research Society Spring/Fall Meeting and Exhibit

Sloop, Taylor. "Porosity Allows for Tuning of Dynamic Tensile Failure." (2022).
Katie Koube, Taylor Sloop, Kevin Lamb, Suresh Babu, Naresh Thadhani, Josh Kacer, “Analysis of Spall Damage Mechanisms in LPBF SS316L with Manufactured Porosity”, 2022 Biennial Conference of APS Topical Group on SCCM

Josh Kacher, Katie Koube, Taylor Sloop, Kevin Lamb, Suresh Babu, “Understanding the Influence of Microstructure and Voids during Induced Spall Failure of Additive Manufactured Stainless Steel”, Oral Presentation at 2022 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition

Katie Koube, Kevin Lamb, Taylor Sloop, Sudarsanam Babu, Naresh Thadhani, Josh Kacher, “Effects of Controlled Porosity on Additively Manufactured Stainless Steel 316L Subject to Dynamic Loading”, Oral Presentation at Materials Science and Technology 2021

Awards

Graduated with Distinction, Harvey Mudd College, 2020
Departmental Honors, Harvey Mudd College, Engineering, Spring 2020
National Merit Scholar, Harvey Mudd College, 2016-2020
Dean's List, Harvey Mudd College, Spring 2020
Dean's List, Harvey Mudd College, Fall 2019
Dean's List, Harvey Mudd College, Spring 2019
Dean's List, Harvey Mudd College, Fall 2018
Dean's List, Harvey Mudd College, Spring 2018
Dean's List, Harvey Mudd College, Fall 2017
Dean's List, Harvey Mudd College, Spring 2017