Every year the Graduate Student Government (GSG) at Michigan Tech gives out four types of awards to recognize and celebrate the hard work of graduate students, faculty and staff at Michigan Tech.
Joseph J. Licavoli, Research Engineer and Scientist II, Materials Science and Engineering, was recognized as an Exceptional Staff Member in the GSG 2021 Merit Awards.
Dr. Licavoli earned his bachelor’s, master’s and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, all at Michigan Tech. He has worked for Daimler Chrysler CIE, Sandvik Hard Materials, Alcoa Howmet, and most recently the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Albany, Oregon.
His research interests include materials processing techniques for high temperature alloys, porous metals, high entropy alloys, lightweight materials, biomedical alloys, and trace elemental control.