ADIRA BALZAC

Thesis Title: Alloy and Process Improvement of Q&P Plate Steels for Dynamic Impact Performance

Degree Plan: Doctorate of Philosophy
Completion: December 2026
Group: Plate and Hot Rolled Steels
Steel Center Student Since: January 2024

Bio: Adira joined the Steel Center after completing a M.S. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering with the Center for Advanced Non-Ferrous Structural Alloys at the Colorado School of Mines. Prior to this, they graduated with a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Their work focuses on improving dynamic impact properties in plate steel through the quenching and partitioning process.

Email: abalzac@mines.edu

Office: HH333