Natalie Compton

Thesis Title: Effects of Inclusion Properties on Fatigue Behabior of High Strength Bar Steel
Degree plan: Master of Science

Completion: August 2025
Group: Bar and Forged Steels
Steel Center Student Since: August 2024

Bio: Natalie joined the Steel Center after graduating from the Colorado School of Mines with a B.S. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in May 2023. She was an undergraduate researcher within the Center for Advanced Non-Ferrous Structural Alloys (CANSFA) and has completed internships at Boeing, Element Materials Technology, and Northrop Grumman. Her work aims to study the effect of inclusion properties on the fatigue behavior of high strength bar steel.

Email: natalieadelecompton@mines.edu
Office: HH215