Resume

• 2006

  Ph.D.

  •NSF Graduate Research Fellow\n•Dissertation title: Multiscale Friction using a Nested Internal State Variable Model for Particulate Materials

  Mechanical Engineering

• 2003

  M.S.

  Thesis: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Nanoparticle Interactions

  Mechanical Engineering

  ASME

  SWE

  NSBE

• 1991

  B.S.

  Mechanical Engineering

  National Society of Black Engineers

  Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

  Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

  Mississippi State University

• 1987

  Cheerleader

  Band (Clarinet)

  Homecoming Queen

  Mu Alpha Theta

  Starkville High School

• Mechanical Engineering

  Molecular Dynamics

  Simulations

  MathCAD

  Materials

  Nanoparticles

  Matlab

  Stone

  Tonya

  Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

  Mississippi State University

  The Dow Chemical Company

  Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

  Research Associate

  Research interests include multiscale modeling

  Molecular Dynamics simulations

  powder metallurgy processes

  Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

  Assistant Professor

  Mississippi State University

  Mechanical Engineer

  Led the mechanical design of multi-million dollar ($5M-$20M) capital projects through equipment specification development

  bid evaluation

  equipment selection

  and construction support.

  The Dow Chemical Company

  Associate Professor

  Mississippi State University