2024 Bronze Medal Award

The group is recognized for developing and qualifying laser-induced projectile impact testing and cavitation techniques that enable high-throughput evaluation of the ballistic resistance and mechanical properties of materials at the micro-scale.  These innovative methods have deepened the scientific community's fundamental understanding of ballistic impact resistance, provided critical design cues to guide future material  development, and significantly reduced the time and resources required to qualify new materials, accelerating their use in protective applications.