HVIL researcher Jacob Rogers successfully defended his dissertation on March 8, 2024. Jacob’s dissertation committee included Thomas Lacy (chair), Justin Wilkerson (co-chair), JN Reddy, Waruna Kulatilaka, Ned Thomas (not pictured), and Brian Schuster (not pictured). The title of his dissertation is “Ultra-High Strain Rate Impact Behavior in High Molecular Weight Thermoplastics.”