Brandon Leu is a recent graduate from the Beyerlein group. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials in March 2022. His research involved understanding twin/precipitate interactions in ultra-strong Mg alloys.

The Acta Student Award recognizes high quality in publication and great leadership potential in materials science.  Brandon's award-winning Materialia article is: Twinning pathways enabled by precipitates in AZ91, Materialia 21 (2022) 101292.