Education
- (Sept. 2020 – Present) Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
- (Aug. 2018 – Aug. 2020) MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- (Sept. 2012 – June 2016) BS in Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Professional Experience
- (Jan. 2024 – Dec. 2024) Graduate Research Assistant, Materials Analysis and Spectroscopy Facility, Texas Materials Institute, Austin, TX
- (May 2024 – Aug. 2024) Summer Graduate Student, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
- (June 2017 – June 2018) Project Assistant, Center for Advanced Instrumentation, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Research Project
- Tribologically-induced structural transformations and chemical changes in bulk metallic glass
Technical Skills
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
- Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS)
- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
- Focus Ion Beam (FIB)
- Nanoindentation
Awards
- Al Omran Family Scholars, Cockrell School of Engineering, UT Austin (2024)
- G.T. Seaborg Institute Graduate Research Fellowships, LANL (2024)
- George J. Heuer, Jr. Ph.D. Endowed Graduate Fellowship Fund, Cockrell School of Engineering, UT Austin (2022)
- MSEN Scholarship, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, TAMU (2018, 2019)
Publications
- H.-M. Lien, N. Molina, A. Lizaola, M. Chandross, F. Mangolini*, Effect of Annealing on the Tribological Behavior of Zirconium-Based Bulk Metallic Glass. APL Materials, 13, 011111 2025
- C. Edwards, H.-M. Lien, N. Molina, F. Mangolini*, Effect of Europium and Gadolinium Alloying Elements on the Tribological Response of Low Hydrogen Content Amorphous Carbon. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 16, 29314-29323 (2024)
- H. L. Cater, M. J. Allen, M. I. Linnell, A. K. Rylski, Y. Wu, H.-M. Lien, F. Mangolini, B. D. Freeman, and Z. A. Page*, Supersoft Norbornene-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers with High Strength and Upper Service Temperature. Advanced Materials, 2402431, (2024).
- C. E. Edwards, T. F. Babuska, J. F. Curry, F. W. DelRio, J. P. Killgore, B. L. Boyce, H.-M. Lien, M. T. Dugger, F. Mangolini*, Tunable Amorphous Carbon Films Formed on Ultralow Wear, Pt-Au Alloys. Carbon, 119220, (2024).
- H.-M. Lien, M. Chandross, F. Mangolini*, Spectroscopic Evaluation of Tribologically-induced Changes in Surface Chemistry of Zr-based Bulk Metallic Glass. Applied Surface Science, 660, 160014, (2024).
- M. J. Allen, H.-M. Lien, N. Prine, C. Burns, A. Rylski, X. Gu, L. Cox, F. Mangolini, B. D. Freeman, Z. A. Page*, Multimorphic Materials: Spatially Tailoring Mechanical Properties via Selective Initiation of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks. Advanced Materials, 35, 2210208, (2023).
- J. Yan, H.-M. Lien, F. Mangolini*, Linking Molecular Structure and Lubrication Mechanisms in Tetraalkylammonium Orthoborate Ionic Liquids, Tribology Letters, 71, 41, (2023)
- Z. Li, J. Z. Ye, J. Yan, N. Molina, H.-M. Lien, R. Chrostowski, C. Jaye, D. A. Fischer; J. Lin, F. Mangolini*, Effect of Tribologically-Induced Changes in Surface Termination of Silicon-Containing Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings on the Resistance to Biomolecule Adsorption, Carbon, 199, 132-140, (2022).
- S. Xiang, Q. Yang, H.-M. Lien, K. Shial, E. Gronske, R. Haber, K. Xie*, The effect of boron and aluminum additions on the microstructure of arc-melted boron carbide, J Am Ceram Soc. 103, 3453– 3457, (2020).
Email: hsuminglien@utexas.edu