Chelsey Hargather

Dr. Chelsey Hargather is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at New Mexico Tech. She leads the Advanced Computational Metallurgy Lab (ACML) and Additive Composite Manufacturing Lab (ACML²), focusing on developing metallic alloys through computational tools like first-principles calculations and CALPHAD modeling. Her research emphasizes High Entropy Alloys (HEAs), diffusion coefficients, and additive manufacturing of energetic materials.

Education: Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Penn State (2012), B.S. from Virginia Tech (2008) with a French minor. Awards include the ASM International Bronze Medal (2021) and NSF CAREER Award (2021).

Research spans computational metallurgy, solid composite rocket propellant manufacturing, and material defect analysis. ACML has produced over 20 graduate and undergraduate students, many recognized with NASA Space Grant Fellowships and national awards.

Labs collaborate with industry partners like X-Bow Launch Systems and Sandia National Laboratories. Current projects include Army energetic ink development and Department of Energy/NNSA initiatives.