James Hanagan is a Ph.D. student working on computational alloy design geared toward functionally graded materials (FGMs). Originally from State College, PA, he graduated from Penn State University in 2022 with a Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering. His past research experience includes experimental work on metal additive manufacturing (AM), with his undergraduate honors thesis being on the exploration of processing parameters for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) of TZM, a molybdenum alloy.