MATERIALS SCIENTIST | INNOVATIVE & DRIVEN
My name is Kayna Lee Mendoza Trujillo and I am a Materials Scientist/Engineer with the Department of the Navy, Naval Air at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest.
I obtained a Master's of Science with Distinction in Materials Engineering from Swansea University. For my Bachelor's degree, I graduated Cum Laude in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso.
My work has molded me into a diligent student, an innovative research associate, an investigative failure analyst, and a collaborative, all-inclusive team player.
DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
EXPECTED 2026
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Emphasis on Magnetic Materials
MASTERS OF SCIENCE
MATERIALS ENGINEERING
MARCH 2018
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY, UNITED KINGDOM
Emphasis on Nickel-Based Superalloys
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE
METALLURGICAL & MATERIALS ENGINEERING
MAY 2016
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
SEMESTER ABROAD
CHEMISTRY
AUG 2014 - DEC 2014
KONKUK UNIVERSITY, SOUTH KOREA