K. Renee Horton: Difference between revisions

She attended [[Louisiana State University]] for her undergraduate education, and received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 2002. She then attended the [[University of Alabama]] and received a PhD in material science and engineering with a concentration in physics in 2011. Horton was the first Black person to receive a degree in this discipline from the [[University of Alabama]].<ref name=":0" /> Her thesis was titled "Microhardness, strength and strain field characterization of self-reacting [[friction stir welding|friction stir]] and [[plug welding|plug weldsweld]]s of dissimilar aluminum alloys," and her doctoral advisor was Mark Barkey.<ref>{{cite thesis |id={{ProQuest|903971204}} |last1=Horton |first1=Karla Renee |date=2011 |title=Microhardness, strength and strain field characterization of self-reacting friction stir and plug welds of dissimilar aluminum alloys }}</ref> While at [[University of Alabama]], she was a member of the [[Delta Sigma Theta]] sorority.<ref name=":2" /> She began working at NASA as a student, from 2009–2011.<ref name=":4" /> As a student, Horton also worked at the Center for Materials for Information Technology at the [[University of Alabama]], where as part of her work she led an outreach program for children in [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]].<ref name=":2" />