Lukas Glist

Catherine Houska Consulting LLC’s consulting services are diverse, making flexible thinking, expertise in various material systems, and innovative problem solving essential. Lukas has those characteristics. During an internship of over a year, he honed skills related to aesthetic and structural failure analysis and the revision and development of standards.

 

In his full time role, he coordinates laboratory testing and assists with site assessment, corrosion analysis, standards development, and other services provided by the firm. Lukas holds both a MS and BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

 

While earning his degrees, Lukas was involved in a broad range of research and development, which resulted in the publication of two papers prior to graduation. His work for Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the University of Sheffield’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Ecotone Renewables included:

•  A novel haptic interface of liquid crystal elastomers (LCE) and heating elements to display topographical information, including braille

• Optimization of a superplasticizer mix to improve slump retention of limestone calcined clay cements (LC3)

• Refinement of a cold sintering process for thermoelectric ceramic materials to improve performance and decrease carbon footprint

• A multi-university, large-scale water quality assessment project of well water in Pennsylvania and West Virginia in areas around fracking wells

• Maintenance of an anaerobic digestion “Seahorse” system which sustainably processes local food waste into chemical fertilizer and biogas