Student Mentorship

I have the privilege of co-advising and mentoring 1 Ph.D., 4 M.S., and 20+ student researchers.

Ph.D. Researchers

  • Qing Liu (CSE, 2023-present) – Additive manufacturing monitoring.

M.S. Researchers

  • Ralph Hensen (ME, 2023-2024) – Machine learning for NDT.
  • Will Kirkpatrick (ME, 2021-2023) – Design optimization for canine ventricular shunt.
  • Daniela Tellakamp (BME, 2020-2022) – Deployable structure for blast load mitigation.

Undergraduate Researchers

Notable students include:

  • Niranjan Giri (CSE, 2026) – Impact-Induced Sound Analysis.
  • Jordan Gillespie (ME, 2025) – Structural analysis of surface microscale.
  • Aalok Uprety (CSE, 2025) – Molecular Dynamics of Silicate Nanotextured Surface.
  • Zijie Chen (CSE, 2022-2023) – Predicting Antibacterial Effectiveness.