Faculty Martha E. GradyAssociate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Current Trainees Sahar AfshariPhD Mechanical Engineering Will AndersonMS Aerospace Engineering Tony ButeraBS Mechanical Engineering Samuel ContiDental Student UK Dentistry Lauren MehannaPhD Chemical Engineering Ross RodriguezREU Student BS Engineering Physics APSU Austin StallingsBS Mechanical Engineering J. Trey WestLafayette High School Alumni and Past Group Members Margaret BlairB.S. Mechanical Engineering graduated 2023, Lab Research 2022 JD BoydPh. D. Mechanical Engineering graduated 2021, now at Clemson University as Lecturer Hao-Wen Chih Hao-Wen Chih Lafayette HS Class of 2021, Lab Research 2020-2021 Justin CornettB.S. Biology, graduated 2019, Lab research Jan. 2018 - Dec. 2018 Sharon EdwardB.S. Mechanical Engineering graduated 2019, Lab research May 2017 - Dec. 2017 Amir EhsaniM.S. Mechanical Engineering 2021, now at Facebook (Meta) as optical engineer Brandon GobleB.S. Agriculture and Medical Biotechnology graduated 2019, Lab research Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2020 Maria HessinLab Research 2021-2022 Kaitlyn KearnsB.S. Mechanical Engineering graduated 2020, Lab research Jan. 2018 - Aug. 2020 Riley LeadinghamLafayette Senior High School graduated 2019, Lab research Aug. 2018 - May 2019 Julian LittleB.S. Mechanical Engineering expected graduation 2021, Lab research May 2018 - Dec. 2018 Rebecca MeyerB.S. Mechanical Engineering graduated 2019, Lab research Aug. 2018 - Dec. 2018 Stuart RossB.S. Mechanical Engineering graduated 2019, Lab research Jan. 2017 - Dec. 2017 Joree N. SandinM.S. Mechanical Engineering graduated 2020, now at Sandia National Laboratories as research engineer Madison StiefboldB.S. Materials Science and Engineering; B.S. Biomedical Engineering graduated 2019, Lab research June 2017 - Aug. 2017 Luca ThorsonLab Research 2020-2022 Hannah TompkinsB.A. Applied Physics graduated 2019, Lab research May 2018 - Aug. 2018 Laura WaldmanOVPR University Research Postdoctoral Fellow 2021-2023 Carolyn “Shelley” WilliamsB.S. Mechanical Engineering graduated 2021, Lab research March 2021 - Dec. 2021