Faculty Martha E. GradyAssociate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Current Trainees Connor AdamsBS Aerospace Engineering Sahar AfshariPhD Mechanical Engineering Will AndersonMS Aerospace Engineering Ross RodriguezREU Student BS Engineering Physics APSU Woody SchoenbachlerBS Mechanical Engineering Austin StallingsBS Mechanical Engineering Alumni and Past Group Members Margaret BlairB.S. Mechanical Engineering graduated 2023, Lab Research 2022 JD BoydPh. D. Mechanical Engineering 2021 Tony ButeraB.S. Mechanical Engineering 2024, Grady Lab Research 2021-2024 Hao-Wen Chih Hao-Wen Chih Lafayette HS Class of 2021, Lab Research 2020-2021 Samuel ContiDental Student UK Dentistry 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 Lauren MehannaPhD Chemical Engineering 2023, Grady Lab Research 2022-2024 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 J. Trey WestLafayette High School 2023 Carolyn “Shelley” WilliamsB.S. Mechanical Engineering graduated 2021, Lab research March 2021 - Dec. 2021