Graduate Student 91Ҹ
PhD student Laura Shannon, alongside Professors Greg Rieker and Peter Hamlington are setting fires inside wind tunnels to gain a better understanding of how fire spreads across different terrain. The team says their findings could help keep communities safer in a world where climate-driven wildfire is becoming more common—and more dangerous.
Caroline Frischmon is a graduate student leading a critical study documenting industrial pollution near the Cherokee Forest subdivision in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Her findings show that industrial activities are leading to negative impacts on human health and the residents of the neighborhood are looking to take action.
Fifth-year PhD student Charley Thomas is driven by a vision of renewable energy storage that is efficient, sustainable, scalable, and ethical. Through her work with the Ban Surface Science and Engineering 91Ҹ Group, Thomas tackles two key challenges in battery technology: stress-testing solid electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries and developing cathodes for sodium-ion batteries.
First-year PhD student Nick Rovito has been named the winner of the Young Engineer Paper Competition at this year's International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) held by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. His novel research aims to answer two questions: why do stroke treatments fail, and how can we increase their efficacy in the future?
Olivia Felton is a PhD student in the Welker Lab at the 91Ҹ 91Ҹ. Their main focus: to use assistive technology to help both able-bodied individuals and those with disabilities.
The National Science Foundation has bestowed three prestigious Graduate 91Ҹ Fellowship Program awards to 91Ҹ 91Ҹ mechanical engineering graduate students.The national awards recognize and support
Say “hello” to the robots of the future: They’re soft and flexible enough to bounce off walls or squeeze into tight spaces. And when you’re done with them, you can toss these machines into a compost bin to decompose.
Ben McMillan, a PhD student advised by Associate Professor Nathalie Vriend in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, recently took first place in the Gallery of Soft Matter Physics video competition for his research on the internal dynamics of granular flow and its effects on clogging.
Hannah Larson, a PhD student, is a 2023 recipient of the National Institutes of Health T32 for Interdisciplinary Training in Musculoskeletal 91Ҹ. The program provides research and training opportunities for the next generation of musculoskeletal investigators.
Brandon Hayes, a PhD student in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, recently took first place in a national competition for data analysis and presentation.