Members
Graduate Researchers:
Senyo Ahadzie (doctoral student; delamination of thermal spray coatings).
Nidish Balaji (doctoral student; numerical method development for joint dynamics).
Ziqing Dai (masters student; nonlinear system identification methods).
Nicholas Karpov (doctoral student; active health monitoring via Tribomechadynamics).
Iyabo Lawal (doctoral student; bridging the gap between tribology and structural dynamics for joint mechanics applications).
Shashank Pasupuleti (masters student; damage experiments for composite laminate).
Neal Patel (masters student; integrating topology optimization and Tribomechadynamics).
Justin Porter (doctoral student; numerical and friction modeling for joint Tribomechadynamics).
To apply, please visit the Mechanical Engineering Department application page.
Postdoctoral Researchers:
None currently.
If you are interested in applying for a postdoc position within the Tribomechadynamics Lab, please consider the RUAF program.
Visiting Researchers:
Applications are welcome for visiting researchers as space within the Tribomechadynamics Lab permits.
Alumni:
Zhenzhong Cao (Visiting Ph.D., 2018 from Nanjing University of Science and Technology)
Wei Chen (Visiting Ph.D., 2018-2019 from Tongji University).
J. Tyler Despard (M.S. student, 2018-2020).
Tobias Dreher (Visiting Graduate Student, 2019, from the University of Stuttgart).
Hamid Ghaednia, (Postdoctoral researcher, 2017-2018).
Mengshi Jin (Visiting Ph.D., 2017-2019 from Tongji University).
Eoghan O’Neill (M.S. student, 2018-2020).
Mianmian Ruan (M.S. student, 2017-2019).
Scott Smith (Ph.D., 2017-2020, currently an Assistant Professor at the Norwich University).
Distinguished Undergraduate Researchers Alums:
Each year, the Tribomechadynamics Lab presents awards for distinguished undergraduate researchers. Prior recipients are listed below:
Z. Lucy Guo, class of 2018, statistical and uncertainty methods.
Clayton Little, class of 2019, nonlinear dynamics modeling.
Hang Shu, class of 2020, additive manufacturing and nonlinear dynamics.
John Keogh, class of 2021, design and manufacturing.