Members

Swetaparna Mohanty
PhD student, Mech. Eng. (Sep. 2017 – present)
Research: Dynamic mechanical and thermal characteristics of materials in cold spray.
– M.S. (2016): Mech. Eng., U of Michigan Dearborn
– Email: smohanty@umass.edu
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Sacchita Tiwari 
PhD student, Mech. Eng. (Jan. 2018 – present)
Research: Dynamic properties of soft materials including tissues using seeded laser-induced cavitation.
-B.S. (2016): Mech. Eng., Tribhuvan University of Nepal
– Email: sacchitatiwa@umass.edu
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Ara Kim 
PhD student, Mech. Eng. (Sep. 2018 – present)
Research: Dynamic characteristics of nano-phase polymer particles
-B.S. (2009): Biomech. Eng., SungKyun Kwan U, South Korea
-M.S. (2017): Mech. Eng., Northeastern U
– Email: arakim@umass.edu
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Anuraag Gangineri 
PhD student, Mech. Eng. (Jan. 2019 – present)
Research: Dynamic characteristics of multifunctional polymer composites
-B.S. (2013): Mech. Eng., JNTUH, Hyderabad, India
-M.S. (2015): Manufacturing. Eng., VIT, Tamilnadu, India
– Email: agangineri@umass.edu
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Nino Figliola 
PhD student, Mech. Eng. (May 2019 – present)
Research: High-strain-rate study of nanomaterial composites.
-B.S. (2013): Mech. Eng., Tufts University
– Email: nfigliola@umass.edu
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Zongling Ren 
PhD student, Mech. Eng. (Oct. 2019 – present)
Research: Extreme fracture toughness of nanoporous polymer and composites.
-B.S. (2015): Mat. Sci. Eng., Chongqing University, China
-M.S. (2019): Aerospace Eng., Chongqing University, China
– Email: zonglingren@umass.edu
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Ian Roche 
Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng. (Jun. 2022 – present)

Research: Modification of nanoporous films to enhance energy absorption