Former Members

Graduate Students

 

Swetaparna Mohanty
PhD student, Mech. Eng. (Sep. 2017 – May. 2023)
Research: Dynamic mechanical and thermal characteristics of materials in cold spray.
– M.S. (2016): Mech. Eng., U of Michigan Dearborn
– Email: smohanty@umass.edu
LinkedIn / Google Scholar

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Wanting20150911Wanting Xie
PhD student, Physics (Jan. 2015 – Aug. 2019)
Thesis: Extreme dynamics of nanomaterials under high-rate mechanical stimuli.
– B.S. (2013): Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
– Email: wantingxie@physics.umass.edu
LinkedIn / Google Scholar

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Carmine20160907 Qian Feng
Masters student, Mech. Eng. (Feb. 2018 – Aug. 2019)
Research: Optical-fiber-based laser ablation
– B.S. (2017): Appl. Chem., Harbin Engineering University (HEU)
– Email: qianfeng@umass.edu
LinkedIn

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Amir20150911 Amir Kazemi-Moridani
Master student, Mech. Eng. (Sep. 2015 – Jul. 2018)
Research area: High-rate dynamics of soft materials; Plasmonics
– B.Sc. (2014): Mech. Eng., Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran

LinkedIn / Google Scholar

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Carmine20160907 Carmine Taglienti
Masters student, Mech. Eng. (Sep. 2016 – May 2018)
Research: Extreme dynamics of aluminum alloy particles in cold spray.
-B.S. (2016): Mech. Eng., UMass Amherst

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Robert Zando

Masters student, Mech. Eng. (May 2015 – May 2016)
Robert joined the Nano-Engineering Lab in Summer 2015 to begin work on a thesis for his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Robert’s research is focused on the development of new Direct Laser Writing  techniques and their applications in the field of metamaterials.  Robert obtained his B.S. degree in 2011 in Mechanical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. He pursued PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University.
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Visiting Scholar & Graduate Students
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Prof. Ying Chen
Visiting professor (Nov. 2018 – Nov. 2019)
Institute of Electrical Engineering
Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China

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Tobias20160907Tobias Lauster (Visiting graudate student); Sep. 2016 – Jan. 2017)
Tobias from University of Bayreuth (Germany) joins our group as a visiting graduate student. His research interest is mechanical energy dissipation dynamics of ceramic porous materials made of silica nano-spheres.line_separatorKendrick WilliamsKendrick Williams
Mech. Eng. (Jan. 2019 – May 2021)
Research: Deformable thermal metamaterials

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Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng. (May 2019 – May 2021)

Research: CNT-based protective materials

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Maya JayanthMaya Jayanth
Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng. (Oct. 2017 – May 2019)
Research: 3D network using bio-polymers

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KathyZhu Kathy Zhu 
Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng. (Jan. 2017 – May 2019)
Research: Manufacturing of polymer micro-spheres for cold spray

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Marcus MuellerMarcus Mueller
Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng. (Jan. 2017 – May 2019)
Research: Deformable thermal metamaterials

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Her research interest is the hydrophobicity at the near supersonic speeds.
Current: Manufacturing Engineer at Safran
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Amir Vahadji (Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng.); Sep. 2014 – Dec. 2014Amir Vahadji
Ultrafast laser and supercontinuum generation

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Blayne20160122Blayne  Sarazin  (Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng.); Dec. 2015 – May 2016
Blayne joins the Nano-Engineering Lab in Dec. 2015 for his undergraduate study in Mechanical Engineering. His research interest is the micro-ballistic characterization.
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Jordan20160122Jordan Hanahan (Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng.); Dec. 2015 – May 2016
Jordan joins the Nano-Engineering group in Jan. 2016 for his research experience in Nano Science and Energy.

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Samuel ChiburisSamuel Chiburis
Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng. (Jan. 2017 – May 2018)
Current: Isenberg MBA Candidate

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Christopher_FerrickChristopher Ferrick 
Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng. (Jan. 2017 – May 2018)

 

 

 

Ian Roche 
Undergraduate student, Mech. Eng. (Jun. 2022 – Dec. 2022)

Research: Modification of nanoporous films to enhance energy absorption

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