Members

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Prof. Li Shi

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS 

Dr. Xun Li:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

B.S. in Energy & Environment Systems Engineering, Zhejiang University

Recipient of Texas Quantum Institute (TQI) Post-doctoral Fellowship

Dr. Janghan Park:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico

GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS

Peter Sokalski:

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Recipient of UT Graduate School Fellowship, Cockrell School of Engineering Graduate Fellowship, Samsung Fellowship, and Temple Foundation Graduate Fellowship

Emma Peavler Martin:

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

B.S. in Astrophysics, University of California at Los Angeles

Recipient of UT Graduate School Fellowship and Cockrell School of Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Chuting Cai: 

B.S. in Material Science and Engineering,  Tsinghua University, Beijing

Recipient of Cockrell School of Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Woongchul Choi:

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering,  Inha University, Incheon, Korea

Recipient of Cockrell School of Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Yudan Li:

B.S. in Energy and Power Engineering,  Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China

Recipient of Cockrell School of Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Ruojun (Alex) Lu:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

David Martinez:

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Washington University in Saint Loui

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS

Mary Stripling:

B.S. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Ethan Zhou:

B.S. candidate in Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

PAST PhD STUDENTS

Peter Sokalski

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, August 2025

Ph.D. Dissertation: Inelastic Light Scattering and Electrical Characterization of Thermal Transport in Nanolattice and Layered Electronic Materials

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

M.S. Thesis: Optical Excitation and Probing of Nonequilibrium Phonons in Molybdenum Disulfide

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champion

Recipient of UT Graduate School Fellowship and Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship

Yajie Huang:

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2024

Ph.D. Dissertation: Thermal probing of electron interactions in two-dimensional heterostructures

M.S. & B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, Tsinghua University

Recipient of Cockrell School of Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Post-doctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Austin (June 2024-January 2025)

Currently at KLA California

Qianru (Sally) Jia:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2023

Ph.D. Dissertation: Synthesis and Thermal Transport Measurements of Graphitic Nanostructures and Superstructures

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

M.S. Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of High-Surface Area Hexagonal Boron Nitride Foam Structures;

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

Recipient of Cockrell School of Engineering Graduate Fellowship and University Graduate Continuing Fellowship

Post-doctoral Fellow at University of California at Berkeley, September 2024-August 2025

Currently Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Devika Mehta:

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2023

Ph.D. Dissertation: Thermal and Thermoelectric Measurements of Atomic Layers with Controlled Symmetry Breaking

B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

Recipient of Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship

Post-doctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Austin (September 2023 to May 2024) and at Sandia National Laboratories (June 2024-)

Hwijong Lee:

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2022

Ph.D. Dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Compound Crystals with Weak Phonon Couplings

co-advised by Profs. Li Shi and Jianshi Zhou

M.S. & B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, Yonsei University

Recipient of Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship

Currently Post-doctoral Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories

Yuanyuan Zhou:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2021

Ph.D. Dissertation: Peak Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Bulk Boron Arsenide Crystals and Individual Carbon Nanotubes

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2017

M.S. Thesis: Four-Probe Thermal Measurements of Mesoscale Structures

B.E. in Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing

Recipient of Cockrell School of Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Post-doctoral fellow, University of Texas at Austin, October 2021-September 2022;

Currently Process Integration Engineer at Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Eric Ou:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2020
Ph.D. Dissertation: Four-Probe Thermal Transport Measurements of Few-Layer Graphene and Ultrathin Graphite

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2015
M.S. Thesis: Four-Probe Thermal Measurement of a Carbon Nanotube Sheet
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Recipient of UT Graduate School Fellowship and Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Texas at Austin, September 2020-December 2020

Currently Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Brandon Smith:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2020

Ph.D. Dissertation: Experimental Investigations of Energy Carrier Interactions with Atomic Disorders and Artificial Long-Range Orders

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2016

M.S. Thesis: Four-Probe Measurements of Anisotropic In-Plane Thermal Conductivities of Thin Black Phosphorus

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Recipient of Cockrell School of Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Currently Senior Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories

David Choi:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, December 2018
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Thermal Effect of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Supports in Graphene Devices
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2014
M.S. Thesis: Nanoparticle Characterization with Nanopore Sensors
co-advised by Profs. Li Shi and S.V. Sreenivasan
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles
Recipient of UT Graduate School Fellowship and Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship
Post-doctoral Fellow, UT Austin (2019-2023)

Sean Sullivan:

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, December 2018
Ph.D. Dissertation: Nonequilibrium Heat and Spin Transport in Materials with Long Carrier Relaxation Lengths
M.S. & B.S. in Materials Science&Engineering, Purdue University
Recipient of UT Graduate School Fellowship and Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship
co-advised by Profs. Li Shi and Jianshi Zhou
Post-doctoral fellow, UT Austin, January 2019-July 2019
Post-doctoral Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory, August 2019-2022

Currently CTO of memQ Inc

Kevin Olsson:

Ph.D. in Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Fall, 2018
Ph.D. Dissertation: Phonon and Magnon Thermometry using Light Scattering Techniques
co-advised by Profs. Elaine Li and Li Shi
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Maryland

Gabriella Coloyan:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2018
Ph.D. Dissertation: Electrothermal and Optothermal Characterization of Thermal Transport in Two-dimensional Materials
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2014
M.S. Thesis:Basal Plane Thermal Conductivity of Thin Germanane Layers
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Post-doctoral fellow, UT Austin, September-October 2018

Currently Research Associate and Director of the Center for Equity in Engineering, UT Austin

Evan Fleming:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2018
Ph.D. Dissertation: Multi-Scale Investigation of Composite Materials for Enhanced Phase Change Thermal Storage Systems
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2013
M.S. Thesis: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of a Novel Thermal Storage System for Electric Vehicle Climate Conditioning (co-advised by Profs. Li Shi and Alex da Silva)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan
Recipient of Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship

Currently Research Fellow, University of Michigan

Annie Weathers:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May, 2016
Ph.D. Dissertation: Transport and Coupling of Phonons, Electrons, and Magnons in Complex Materials
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2012
M.S. Thesis: Thermal and Thermoelectric Transport in Organic and Inorganic Nanostructures
B.S. in Physics, New York University
Recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship, Warren A. and Alice L. Meyer Endowed Scholarship in Engineering, Ben Streetman Junior Award for outstanding research by a graduate student in microelectronics, and 2017 Caltech Young Investigator Lecturer in Engineering and Applied Science
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Texas at Austin, June 2016-April 2017
Currently Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Patrick L. Jurney:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2015
Ph.D. Dissertation: Nanoparticle Margination, Adhesion, and Uptake in Microflow
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2011
M.S. Thesis: The Effect of Particle Size and Shape on Margination and Adhesion Propensity
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Portland
Recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship, and David Bruton, Jr. Graduate School Fellowship
Post-doctoral fellow at Oregon Health & Science University, 2016-2019
Assistant Professor, San Jose State University, Fall 2019-

Mir Mohammad Sadeghi:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2015
Ph.D. Dissertation: Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Thermal Transport in Graphene
Recipient of Warren A. and Alice L. Meyer Endowed Scholarship in Engineering
Post-doctoral fellow, UT Austin, October 2015-February 2019
Currently Senior Member of Technical Staff, AMD, Austin

JaeHyun Kim:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2015
Ph.D. Dissertation: Four-Probe Thermal and Thermoelectric Transport Measurements of Bismuth Antimony Telluride, Silicon, and Boron Arsenide Nanostructures
Recipient of Warren A. and Alice L. Meyer Endowed Scholarship in Engineering
Post-doctoral fellow, UT Austin, September 2015-February 2018
Currently Associate Professor, Hongik University

Xi Chen:

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, December 2014
Ph.D. Dissertation: Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Higher Manganese Silicides for Waste Heat Recovery
Co-advised by Profs. Li Shi and JIanshi Zhou
Post-doctoral fellow, UT Austin, January 2015-July 2019
Currently Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California at Riverside, August 2019-

Insun Jo:

Ph.D. in Physics, University of Texas at Austin, December 2012
Ph.D. Dissertation: Experimental Investigation of Thermal Transport in Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride
Co-advised by Profs. Zhen Yao and Li Shi
Post-doctoral fellow, UT Austin, January 2013 -August 2013
Post-doctoral fellow, Princeton University, September 2013 – April 2017
Currently at Intel, Portland

Chad Baker:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, December 2012
Ph.D. Dissertation: Simulation, Design, and Experimental Characterization of Catalytic and Thermoelectric Systems for Removing Emissions and Recovering Waste Energy from Engine Exhaust
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2009
M.S. Thesis: Vapor Transport Techniques for Growing Macroscopically Uniform Zinc Oxide Nanowires
co-advised by Profs. Mathew J. Hall and Li Shi

Currently at National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Michael T. Pettes:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2011
Ph.D. Dissertation: Experimental Investigations of Thermal Transport in Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Nanoscale Point Contacts
M.S. Thesis: Thermal Transport in Individual Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
B.S., Duke University
Recipient of Harrington Fellowship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship, and NSF CAREER award
Post-doctoral fellow, UT Austin, June 2011-August 2013
Currently Deputy Group Leader and Staff Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Arden L. Moore:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2010
Ph.D. Dissertation: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Thermal and Thermoelectric Transport in Nanostructures
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
M.S. Thesis: Synthesis and Thermoelectric Characterization of Individual Nanowires
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
Recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention and Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship
Post-doctoral fellow at UT Austin, June 2010-August 2011
Thermal Advisory Engineer, IBM, September 2011-August 2013
Currently Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University

Mary Caldorera-Moore:

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2010
Ph.D. Dissertation: Development and Optimization of Shape Specific, Stimuli-Responsive Drug Delivery Nanocarriers Using Step and Flash Imprint Lithography
co-advised by Profs. Krishendu Roy and Li Shi
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
Recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Post-doctoral fellow at UT Austin, June 2010-August 2013
Currently Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University

Feng Zhou:

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2009
Ph.D. Dissertation: Thermoelectric Transport in Semiconducting Nanowires
M.S. in Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; B.S. in Physics, Jilin University
Recipient of David Bruton, Jr. Graduate Fellowship
Currently at Microchip Technology Inc, San Jose, CA

Jae Hun Seol:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, December 2009;Ph.D. Dissertation: Thermal and Thermoelectric Measurements of Silicon Nanoconstrictions, Supported Graphene, and Indium Antimonide Nanowires
M.S.& B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
Recipient of David Bruton, Jr. Graduate School Fellowship
Post-doctoral fellow, Berkeley, 2010-2012
Currently Associate Professor, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

Anastassios Mavrokefalos:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, December 2008

Ph.D. Dissertation: Thermoelectric and Structural Characterization of Individual Nanowires and Patterned Thin Films
M.S. & B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
M.S. Thesis: Nano-patterning and Transport Measurements of Nanowire Structures for Interconnect and Thermoelectric Applications
Recipient of Fulbright Fellowship and David Bruton, Jr. Graduate Fellowship
Post-doctoral fellow, MIT, 2009-2012
Currently at Rogers Corporation

Luz Cristal Glangchai:

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2008
Ph.D. Dissertation: Nanoimprint Lithography Based Fabrication of Size and Shape-Specific, Enzymatically-Triggered Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications
Recipient of NSF IGERT Traineeship; co-advised by Profs. Krishendu Roy and Li Shi

Currently Founder/CEO, Venture Lab

Sanjoy Saha:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2007
Ph.D. Dissertation: Theoretical Study of Thermal Transport at Nano Constrictions and Nanowires with Sawtooth Surface Roughness

Recipient of David Bruton, Jr. Graduate Fellowship

Currently Director, Thermal Mechanical Solutions, Data Center and Artificial Intelligence Group at Intel Corporation

Jianhua Zhou:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, December 2005
Ph.D. Dissertation: Thermal and Thermoelectric Transport Measurements of One-Dimensional Nanostructures

Currently Vice President of Engineering, Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA

Choongho Yu:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2004
Ph.D. Dissertation: Nanomaterials Characterization and Bio-chemical Sensing using Microfabricated Devices

Recipient of Continuing University Fellowship

Post-doctoral fellow, Berkeley, 2004-2007

Currently Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station & Executive Vice President, Samsung SDI, Automotive & ESS Battery Development Office

PAST M.S. STUDENTS

Qing Hao:

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2004
M.S. Thesis: Thermal Investigation of Silicon-on-Insulator Devices and Tin Dioxide Nanobelts
Ph.D. in Mechaicnal Engineering, MIT, 2010
Currently Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona

Olen Anderson:

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, August 2004
M.S. Thesis: Experimentation and Modeling of Magnetohydrodynamic Pumps

Antonette Cummings:

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2005
M.S. Thesis: Thermal Conductivity of Nylon 11 Nanocomposite Materials
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, August 2003
Currently at Bell Helicopter

Colin M. Folta:

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, December 2005
M.S. Thesis: Development of a Scanning Thermoelectric Microscope for Profiling the Local Seebeck Coefficient in a Thin-Film Superlattice
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, May 2004

Nathan Malcolm:

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, May 2009
M.S. Thesis: Simulation of a Plasmonic Nanowire Waveguide
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas in Fayetteville
Recipient of Applied Materials Graduate Fellowship and Thrust 2000 Fellowship
co-advised by Profs. John R. Howell and Li Shi

Currently at Lockheed Martin, Inc

Emma Peavler

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

M.S. Thesis: Design and Fabrication of Electrothermal Measurement Devices to Probe Coulomb Heat Transfer across Two-Dimensional Heterostructures

B.S. in Astrophysics, University of California at Los Angles

Recipient of UT Graduate School Fellowship and Cockrell School of Engineering Thrust Fellowship

Currently Ph.D. student at University of Texas at Austin

Rodolfo Cantu

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

M.S. Thesis: Synthesis and Raman Spectroscopy Characterization of Long Carbon Nanotubes

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Currently Ph.D. student at Rice University

PAST POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

Dr. Yunyu Wang:

Ph.D. in Physics, North Carolina State University
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2004-Spring 2006, co-advised by Profs. P. S. Ho, L. Shi and Z. Yao
Currently at Applied Materials, Inc.

Dr. Jianlong (Steve) Li:

Ph.D. in Physics, Beijing University
Post-Doctoral Fellow, August 2005 to October 2006
Currently Associate Professor, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University

Dr. Huijun Kong:

Ph.D. in Physics, University of Michigan
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, October 2008 to August 2009
Currently at CGGVeritas, Houston

Dr. Yong Lee:

Ph.D. in Physics, University of Texas at Austin
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, May 2007-August 2010
Currently on the faculty of Kyungpook National University

Dr. Daniel Sellan:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, June 2012-June 2014
Recipient of NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Scholarship and NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Currently McKinsey & Company

Dr. Shaoyi Wen:

Ph.D. in Mechancial Engineering, Purdue University
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, June 2012-April 2015
Currently at HP, Inc, Houston

Dr. Abhijit Paul:

Ph.D. in Chemistry, Oklahoma State University
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, June 2012-

Dr. Yujie Quan:

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara

Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin, January 2025 to June 2025

Currently at KLA, California

PAST VISITORS

Dr. Dae-Jin Kang:

Visiting Scholar, September 2003 to July 2004
Currently Associate Professor, Korea Polytechnic University

Dr. Baozhi Sun:

Visiting Scholar, November 2007 to November 2008
Currently Associate Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Hideto Ito:

Visiting M.S. Student, Nihon University, Japan, September 2007 to September 2008

Dr. Kedong Bi:

Associate Professor, Southest University, Nanjin, China, October 2011-November 2012

Keivan Davami:

Ph.D. candidate, Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea. May 2012-August 2012

Dr. Xihong Chen:

Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. February 2013-August 2013

Chenguan Fu:

Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University. November 2014-May 2015

Ms. Sarah DiMaria:

Visiting High-School Teacher, Summer 2015;
Geometry Teacher, Manor New Tech High School.

Ms. Kim Collins:

Visiting High-School Teacher, Summer 2016;
Teacher, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders

Yangyu Guo:

Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Fall 2017-Spring 2018

Zhiguo Tian:

Undergraduate Student, Tsinghua University, summer 2018

PAST UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS

Sarah E. Ruch:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Honors, University of Texas at Austin, May 2006
Recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for graduate study at Stanford

Anthony Hayes:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Highest Honors, University of Texas at Austin, August 2004

Robert V. Pearsall:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, December 2004

Carlos Villalobos:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, December 2004

Katherine P. Carpenter:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2008
Recipient of Intel Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Justin M. Jensen:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2007
Recipient of Intel Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Katherine Aristizabal:

B.S. in Chemistry, NNIN Summer REU program

Clifton Roozeboom:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2008

Edgar Soto:

B.S. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2008

Sally McMenamin:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Summer and Fall 2011

Ivan Davydychev:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Summer and Fall 2011

Alberto Salinas:

B.S. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Long Beach, NNIN Summer REU program, Summer 2014

Alex Aviles:

B.S. candidate in Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2014

Kevin Chen:

B.S. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2014-2015

Nicholas M. Willems:

B.S. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2015-2016

Rebecca Moore:

B.S. candidate in Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Summer 2016

Andrew Chen:

B.S. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Summer 2016

David Kristek:

B.S. candidate in Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2016, Summer 2018

Rodrigo Issac Mesta:

B.S. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, Summer 2017

David Lonstein:

B.S. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University at Albany, Summer 2017

Edgar Blanco

B.S. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, Summer 2019

Kyle Meche

B.S. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2019

Ho “Ray” Tin

BS candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Spring-Summer 2020

William Ward:

B.S. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin at Madison, summer 2024

Ruojun (Alex) Lu:

B.S. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Summer 2024-Spring 2025