Post-Doctoral Researchers
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Sunandita Sarker (co-advisor Dr. Ryan Sochol)
MRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research Interests: Soft Robotics, 3D Printing
Doctoral Students
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Kieran Barvenik
Clark Doctoral Fellow
Research Interests: Soft Robotics, Instabilities of Shells, Finite Element Analysis, Fluid-Structure Interactions
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Anthony Jones
Clark Doctoral Fellow, GEM Fellow
2022-2023 Maryland Robotic Center Graduate Research Fellowship
Research Interests: Soft Robotics, Metamaterials, Finite Element Analysis
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Joseph C. Messou
Research Interests: Biomedical Imaging (cardiac MRI), Machine Learning, Aortic Dissection
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James Paul Marbaix (co-advisor Dr. Pino Martin)
Research Interests: Fluid-Structure Interactions, High-speed flow
Undergraduate Students
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Heather Fettke von Koeckritz
Research Interests: Soft Robotics, underwater multifunctional materials
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