Alumni | MIT Mechanosynthesis Group

PhD Alumni

	Dr. Justin Beroz Thesis Title: Precision pipetting and crack-free colloidal assembly Awarded: June, 2019. MIT. Current Position: PhD Candidate, MIT Physics.
	Dr. Abhinav Rao Thesis Title: Mechanics and manufacturing of crosslinked cellulose nanocomposites Awarded: December, 2018. MIT. Current Position: Product Engineer, Lam Research.
	Dr. Jonathan Gibbs Thesis Title: Porosity and Microstructure Control in Metal Additive Manufacturing by Selective Laser Melting Awarded: July, 2018. MIT. Current Position: Assistant Professor, Departmemt of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy.
	Dr. Hangbo Zhao Thesis Title: Liquid Manipulation Using Engineered Carbon Nanotube Surfaces Awarded: June, 2017. MIT. Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Northwestern University.
	Dr. Jinjing Li Thesis Title: Repeatable High-Yield Carbon Nanotube Growth by Moisture-Controlled Decoupled Chemical Vapor Deposition Awarded: December, 2015. University of Michigan. Current Position: Research Affiliate, MIT.
	Dr. Brittan Farmer Thesis Title: Modeling and Simulation of Carbon Nanotube Growth Awarded: April, 2015. University of Michigan. Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota.
	Dr. Ryan Oliver Thesis Title: High Throughput Photopatterning and Interactive Manipulation of Microparticles and Microorganisms Awarded: November, 2014. University of Michigan. Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Michigan.
	Dr. Sei Jin Park Thesis Title: Carbon Nanotube Microarchitectures for Mechanical Metamaterials Awarded: July, 2014. University of Michigan. Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Seoul National University.
	Dr. Mostafa Bedewy Thesis Title: Collective Mechanochemical Growth of Carbon Nanotubes Awarded: November, 2013. University of Michigan. Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh.
	Dr. Davor Copic Thesis Title: Fabrication of Polymer and Nanocomposite Microstructures and Microactuators by Capillary Infiltration and Replica Molding Awarded: September, 2013. University of Michigan. Current Position: Research Associate, University of Cambridge.
	Dr. Erik Polsen Thesis Title: Robust Synthesis and Continuous Manufacturing of Carbon Nanotube Forests and Graphene Films Awarded: March, 2013. University of Michigan. Current Position: Program Manager, Automated Armor Manufacturing ManTech Program.
	Dr. Eric Meshot Thesis Title: Dynamics and Limiting Mechanisms of Self-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Growth Awarded: December, 2011. University of Michigan. Current Position: Staff Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
	Dr. Sameh Tawfick Thesis Title: Mechanocapillary Forming of Filamentary Materials Defended: November, 2011. University of Michigan. Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign.

Master’s Alumni

	Ioannis Dagres Thesis Title: Simulation-Based Lattice Geometry Optimization of a Lightweight Metal Marine Propeller for Additive Manufacturing Awarded: May 2019. MIT. Current Position: Lieutenant of the Hellenic Navy, Naval Engineer
	Ben Awuondo Thesis Title: Long Range Planning of Manufacturing Footprint Awarded: June 2018. MIT. Current Position: CEO – Additive Africa
	Emily Hanhauser Thesis Title: Dry Preservation of Heavy Metal Contaminants Using Cation Exchange Resins for Improved Water Quality Monitoring. Awarded: June, 2017. MIT. Current Position: Graduate Student, MIT.
	Stuart Baker Thesis Title: Design and Fabrication of an Open-architecture Selective Laser Melting System. Awarded: February, 2017. MIT. Current Position: Research Engineer, United States Air Force.
	Johannes Weinberg Thesis Title: A precision blade mechanism for powder recoating in selective laser melting. Awarded: 2018. MIT. Current Position: Pilot Trainee. United States Air Force
	Ryan Penny Thesis Title: Precision Location of Additively Manufactured Components Using Integral Kinematic Couplings. Awarded: June 2018. MIT. Current Position: Graduate Student. MIT.
	Crystal Owens Thesis Title: Modular LEGO Bricks Microfluidics. Awarded: February, 2017. MIT. Current Position: Graduate Student, MIT.
	Bethany Lettiere Thesis Title: Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Forests on Metal Foils for Battery Electrodes. Awarded: February, 2017. MIT. Current Position: Graduate Student, MIT.
	Ron Rosenberg Thesis Title: Screen-printed Ion Selective Electrodes for Soil Ion Detection. Awarded: August, 2016. MIT. Current Position: Mechanical Design Engineer, Tesla.
	Jamison Go Thesis Title: High-Throughput Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing. Awarded: August, 2015. MIT. Current Position: Engineer, Desktop Metal.
	Abhinav Rao Thesis Title: Multi-scale Mechanics and Deterministic Design of Carbon Nanotube Yarns. Awarded: 2013. University of Michigan. Current Position: Graduate Student, MIT.
	Justin Beroz Thesis Title: Precision Manipulation of Micro-Scale Liquid Volumes. Awarded: 2013. University of Michigan. Current Position: Graduate Student, MIT.
	Anna Brieland-Shoultz Thesis Title: Mechanics of Carbon Nanotube Composite Micropillars and Metal Thin Films for Graphene Growth. Awarded: 2013. University of Michigan. Current Position: ME Intern, OG Technologies.
	Anand Nageswaran Bharath Thesis Title: Experimental Investigation of Gas Flow through Carbon Nanotube Forests. Awarded: 2011. University of Michigan. Current Position: Senior Engineer – Combustion Research, Cummins Inc.
	Sei-Jin Park Thesis Title: Control and Measurement of Capillary Forming of 3-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube Microstructures. Awarded: 2011. University of Michigan. Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, MIT.

PostDoc Alumni

	Dr. Michael Bono Dates: 2015 – 2019 Current Position: Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Precision Diagnostics Center, Boston University
	Dr. Lei Liu Dates: 2018 – 2019 Current Position: Mechanical Engineer, Sensata Technology
	Dr. Kehang Cui Dates: 2015 – 2018 Current Position: Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
	Dr. Atieh Moridi Dates: 2016 – 2018 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Cornell
	Dr. Michael Boutilier Dates: 2017 – 2018 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University
	Dr. Sanha Kim Dates: 2013 – 2017 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
	Dr. Sebastian Pattinson Dates: 2014 – 2018 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
	Dr. Christoph Meier Dates: 2016 – 2018 Current Position:
	Dr. Yu Zou Dates: 2016 – 2017 Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
	Dr. Hangbo Zhao Dates: 2013 – 2017 Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Northwestern University
	Dr. Alvin Orbaek White Dates: 2014 – 2016 Current Position: Senior Lecturer, Swansea University.
	Dr. Scott Schiffres Dates: 2014 – 2015 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Binghamton University.
	Dr. JJ Wie Dates: 2014 – 2015 Current Position: Assistant Professor, Inha University, Korea.
	Dr. Sei Jin Park Dates: 2014 Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, MIT.
	Dr. Viswanath Balakrishnan Dates: 2012 – 2014 Current Position: Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi.
	Dr. Dan McNerny Dates: 2012 – 2014 Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan.

Graduate Level Research Alumni

Sanha Kim – 2017 – 2018
Seungju Seo – 2017
Chris Prohoda – 2013 – 2015
Megan Roberts – 2009 – 2014
Fabrice Laye – 2011 – 2013
George Pavlidis – 2012
Kendall Teichert – 2011
Yuki Matsuoka – 2011
Tom Serbowicz – 2011
Anne Juggernauth – 2009 – 2010
Masaki Watanbe – 2010
Jong G. Ok – 2007 – 2009
Sangwoo Han – 2008
Kaushik Subramanian – 2008

Visitors, Undergraduates, and Other Researchers

Abigail Nalbandian
Adam Stevens
Anthony Mark
Bryan Yamasaki
Charlene Xia
Chris Parmer
Daniel Cheng
Daniel Nees
Danny Vidaud
David Mui
Gary Marx
Homayoon (Amir) Maghsoodi
Ilias Anagnostopoulos Politis
Nathan Spielberg
David Dellal
Rebecca Kurfess

Jeremy Ng
Jingjie Hu
John Taphouse
Keval Patel
Kevin Lyons
Levon Cimonian
Michael Reinker
Neil Patel
Peter Diehr
Sheng Jiang
Steve Perkins
Suraj Jaipalli
Veronica Skarzewski
Thomas Fick
Jacob Rothman
Helen Xu
Reimar Weissbach