Principal Investigators

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Dr. Partha P. Mukherjee    

Lab Director and Founder

Professor and University Faculty Scholar

pmukherjee@purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA, 2007
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 1999
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, North Bengal University, West Bengal, India, 1997

 

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Dr. Bairav S. Vishnugopi  

Assistant Director of ETSL
Mesoscale Physics Lead
Member of the "ETSL Knights"

bvishnug@purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 2023
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-Hyderabad, India, 2018



Research Scholar

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Dr. Avijit Karmakar  

Computational Thermal Physics Lead

Research Scholar at ETSL since Fall 2021
akarmak@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, US, 2021
M.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, 2015
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India, 2013

Graduate Students

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Julia Meyer  

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2019
meyer222@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2019



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Kaustubh Girish Naik  

Computational Mechanical Physics Lead
Member of the "ETSL Knights"

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2019
naik26@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.Tech.-M.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 2019



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Hanwei Zhou  

Experimental Lab Manager
Thermo-electrochemical Analytics Lead
Member of the "ETSL Knights"

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2019
zhou1042@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2019
B.E., Energy & Environment Systems Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2017



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Debanjali Chatterjee  

Communications Director

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Spring 2021
chatte22@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, 2020



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Sourim Banerjee  

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2021
banerj47@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.Tech-M.Tech Dual Degree, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, 2021



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Anuththara Sewvandi Jayasekara Alujjage  

Deputy Lead - Experimental Lab

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2021
aalujjag@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northern Arizona University (NAU), Flagstaff, Arizona, 2020



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Aditya Singla  

Online Content & Outreach Lead

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2021
singla4@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

M.Tech., Thermal Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, 2021
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, 2020



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Md Toukir Hasan  

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2021
hasan50@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA, 2021
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, 2018



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Abhinand Ayyaswamy  

Special Initiative Lead
Member of the "ETSL Knights"

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Summer 2022
aayyaswa@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2020
B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India, 2018



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Alan Halverson  

Deputy Lead - Experimental Lab

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2022
halversa@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, 2019



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Pooja Ranganathan  

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2022
prangan@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

Integrated M.Sc. Degree (Chemistry), B.E. Degree (Mechanical Engineering), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-Hyderabad, India, 2018



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Pretty Mitra  

Deputy Lead - Communications

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Spring 2023
mitra57@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.S., Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022



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Deep Chatterjee  

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2023
chatte57@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India, 2022



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Ranadip Saha  

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2023
saha78@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.E., Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India, 2023



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Anindya Nath  

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2023
nath13@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

M.Tech., Thermal Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India, 2023
B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India, 2018



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Kausthubharam  

Deputy Lead - Experimental Lab

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2023
kkausthu@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea, 2023
B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India, 2019



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Arpan Kumar Sharma  

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2023
sharm843@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, 2022



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Moonseong Kim  

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2023
kim2836@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2023



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Muhammad Abdun Nafi  

Ph.D. Student at ETSL since Fall 2023
nafi@Purdue.edu

Academic Preparation

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Miami University, OH, USA, 2023
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh, 2018



Current Undergraduate Students

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Alvaro Miguel  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Erik Rottinghaus  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Hari G. Subramanian  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Tanmaee Ledalla  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Tanmay Panchpor  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Quoc (Paul) Phan  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Patrick Wargo  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Arushi Bharadwaj  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Dev Lekhadia  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Shae Stonemeier  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Pranuti Venkat Devisetty  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Rodrigo J. Sanchez  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


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Michael A. Steffe  

Education

B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA


Alumni

Research Scholar

Mukul Parmananda Purdue University, Fall 2018 - Spring 2021; Now at Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited
Hemanshul Garg Purdue University, Spring 2020 - Fall 2020
Hamid Reza Seyf Purdue University, Summer 2019 - Summer 2020; Now at Apple R&D
Feng Hao Purdue University, Summer 2017 - Fall 2019; Now a faculty member of Engineering Mechanics, Shandong University, China
Zhixiao Liu TAMU, Fall 2016 - Summer 2017; Now a faculty member of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, China
Rajib Mukherjee TAMU, Fall 2015 - Fall 2016; Now a faculty member of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas - Permian Basin

Graduate

Venkatesh Kabra Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Fall 2023; Now a System Engineer at Texas Instruments
Navneet Goswami Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Fall 2023; Now a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Susmita Sarkar Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Summer 2023; Now Schmidt Science Fellow at Stanford University (incoming Assistant Professor in Fall 2024, TBA)
Bairav Sabarish Vishnugopi Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Spring 2023; Now Research Scientist and Assistant Director of ETSL, Purdue University
Chance Norris Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Fall 2022; Now a Data Scientist at Systems Planning and Analysis Inc.
Conner Fear Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Summer 2022; Now a Staff Engineer at Enphase Energy
Sobana Rangarajan Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Fall 2021; Now a Staff Engineer at General Motors
Deepti Tewari Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Spring 2020; Now a Postdoctoral Scholar at Argonne National Laboratory
Ankit Verma Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Spring 2020; Now a Staff Member at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Daniel Juarez Robles Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Fall 2019; Now a Staff Member at Underwriters Laboratory
Aashutosh Mistry Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Spring 2019; Now a Staff Member at Argonne National Laboratory
Zhixiao Liu Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Summer 2016; Now Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Hunan University
Chien-Fan Chen Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Summer 2016; Now a Staff System Engineer at Enphase Energy
Pallab Barai Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Fall 2015; Now a Staff Member at Argonne National Laboratory
Maria Terese M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Summer 2023; Now at Tesla
Trent James Murray M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Fall 2022; Now at Caterpillar
Fahim Vora M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Summer 2022; Now at Aspen Aerogels
Daniel Reed M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Spring 2022
Amy Bohinsky M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Spring 2021; Now at Fluence Energy
Tanay Adhikary M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Fall 2019; Now at Intel Corporation
Akshay Parag Biniwale M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Fall 2019; Now at Tesla Motors
Anjul Arun Vyas M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Summer 2019; Now at Tesla Motors
Robert Minter M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Summer 2017; Now at Johnson Controls
Kelsey Rollag M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2017; Now at General Motors
Hanumanth Reddy Palle M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2017; Now at Evaric Pharmaceuticals
Dickens Law M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2017; Now at General Motors
Darren Law M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2017; Now at Pratt and Whitney
Don Vu M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Summer 2017; Now at Jabil
Michael Kalan M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2017
Srivatsa Chakravarthy M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Summer 2017; Now at Cummins
Neha Gada M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2017; Now at Apple
Karan Narula M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2017; Now at General Motors
Sindy Tarazona-Cárdenas M.S., Mechanical Engineering, (primary advisor: Prof Abel Hernandez, University of Guanajuato, Mexico; co-advised by Dr. Mukherjee), Summer 2017
Seshendra Palakurthy M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2016; Now at Ecogensus
Nihar Kotak M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2016; Now at Ford Motor Company
Deepak Bhatia M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2016; Now at Mathworks, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Fernando Cano M.S., Mechanical Engineering, (primary advisor: Prof Abel Hernandez, University of Guanajuato, Mexico; co-advised by Dr. Mukherjee), Spring 2016
Carlos Lopez M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2015; Now at Stress Engineering Services Inc.
Malcolm Stein IV M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2015; Now at Texas Instruments
Mohammed Hasan M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2014; Now at Southwest Research Institute
Seongkoo Cho M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Fall 2013; Continuing graduate studies
Kai An M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Fall 2013; Now at Texas First Industrial Corporation
Michael Martin M.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, Spring 2012; Now at The Boeing Company

Undergraduate

Aayush Iyengar B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
George Ethan Lukman B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Sardar Konurbayev B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Alaina Heetderks B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022-23
Moonseong Kim B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022-23
Shatha Alrasheed B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Srikeerthan Annepu B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Kenneth Meng B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Wei-ting Pan B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Ajay Gourishankar B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Sriram Ganesh B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Julian Bransier B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Caleb Balzer B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022
Ayon Nag B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022
Ishika Mukherjee B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022
Adam McGoff B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022
Aidan Crowley B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022
Gayatri Joshi B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022
Jay Palamand B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022
Justin Harrington B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022
Kshitij Jain B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2022
Aakar Jain B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Brennan Birn B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Devendra Sarnaik B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Julian R Tessarzyk B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Rithwik Raghuram B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Roberto Saito B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Ryan Vulich B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Tamara Sriram B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Nathan M Daniel B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Mohammed L Hoque B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Mario Trivella B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Shamya Dey B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2021
Lauren Slater B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
Nithean K Vannan B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
Ege Murat Süer B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
Andrew Shinnerl B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
Dhruv Tewari B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
Gaurav Dadlani B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
Yuvraj Singh B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
Samruddha M Gujrathi B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
Fahim T Vora B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
Shaunak P Deshpande B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2020
Prathamesh Sankhe B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2019
Conner Fear B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2017
Sandra Fomete B.S., Chemical Engineering, TAMU, 2017
Maricarmen del Toro B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2016
Robert Minter B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2015
Valerie Halsey B.S., Chemical Engineering, TAMU, 2015; Now at ExxonMobil
Deepak Bhatia B.S., Electrical Engineering, TAMU, 2014
Dion Hubble B.S., Chemical Engineering, TAMU, 2014
Benjamin Powell B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2014; Now at Dana Corporation
Jordan Ellington B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2014
Isabell Caldwell B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2013
Carlos Lopez B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2013
Henry Harrity B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2013; Now at The Boeing Company
Malcolm Stein IV B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2013
Adam Vaclavik B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2013
Sarah Widger B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2013
Christopher Newkirk B.S., Mechanical Engineering, TAMU, 2013; Now at Lockheed Martin

Visiting Faculty/Scientists

Dr. Bitta Mondal Spring 2014-2015, IUSTFF Research Fellow, CSIR, India
Dr. Volker Schulz Fall 2014, Professor, Duale Hochschule Baden - Württemberg, Mannheim, Germany
Dr. Amaresh Dalal Summer 2013, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

Visiting Students

Michael Giek Summer 2021, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
KV Mridula Summer 2020, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
Sourim Banerjee Summer 2020, Undergraduate student, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Ángel Encalada Summer 2020, Undergraduate student, Mechatronics Engineering, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
Raul Reyna Summer 2020, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador
Divya Rathore Summer 2019, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, India
Debanjali Chatterjee Summer 2019, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Bharadwaja Ryali Summer 2019, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
Abha Kumari Summer 2019, Undergraduate student, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Varad Mahajani Summer 2019, Undergraduate student, Metallurgical Engineering & Material Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Timothy Transue Summer 2018, Undergraduate student, Electrical Engineeering, California State University, USA
Richa Naik Summer 2018, Undergraduate student, Chemical Engineeering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
Pranjal Jhaveri Summer 2018, Undergraduate student, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Peifeng Huang Fall 2016 - Summer 2017, Graduate student, Department of Safety Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
Apoorva Jain Summer 2017, Undergraduate student, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, India
Sindy Tarazona-Cárdenas Spring 2017, Graduate student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Mexico, (primary advisor: Prof Abel Hernandez, University of Guanajuato, Mexico; co-advised by Dr. Mukherjee)
Chance Norris Summer 2016, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
Aakash Verma Summer 2016, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India
Fernando Cano Summer & Fall 2015, Graduate student, Mechanical Engineering, University of Guanajuato, Mexico, (primary advisor: Prof Abel Hernandez, University of Guanajuato, Mexico; co-advised by Dr. Mukherjee)
Leigha S. Lewis Summer 2015, Undergraduate student, Physics, Sam Houston State University, Houston, USA
Aditya Tiwari Summer 2015, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Surat, India
Mohit Singhal Summer 2015, Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Wilhelm Wiebe Fall 2014, Graduate student, Mechanical Engineering, DHBW, Mannheim, Germany
Felix Nimtz Summer 2014, Graduate, Mechanical Engineering, Cooperative State University Mannheim, Germany
Walter Reed Summer 2014, Undergraduate, Applied Physics, Angelo State University, San Angelo, USA
Benjamin Priggemeier Spring 2014, Graduate, Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
John Thomas III Summer 2013, Undergraduate, Mechanical Engineering, TAMU-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USA
Avish Rana Summer 2013, Undergraduate, Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Benjamin Zhang Summer 2012, High School, Now attending Drexel University, PA, USA for Biomedical Engineering
Tanja Schmitt Spring 2012, Graduate, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Ulm University, Germany
Takuya Mabuchi Spring 2012, Graduate, Mechanical Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan

Visiting High-School Students

Aniket Biswal Fall 2020-Summer 2021, High School Student, Carmel High School, Carmel, IN, USA
Arka Chattaraj Fall 2020-Spring 2021, High School Student, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, CA, USA
Ishan Chattaraj Fall 2020-Spring 2021, High School Student, Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, CA, USA