Luca Vaccino — Italy

Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D.

I'm part of RETHi team, a NASA funded institute which designs resilient extra-terrestrial habitats for Moon and Mars. In particular, I'm working on systems integration and transitions between crewed and dormant stages of a mission.

Vidushi Toshniwal — India

Civil Engineering, Ph.D.

I am working on modeling cyclic behavior of soil, being a major part of foundation for any building they could possibly cause damage to the building due to liquefaction under cyclic loading conditions (Earthquake, etc.). Hence, it is important to develop a cyclic constitutive model for the soil and study its behavior.

Ankit Kumar — India

Materials Engineering, Ph.D.

Understanding failure mechanisms of aerospace materials due to corrosion. Important: Increasing life-time of aircraft structure along with safety and reliability concern.

Eric Williamson — Indiana, U.S.

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Master's

Additive manufacturing of energetic materials. Reduces risk associated with working with these materials.

Michael Guske — California, U.S.

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master's

I hope to work in a design role of some kind. Preferably in IC design or PCB layout. But what matters most to me is that the job is engaging and gives me the opportunity to provide meaningful work!

Damilola Lawore — Oyo State, Nigeria

Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D.

Computational biomedicine with an emphasis on identifying microbial metabolites with anti cancer synthetic lethal potential using systems and synthetic biology approach. Developing better therapies for cancer is important as cancer mortality is still on the rise.

Kerry-Ann Stirrup — Corrales, New Mexico

Materials Engineering, Ph.D.

I study the high speed, dynamic deformation of polymer bonded explosives systems. This research is important to further our understanding of the mechanisms behind explosive initiation for continued safe and appropriate applications.

Mansi Girish Salvi — India

Civil Engineering, Master's

I worked on "Advance Work Packaging (AWP) for Modularization in Construction", the construction industry has always seen issues of decline in productivity, the study proposes two strong concepts, AWP and Modularization which necessitates early planning, improved stakeholder communication, comprehensive work plans to avoid any time loss during actual construction and achieve better results.

Javier Munoz Briones — Quito, Ecuador

Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Ph.D.

Chasing biomarkers of disease progression and drug response for inflammatory bowel diseases by developing computational and systems biology approaches. I pursue to push the frontiers of developing personalized medicine

Chandan Bothra — Sikkim, India

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D.

My research focusses on data driven optimization of Internet video. It improves the quality of experience of video streaming.

Anelis Chiluisa — Ecuador

Chemical Engineering, Master's

I hope to deepen my knowledge in Pharmaceutical Engineering whether it is in a scientific area like R&D or Manufacturing. I hope to be a part of a great company that values not only my technical skills but also my leadership skills that I've developed even more while being a graduate student.

Neelakshi Majumdar — India

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Ph.D.

In my doctoral research, I modeled loss of control accidents (the deadliest cause of General Aviation accidents) by analyzing the NTSB accident reports, surveying, and interviewing pilots who had experienced loss of control. Findings from my study can help in better accident reporting and improve training methods and operating procedures for General Aviation pilots.

Ismail Olaniyi — Lagos, Nigeria

Civil Engineering (Geomatics), Ph.D.

My research focuses on using remote sensing technologies to address spatially related issues. These technologies can help reduce or eliminate food security, transportation, and natural disasters.

Francesco Fuentes — Florida, U.S.

Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D.

I research soft robotics, which are robots made mainly of compliant, or squishy, materials. These kinds of robots are incredibly robust and can play critical roles in surgeries and environmental exploration.

Ujjawal Arya — India

Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D.

My research involves conceptualizing and developing working methodologies for intriguing bearing experiments, acquiring insightful data, and performing subsequent validation with analytical models. I have designed and developed a counter-rotating bearing test rig that provides valuable insights into the ball-cage interaction and bearing lubrication and allows for design optimizations for bearing cages.

Brooks Leftwich — Tennessee

Engineering Education, Ph.D.

I'm investigating undergraduate students' ethical development, and I am specifically interested in understanding why students choose specific jobs upon graduation and how a company's or industry's ethical foundation may influence that decision.

Rachel Gehr — New York, U.S.

Engineering Education, Ph.D.

I am working on the Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement (SCALE) K-12 project that provides integrated STEM curriculum introducing microelectronics to students in Indiana. Microchip design and manufacturing is a rapidly growing industry and I am excited to motivate students to pursue this field.

Nazmul Haque — Bangladesh

Materials Engineering, Ph.D.

I am developing a tool to directly visualize and quantify localized stresses in polymer composites that cause their sudden failure. Our research will help to design better, prototype these materials, reduce manufacturing costs and increase their service life.

Amit Yadav — India

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D.

There are several online tools readily available to generate fake high quality digital media (image, text, video, speech). Several incidents report their use for spreading misinformation and committing financial frauds. My research involves developing speech recognition and computer vision methods that process speech and video signal to determine if they are real or fake/manipulated. If it is manipulated my research also involves localizing which regions are manipulated, and if it is fake then it involves identifying the method used for generating it. This is particularly useful in the investigation of crimes, where digital evidence can play a crucial role in identifying suspects and proving guilt or innocence. It also helps to verify the authenticity of social media posts and news content, and in detecting fake news and disinformation campaigns. That is essential for making informed decisions and maintaining trust in our digital world.

Saranya Ravva — India

Aeronautics and Astronautics, Master's

My research involves intermediate-strain testing of aerospace composite materials which helps in the safe handling and effective use of these materials.

Lexy Arinze — Delta, Nigeria

Civil Engineering, Master's

I am currently doing a non-thesis master's. However, I work as a graduate assistant at the College of Engineering with the dean's office of graduate education. As part of my responsibilities, I help run a mentorship program (GradTrack), and I am currently working on a paper assessing the effectiveness of this program.

Taymee Brandon — Montana, U.S.

Environmental Engineering, Ph.D.

My research focuses on developing and characterizing surface-modified textile-derived biochar for aqueous heavy metal recovery in industrial wastewater systems.

Caroline Rose Alukkal — India

Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Ph.D.

Per or poly fluororalkylated substances (PFAS) are very persistent due to their special characteristics, but is indispensable in many products. So my research on how they behave in the wastewater treatment plant helps to understand how they behave during wastewater treatment and its impact on the PFAS load to the environment.

Muna Awajan — Jordan

Electrical Engineering, Ph.D.

I am doing research in the field and optics. Currently, I am working on radio frequency device design development and implementations, specifically adaptive impedance tuners networks, which are contributors to advances in wireless technologies.

Abhinav (Abhi) Ramkumar — Indiana, U.S.

Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D.

I'm excited about the application of statistical physics and network science in the context of granular materials, which is the second most manipulated material in industry after water. I'm especially excited about utilizing multiscale materials modelling in solving energy-related challenges as it can make an impact on efficiency of manufacturing materials and in designing resilient sociotechnical systems.

Divant Jain — India

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master's

Purdue ECE department, especially for Computer Architecture specialization, provides a variety of courses that are suitable for students coming from non-computer science background. I took many CS courses and did well in them. These courses will certainly help me grow and excel in my work after graduation.

Antonio Alvarez Valdivia — Mexico

Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D.

My research focuses on designing touchable interfaces for Human-Robot Interaction. These interfaces will provide new, more intuitive ways to interact with robots and machines.

Angel G Enriquez Mujica — Puerto Rico

Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D.

Magnetism provides numerous advantages to interact with biological systems due to its wireless energy transfer, scalability to the microscale, and large energy capacity. My research leverages the capabilities of magnetism to create novel devices for biomedical applications such as studying cancer cell progression and increasing the functional lifetime of catheters and sensors.

Juan Verduzco — Mexico

Materials Engineering, Ph.D.

My research deals with accelerating the discovery of novel materials for battery applications. This includes experiments, computational simulations, and machine learning.

Edmond Rogers — Texas, U.S.

Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D.

I am interested in the molecular pathogenesis of neurodegeneration, and exploring the connection between traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and chronic neurodegenerative disorders via cellular mechanisms utilizing in vivo, in vitro, and in silico technologies. Ultimately, I hope to improve the quality of life for TBI and Alzheimer's Disease patients by identifying new targets for therapeutic intervention.

Antonia Susnjar — Croatia

Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D.

Diagnosis and detection of traumatic brain injury can be challenging, as symptoms can be subtle or difficult to identify. One potential solution for earlier detection — which leads to earlier treatment and potentially better outcomes — is the use of advanced imaging modalities that can detect subtle neurochemical alterations before any anatomical changes become visible.

Daphne Fauber — Indiana, U.S.

Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, Master's

I research biotechnology workforce development and ways to make bioinformatics research more accessible to diverse populations and underresourced areas.

Montgomery Smith — Michigan/Arizona, U.S.

Chemical Engineering, Ph.D.

I work on the process control and design of the crystallization of energetic materials. This is important as the need for energetics materials continues to rise and learning how to manufacturer them better becomes more important.