Trailblazers in Engineering Fellows
2023 Fellows
2022 Fellows
Arthur Brown
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aircraft Clean-sheet Design, Electroaerodynamic Propulsion
BTE
Marisol Cira
University of California, Los Angeles
Environmental Microbiology, Remote Sensing; Antibiotic Resistance
LATinE
Lynnora Grant
Massachustttes Institute of Technology
Ceramic Additive Manufacturing, Sintering, Post-processing
BTE
Edwin C. López Ramos
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Bubble Dynamics, Bubble Detection, Bubble Rupture, Bioengineering, Blood
LATinE
Javier Muñoz Briones
Purdue University
Systems and Synthetic Biology of Host - Microbiome Interactions
LATinE
Pranjal Nautiyal
University of Pennsylvania
Nanomaterials, Nanomechanics, Nanotribology, Mechanochemistry
LATinE
Sofía Pérez-Guzmán
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Humanitarian Logistics and Urban Freight Transportation
LATinE
Fernanda Piorino Macruz de Oliveira
Georgia Institute of Technology
Synthetic Biology, Engineering Biology
LATinE
Venkatesh Pulletikurthi
Purdue University
Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence, Wall-bounded Flows, Renewable Energy, Climate Change
BTE
Nathalie Thelemaque
University of Washington
Relationship Between Critical Infrastructure and Communities
BTE
Fall 2021 Fellows
Malena Agyemang
Carnegie Mellon University
Investigate Engineering Design Theory and Methodology
BTE
Laura E. Dalton
North Carolina State University
Cementitious material characterization using 3D Imaging
BTE
Ángel Enriquez
Purdue University
Implantable sensors and actuators for biomedical applications
LATinE
Vito Francioso
Purdue University
Civil engineering, Engineering materials, Concrete, Sustainability, Recycled materials
LATinE
Timothy Holder
North Carolina State University
Psychophysiological wearable and noncontact sensor systems
BTE
Noelle Atieno Mware
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mitigation of emerging contaminants in the environment (antimicrobial resistance)
BTE
Alyssa Olivas
The University of Texas at El Paso
Lower extremity biomechanics in clinical populations
LATinE
Sebastian Perez-Salazar
Georgia Institute of Technology
Practical solutions in optimization under uncertainty
LATinE
Diana Milena Ramirez Gutierrez
Purdue University
Biomass enzymatic liquefaction for bioethanol production
LATinE
Fatima Salahdine
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Electrical engineering, wireless communication, machine learning, IoT
BTE
Michael L. Whiteman II
Howard University
Structural health monitoring, cyberphysical systems, optimization
LATinE
Spring 2021 Fellows
Niamat Ullah Ibne Hossain
Mississippi State University
Systems Engineering, Systems Resilience, Model Based Systems Engineering
BTE
Sean Jackson
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Electrolyte inks for energy generation devices
BTE
George William Kajjumba
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Water quality; Wastewater treatment; Toxicity; Bioassays; Nutrient recovery; Public health
BTE
Ronald J. Smith
Purdue University
Technological innovation, controlled environment agriculture, stakeholder engagement, and interdisciplinary planning and collaboration
BTE
Chante' D. Vines
The Ohio State University
Quantifying methane emissions; hydraulic fracturing; micrometeorology
BTE
2020 Fellows
Alberto Romn Afanador
University of Notre Dame
Computational Fluid Mechanics of Multiphase flows
LATinE
Antonio Carlos Freitas dos Santos
Purdue University
Protein interactions in bioprocesses and pharmaceuticals
LATinE
Ana María Estrada Gómez
Georgia Institute of Technology
Modeling and monitoring high-dimensional sensing systems
LATinE
Gonzalo J. Martinez
University of Notre Dame
Data science, ubiquitous computing, behavioral studies
LATinE
Jessika Pazol-Ramos
University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras Campus
Water treatment research using enzymatic reactions
LATinE
Walter Gutierrez Rodriguez
Purdue University
Mechanical engineering, data science, atmospheric science
LATinE
Yareni P Lara-Rodrguez
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Collagen synthesis study by cellular mechanotransduction
LATinE
Luz D. Sotelo
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation of complex domains
LATinE
