Maha Faculty

Dr. Monika Ivantysynova
Department Page

Phone: (765) 447-1609
Maha Professor of Fluid Power Systems
Director Maha Fluid Power Research Center
School of Mechanical Engineering &
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
MS: Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, 1979
PhD: Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, 1983
Origin: Germany
August 2004-present

Maha Group 2018

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Graduate Students

Pranay Banerjee Master's Student Phone: (765) 449-7514 BS:West Bengal University of Technology, India Origin: West Bengal, India May 2016-present	Abhimanyu Baruah Master's Student Phone: (765) 448-1456 BS: Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Origin: India January 2017-present	Ashley Busquets PhD Student Phone: (765) 448-1456 BS: Saginaw Valley State University MS: Purdue University Origin: Michigan, USA August 2012-present
Rene Chacon Portillo PhD Student Phone: (765) 449-7514 BS: University of Texas at El Paso MS: Purdue University Origin: Mexico July 2012-present	Leandro Danes PhD Student Phone: (765) 449-7514 BS: State University of Campinas MS: State University of Campinas Origin: Brazil January 2015-present	Ashkan Darbani Master's Student Phone: (765) 448-1456 BS: Brigham Young University - Idaho Origin: Iran January 2017-present
Dan Ding Master's Student Phone: (765) 448-1456 BS: China Agricultural University BS: Purdue University Origin: China June 2017-present	Meike Ernst PhD Student Phone: (765) 448-1456 BS: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio MS: Purdue University Origin: Stuttgart, Germany July 2013-present	Xiaofan Guo PhD Student Phone: (765) 449-7514 BS: Purdue University MS: Purdue University Origin: China November 2015-present
Ryan Jenkins PhD Student Phone: (765) 449-7980 BS: Brigham Young University Origin: Utah, USA July 2014-present	Paul Kalbfleisch PhD Student Phone: (765) 448-1456 BS: Purdue University MS: Purdue University Origin: Kentucky, USA Oct 2011-present	Nate Keller PhD Student Phone: (765) 449-7514 BS: Brigham Young University-Idaho MS: Purdue University Origin: Idaho, USA May 2015-present
Hyukjoon Kwon PhD Student Phone: (765) 449-7514 BS: Seoul National University MS: Seoul National University Origin: S. Korea August 2015-present	Dan Mizell PhD Student Phone: (765) 449-7514 BS: Michigan Technological University Origin: Michigan, USA July 2011-present	Swarnava Mukherjee PhD Student Phone: (765) 448-1456 BS: Amrita University, Coimbatore Origin: India August 2017-present
Amine Nhila PhD Student Phone: (765) 449-7980 BS: UC Berkeley MS: U of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Origin: Casablanca, Morocco August 2013-present	Mayo Olasubulumi Master's Student Phone: (765) 449-7980 BS: Purdue University Origin: Nigeria June 2016-present	Shanmukh Sarode Master's Student Phone: (765) 448-1456 BS: Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat Origin: India August 2017 - Present
Lizhi Shang PhD Student Phone: (765) 448-1456 BS: Huazhong University of Science and Technology MS: New Jersey Institute of Technology Origin: China January 2013 - Present	Kyle Williams PhD Student Phone: (765) 449-7980 MS: Purdue University Origin: USA July 2013-present

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Visiting Researchers

Svenja Horn
Visiting Scholar
Email Svenja
BS: Dresden University of Technology
Origin: Germany
January 2018 -present

Kazunari Suzuki
Visiting Scholar
Email Kazunari
Origin: Japan
May 2017-present

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Staff Members

Anthony Franklin
Lab Manager

Phone: (765) 448-1587
Origin: Kokomo, IN
November 2008-present

Susan Gauger
Secretary / Assistant

Phone: (765) 448-1587
June 2011-present

Connie McMindes
Inventory Control Clerk

Phone: (765) 448-1587
Origin: Lafayette, IN
October 2012-present

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Past Group Members

Past Graduate Students Past Visiting Researchers Past Undergraduate Students Past Maha Staff
Past High School Students

Past Graduate Students

Mohammad Mehdi Alemi BS: University of Tehran Origin: Iran Jan 2011-Dec 2011	Jonathan Baker Master's Graduate BS: Davidson College MS: Purdue University PhD: MIT Origin: USA June 2006-July 2009	Jim Bartlett BS: Purdue University Origin: USA July 2008-May 2009
Jeremy Beale Master's Graduate BS: University of Kentucky Origin: North Carolina, USA July 2014-March 2017	Hans Berg PhD Graduate Origin: Germany	Tyler Bleazard Master's Graduate BS: Brigham Young University MS: Purdue University Origin: Ottawa, IL July 2013-July 2015
Enrique Busquets PhD Graduate BS: Univeristy of Texas at El Paso MS: Purdue University PhD: Purdue University Origin: Mexico July 2011-July 2016	Blake Carl Origin: USA	Gang Chen Origin: China
Sven Kelana Christiansen Origin: Germany	Michael Cross Master's Graduate BS: Univeristy of Tennessee at Knoxville MS: Purdue University Origin: USA April 2009-May 2011	Naseem Daher PhD Graduate BS, MS: Lawrence Technological University, MI, USA Origin: Lebanon Aug 2011-Aug 2014
Shekar Degaonkar Master's Graduate BS: Dr. BA Marathwada University, India Origin: India July 2006-June 2009	Abhijit Dingare BS: College of Engineering, Pune, India MS: The Ohio State University Origin: India June 2010-December 2010	Sebastian Eggers Origin: Germany
Andrew Fredrickson Master's Graduate BS: Taylor University MS: Purdue University Origin: USA July 2006-July 2008	Reece Garrett Master's Graduate BS: Brigham Young University MS: Purdue University Origin: USA June 2007-May 2009	Joerg Grabbel PhD Graduate Origin: Germany
Hiral Haria Master's Graduate BS: VJTI, Mumbai University MS: Purdue University Origin: Mumbai, India January 2015-May 2016	Rohit Hippalgaonkar PhD Graduate B.Tech: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay M.Eng: Cornell University Origin: India June 2010-May 2014	Edward Hughes BS: Purdue University MS: Purdue University Origin: USA July 2007-April 2009
Roman Ivantysyn Master's Graduate BS: Purdue University MS: Purdue University Origin: Germany May 2009-July 2011	Dongjune Kim Master's Graduate BS: Yokohama National University, Japan MS: Purdue University Origin: South Korea May 2011-August 2012	Taeho Kim PhD Graduate BS: Ajou University, South Korea MS: KAIST, South Korea MS: University of Florida Origin: S. Korea August 2012 - April 2017
Richard Klop PhD Graduate BS: Michigan State MS: Purdue University Origin: USA August 2005-Feb 2011	Alexander Krauss Origin: Germany	Matt Kronlage Master's Graduate BS: Iowa State MS: Purdue University Origin: USA July 2009-July 2011
Rajneesh Kumar PhD Graduate BS: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India MS: Purdue University Origin: India July 2006-Oct 2010	Rohit Kumar Master's Graduate BS: Birla Institute of Technology, India Origin: India August 2007-Oct 2009	Rolf Lasaar PhD Graduate Origin: Germany
Dat Le July 2010-July 2011	Shinok Lee Master's Graduate BS: Purdue University MS: Purdue University Origin: South Korea July 2008-Aug 2010	Ning Liu BS: Hunan University MS: Hunan University Origin: China August 2014-May 2016
Chenhao Ma Master's Graduate BS: Purdue University Origin: China May 2013-May 2014	Jacob Mcleod BS: Kettering University Origin: Michigan, USA August 2009-May 2010	Dusan Mikeska Origin: Slovakia
Lars Olems PhD Graduate Origin: Germany	Michael Oppermann PhD Graduate Origin: Germany	Mrudula Orpe Masters Graduate BS: University of Pune MS: Purdue University Origin: India August 2014-May 2016
Jean-Claude Ossyra PhD Graduate Origin: Germany	Damiano Padovani PhD Graduate BS, MS: Polytechnic University of Turin PhD: Purdue University Origin: Italy August 2012-July 2016	Matteo Pelosi PhD Graduate BS, MS: Università Degli Studi di Parma Origin: Italy Sep 2007- Mar 2012
Jeff Peters Master's Graduate BS: Purdue University Origin: USA July 2006-August 2008	Leonardo Pinhel-Soarez	Robert Rahmfeld PhD Graduate Origin: Germany
Colleen Reidy BS: University of Notre Dame Origin: New York, USA August 2014-May 2015	Jess Rose Master's Graduate BS: Brigham Young University MS: Purdue University Origin: Washington, USA August 2009-June 2011	Andrew Schenk PhD Graduate BS: Kettering University Origin: Michigan, USA PhD: July 2009-December2014
Ganesh Seeniraj PhD Graduate BS: College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, India MS: Kettering University Origin: India PhD: August 2004-March 2009 Postdoc: August 2009-April 2011	Natalie Spencer Master's Graduate BS: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Origin: Arlington, WA, USA August 2012-June 2014	Michael Sprengel PhD Graduate BS: Missouri S&T Origin: Missouri, USA August 2010 - December 2015
Anderson St. Hilaire Master's Graduate Origin: Dominicas	Phil St. Hilaire BS: Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas Origin: Island Of Dominica, Caribbean July 2013-July 2014	Brent Warr Master's Graduate BS: Brigham Young University MS: Purdue University Origin: Utah, USA August 2009-May 2011
Uwe Wieczorek PhD Graduate Origin: Germany	Kyle Williams MS: Purdue University Origin: USA May 2005-August 2009	Chris Williamson PhD Graduate BS: Brigham Young University MS: Purdue University Origin: USA August 2005-Sept 2010
Elmar Wulf Origin: Germany	Marco Zecchi PhD Graduate MS: Università Degli Studi di Parma Origin: Italy April 2010 - December 2013	Minming Zhao Master's Graduate BS: Shanghai Jiaotong University Origin: China August 2010-June 2012
Josh Zimmerman PhD Graduate BS: Brigham Young University MS: Purdue University Origin: USA August 2006-May 2012

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Past Visiting Researchers

Juliane Bach Visiting Researcher BS: TU Braunschweig Origin: Germany September 2014-December 2014	Bjoern Bahl Visiting Researcher B.Sc.: RWTH Aachen University Origin: Goettingen, Germany September 2013 - December 2013	Robert Behr Origin: Germany
Mateus Bertolin Visiting Scholar BS: Federal University of Santa Catarina Origin: Brazil April 2016-July 2016 Aug 2017-Dec 2017	Wuyu Chen Visiting Scholar B. Sc.: Linyi University M.Sc.: Polytechnic University of Turin Origin: China March 2017-Oct 2017	Jiang Dan Origin: China
Dr. Xuewen Du Visiting Scholar PhD: Zhejiang University Origin: China December 2013-December 2014	Daniel Dyminski Master's Graduate Cracow Academy of Technology Origin: Poland September 2005-December 2008	Dr. Jörg Edler Visiting Scholar M. Sc.: Graz University of Technology - Austria Ph.D: Graz University of Technology - Austria Origin: Austria April 2017 - July 2017
Bruno Silva Emerick Undergraduate Visiting Researcher BS: Federal University of Viçosa Origin: Brazil May 2015-August 2016	Federica Franzoni Visiting Researcher BS: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Origin: Italy June 2009-Dec 2009	Germano Franzoni Origin: Italy
Anna Garcia Teruel Visiting Researcher BS: TU München Origin: Barcelona, Spain September 2014-March 2015	Dr. Hong Gao Visiting Scholar PhD: Zhejiang University Origin: China June 2013-June 2014	Daniel Grönberg Visiting Researcher Origin: Sweden Jan 2011-June 2011
Yizhu Gu Visiting Researcher BS: Zhejiang University Origin: China July 2013-October 2013	Daniel Hasko Visiting Scholar MS: Trenčín University of Alexander Dubček in Trenčín Origin: Slovakia November 2015-November 2017	Changchun "Max" Huang Origin: China
Takayoshi Ichiyanagi Assistant Professor National Defense Academy of Japan Origin: Japan July 2007-September 2008	Andreas Japing Origin: Germany	Najoua Jouini Visiting Researcher BS, MS: Stuttgart University Origin: Tunisia Sep 2006-Feb 2007 Sep 2007-Aug 2008 May 2009-Aug 2012
Donatien Keho Master's Graduate MS: Toulouse Origin: France Feburary 2008-September 2008	Petr Konarik Origin: Czech Republic	Philipp Koppold Visiting Researcher Origin: Germany Feb 2010-Nov 2010
Jonathan Liscouet Origin: France	Dr. Tatiana Minav Visiting Scholar Ing.: Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, 2008 M.Sc.: Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2008 D.Sc.: Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2011 Origin: Finland April 2016-February 2017	Amin Mehdizadeh Visiting Researcher BS,MS: Shiraz University MS: The Royal Insititute of Technology, Sweden Origin: Iran Dec. 2011-Aug. 2013
Giovanni Napolitano Visiting Scholar BS: University of Naples Federico II Origin: Italy November 2015-May 2016	Jose Navarro Origin: Spain	Dr. Olivier Reinertz Visiting Scholar> B. Sc.: RWTH Aachen University, Germany Ph.D: RWTH Aachen University, Germany Origin: Belgium May 2017-June 2017
Dheeraj Saxena Origin: India	Martina Scamperle Visiting Scholar BS: University of Padua MS: University of Padua Origin: Italy November 2015-March 2016	Jan H. Schmidt Visiting Researcher Diplom: TU Clausthal Origin: Germany August 2012-October 2012
Raphael Seifried Visiting Scholar BS: Dresden University of Technology Origin: Germany May 2016 - October 2016	Lizhi Shang Visiting Researcher BS: Huazhong University of Science and Technology MS: New Jersey Institute of Technology Origin: China July 2012-Aug 2012	Wei Shen Visiting Researcher BS: Northeast Foresty University MS: Yan Shan University PhD: Harbin Institude of Technology Origin: China Feb 2012-Mar 2013
Patrik Stegemann Origin: Germany	Dr. Zhongsheng Sun Visiting Scholar PhD: Harbin Institute of Technology Origin: China December 2013-December 2014	Marcel Tkocz Master's Student BS: Technical University Dresden Origin: Germany August 2008-May 2009
Nils Trochelmann Visiting Researcher BS: Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) Origin: Hamburg, Germany April 2014-October 2014	Toyohito Uchizono Visiting Researcher Origin: Japan Jan 2010-July 2011	Hideaki Usami Visiting Researcher BS, MS: Meiji University Origin: Japan Aug 2012-Feb 2014
Andrea Vacca Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering Università Degli Studi di Parma Origin: Italy June 2008-October 2008	Philipp Wagner Visiting Scholar BS: Graz University of Technology MS: Graz University of Technology Origin: Austria April 2016-July 2016	Dr. Dongyun Wang Visiting Scholar Email Dr. Wang PhD: Zhejiang University Origin: China November 2014-October 2015
Dr. Tong Xing Visiting Scholar Email Dr. Xing PhD: Zhejiang University Origin: China March 2014-March 2015	Marco Zecchi Visiting Researcher MS: Università Degli Studi di Parma Origin: Italy March 2009-Nov 2009	Junwei Zhang Visiting Researcher BS: Beijing Institute of Technology Origin: China Nov 2011-Nov 2012
Hui Zhao Visiting Researcher BS-Ph.D: Harbin Institute of Technology Origin: China Sept 2009-Sept 2010	Minming Zhao Visiting Researcher Origin: China Dec 2009-April 2010	Fabian Zimber Visiting Researcher BS: University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Origin: Germany May 2012-Aug 2012
Maurizio Zullo Visiting Scholar B. Sc.: University of Naples Federico II Origin: Italy March 2017-Oct. 2017

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Past Undergraduate Students

Summer 2016 Summer 2015 Summer 2014 Summer 2013 Fall 2012 Summer 2012
Summer 2011 Summer 2010 Summer 2009 Summer 2008 Summer 2007 Summer 2006

Summer 2016

Dan Ding
Undergraduate Researcher
SURF 2016
BS: China Agricultural University
BS: Purdue University
Origin: China
May 2016-August 2016

Rajith Weerasingh
Undergraduate Researcher
SURF 2016
BS: Purdue University
Origin: Michigan, USA
May 2016-August 2016

Summer 2015

Pratik Chawla
Undergraduate Researcher
SURF 2015
BS: Purdue University
Origin: Bombay, India
May 2015-August 2015

Italo Ramos
Undergraduate Researcher
SURF 2015
BS: Federal University of Itabujá
Origin: Brazil
May 2015-August 2015

Dhruv Subramaniam
Undergraduate Researcher
SURF 2015
BS: Purdue University
Origin: Singapore
May 2015-August 2015

Summer 2014

Andrew Adelsperger
Undergraduate Researcher
SURF 2014
BS: Purdue University
Origin: Peru, Indiana, USA
May 2014-August 2014

Andy Yang
Undergraduate Researcher
BS: Columbia University
Origin: Carmel, Indiana, USA
June 2014-August 2014

Summer 2013

Jose Edgar Gomez Gomez
Undergraduate Researcher
Origin: Queretaro, Mexico
May 2013-October 2013

Jordyn Miller
SURF 2013 Student
Origin: USA
May 2013-Aug 2013

Yangqiao Zheng
SURF 2013 Student
Origin: China
May 2013-Aug 2013

Fall 2012

Chuang (Chris) Wang
Undergraduate Researcher
BS: Purdue University
Sep 2012-Dec 2012

Jennifer Wu
Undergraduate Researcher
BS: Purdue University
Sep 2012-Dec 2012

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Summer 2012

	Cory Raizor Undergraduate BS: Purdue University SURF Summer 2012		Tridib Saha Undergraduate BS: Purdue University SROP Summer 2012		Bruce Vonniederhausern Undergraduate BS: Utah State University SURF Summer 2012
	Chuang (Chris) Wang Undergraduate BS: Purdue University SURF Summer 2012		Cary Wood Undergraduate BS: Purdue University SURF Summer 2012

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Summer 2011

Kilian Cooley
Undergraduate
BS: Purdue University
SURF Summer 2011

Cheng Lu
Undergraduate
BS: Purdue University
SURF Summer 2011

Jennifer Wu
Undergraduate
BS: Purdue University
SURF Summer 2011

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Summer 2010

Enrique Busquets
Undergraduate
BS: The University of Texas at El Paso
Origin: Torreon, Mexico
SURF Summer 2010

James Hancock
Undergraduate
BS: Purdue University
Origin: Illinois, USA
SURF Summer 2010

Ben Walke
Undergraduate
BS: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Origin: Pennsylvania, USA
SURF Summer 2010

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Summer 2009

	Andreu Husien Undergraduate BS: Purdue University Origin: Jakarta, Indonesia SURF Summer 2009		Paul Kalbfleisch Undergraduate BS: Purdue University Origin: Kentucky, USA SURF Summer 2009		Jamie Scott Undergraduate BS: Purdue University Origin: Indiana, USA SURF Summer 2009
	Nathan Strong Undergraduate BS: Purdue University Origin: Tennessee, USA SURF Summer 2009

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Summer 2008

Nicholas Browdues Undergraduate BS: Purdue University Origin: USA SURF Summer 2008	Michael Cross Undergraduate BS: Univeristy of Tennessee at Knoxville Origin: USA SURF Summer 2008	William Hinson Undergraduate BS: Purdue University Origin: USA SURF Summer 2008
Roman Ivantysyn Undergraduate BS: Purdue University Origin: Germany Summer 2008	Katie Livergood Undergraduate BS: Purdue Unversity Origin: USA Summer 2008	Laura Rodriguez Undergraduate BS: Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Juarez Origin: Mexico SURF Summer 2008
Ivan Swandono Undergraduate BS: Purdue University Origin: Indonesia SURF Summer 2008	Sihle Wilson Undergraduate BS: Florida A&M University Origin: Trinidad and Tabago SURF Summer 2008