People

Tahira Reid Smith, Ph.D. - Associate Professor and Director of the REID Lab

tahira@purdue.edu

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering - Iowa State University
• Ph.D. Design Science, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Jacob G. Hunter - Ph.D. Student

hunte168@purdue.edu

• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University

Albin P. John - Ph.D. Student

john41@purdue.edu

• B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut
• M.S., Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University

Joran Booth, Ph.D.

joranbooth@gmail.com

• Current Position: Lecturer & Associate Research Scientist of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, Yale University

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2016
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University

Youyi Bi, Ph.D.

youyi.bi@sjtu.edu.cn

• Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2017
• M.S., Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering, Beihang University, China
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Beihang University, China

Wan-Lin Hu, Ph.D.

wanlinhu@ntu.edu.tw

• Current Position: Associate Staff Scientist, Stanford University SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2017
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University
• B.S., Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Taiwan University

Jaesik Hahn, Ph.D.

• Current Position: Senior Systems Performance Engineer, ASML
• Ph.D., Purdue University, Mechanical Engineering, 2018
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University

Priya Seshadri, Ph.D.

• Current Position: Principal Engineer, Future Experience & AI, R & D, Harman International Industries
• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2018
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
• B.E., University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

Tikyna Dandridge, M.S.

tdandrid@purdue.edu

• Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Engineering Education
• M.S., Purdue University, Mechanical Engineering
• B.S., Alabama Agriculural and Mechanical University

Shruti Kizhakkel, M.S.

• Current Position: Product Validation Engineer, Cummins Engine Business
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
• B.S., Cummins College of Engineering for Women, University of Pune