Tianzheng Guo
Materials Science and Engineering

2019: B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, China

Tianzheng’s research interest is in measuring mechanical properties of biological systems by using microfluidic devices.

Shalini Sundar
Biomedical Engineering

2020: B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
University of Delaware

Shalini’s research interests are in developing platforms that measure cellular and tissue level mechanical properties to better understand biological systems.

Kayla Hepler
Materials Science and Engineering

2021: B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University

Kayla’s research interests include developing computational approaches to classifying mesoscale friction traces and creating next generation tactile aids.

Nishtha Pant
Materials Science and Engineering

2019: M.S. in Polymer Science, University of Akron, Ohio
2017: B.Tech in Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, India

Nishtha’s work involves identifying and quantifying fundamental tactile sensations.

Maryanne Derkaloustian
Materials Science and Engineering

2022: B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Maryanne’s research works at using frictional instabilities to design novel mechanochemical transduction methods.

Qurat-Ul-Ain Bhatti
Materials Science and Engineering

2022: B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad

Qurat’s work involves extracting mechanical biomarkers for fibrosis and osteoarthritis.

Truc Ngo
Biomedical Engineering

2022: M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2020: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University
Joint-Advised with Dr. Joshua Cashaback (UD BME)

Truc’s research interests include understanding the interplay of human movement and decision-making to improve healthcare paradigms such as in neurorehabilitation and tactile designs for visual impairment aids. 

Abigail Nolin
Materials Science and Engineering

2024: Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware
2016-2019: Dow Chemical and DuPont
2016: B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University

Abigail’s research interests include material development and surface interactions at the molecular level for functional and specialty materials in businesses such as molecular diagnostics, biomaterials, arts and entertainment, and consumer care.