OUR TEAM
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Prof. Ryan Truby (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor | Materials Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. EunBi Oh (she/her/hers)
Postdoctoral Scholar | Materials Science & Engineering
Ph.D., Chemistry, Northwestern University
B.S., Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
eunbi[at]northwestern.edu
Dr. Taekyoung Kim (he/him/his)
Postdoctoral Scholar | Materials Science & Engineering
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University
taekyoung.kim[at]northwestern.edu
Alexander Kane (he/him/his)
Ph.D. Candidate | Materials Science & Engineering
B.Sc., Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida
B.Sc., Mathematics, University of Florida
Certificate in Polymer Science, University of Florida
alexander.kane[at]northwestern.edu
Alex Evenchik (he/him/his)
Ph.D. Candidate | Materials Science & Engineering
S.B., Materials Science & Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
aevenchik[at]u.northwestern.edu
Pranav Kaarthik (he/him/his)
Ph.D. Candidate | Mechanical Engineering
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
pranavkaarthik2022[at]u.northwestern.edu
Emmy Markgraf (she/her/hers)
Ph.D. Student | Materials Science and Engineering
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington
emmy.markgraf[at]northwestern.edu
Alec Lucas (he/him/his)
Ph.D. Student | Materials Science and Engineering
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Purdue University
alec.lucas[at]northwestern.edu
Eric Yang (he/him/his)
Ph.D. Student | Materials Science & Engineering
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
eric.yang3[at]northwestern.edu
Haodong Wang (he/him/his)
M.S. Student | Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison
haodongwang2025[at]u.northwestern.edu
Alex Torres-Soto (he/him/his)
M.S. Student | Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
alexandertorressoto2024[at]u.northwestern.edu
Jared Yang (he/him/his)
Undergraduate Researcher
4th-Year B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
jaredmyang[at]u.northwestern.edu
Cooper Hanley (he/him/his)
Undergraduate Researcher
3rd-Year B.A. Student, Chemistry & Biology, Northwestern University
cooperhanley2025[at]u.northwestern.edu
Michael Bayer (he/him/his)
Undergraduate Researcher
2nd-Year B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
michaelbayer2026[at]u.northwestern.edu
Olivia Paik (she/her/hers)
Undergraduate Researcher
2nd-Year B.S. Student, Electrical Engineering & Psychology, Northwestern University
oliviapaik2027[at]u.northwestern.edu
Meghna Sundaram (she/her/hers)
Undergraduate Researcher
2nd-Year B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
meghnasundaram2027[at]u.northwestern.edu
Former Group Members
James Avtges (he/him/his)
Masters of Science in Robotics Student
M.S.R., Center for Robotics and Biosystems, Northwestern University
B.S., Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Simona Fine (she/her/hers)
Undergraduate Researcher, B.S. Thesis Student
B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University
Anjali Shah (she/her/hers)
Undergraduate Researcher
4th-Year B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering Northwestern University
Francesco Sanchez (he/him/his)
Undergraduate Researcher
4th-Year B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
Zack Rosenstadt (he/him/his)
Undergraduate Researcher
4th-Year B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
Pranav Addepalli (he/him/his)
Visiting Undergraduate Researcher
Final Year B.S. Student, Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Address
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Cook Hall, Room 1119
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208
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