OUR TEAM
Scroll down to meet our team!

Prof. Ryan Truby
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. Taekyoung Kim
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
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
Ph.D. Candidate | Materials Science & Engineering
S.B., Materials Science & Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
aevenchik[at]u.northwestern.edu

Pranav Kaarthik
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
Ph.D. Candidate | Materials Science and Engineering
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington
emmy.markgraf[at]northwestern.edu

Alec Lucas
Ph.D. Student | Materials Science and Engineering
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Purdue University
alec.lucas[at]northwestern.edu

Eric Yang
Ph.D. Student | Materials Science & Engineering
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
eric.yang3[at]northwestern.edu

Serafina France Tribe
Ph.D. Student | Materials Science & Engineering
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
serafina.tribe[at]northwestern.edu

Eli Winterscheidt
Ph.D. Student | Materials Science & Engineering
B.S., Materials Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
elias.winterscheidt[at]northwestern.edu

Ojaswita Pant
Ph.D. Student | Materials Science & Engineering
M.S., Chemistry, University of Geneva
B.S., Chemistry, University of Delhi
ojaswita.pant[at]northwestern.edu

Andrew Kwon
Ph.D. Student | Materials Science & Engineering
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
andrewkwon2030[at]u.northwestern.edu

Jack FitzGibbon
Ph.D. Student | Materials Science & Engineering
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland
jackfitzgibbon2030[at]u.northwestern.edu

Michael Bayer
Undergraduate Researcher
4th-Year B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
michaelbayer2026[at]u.northwestern.edu

Olivia Paik
Undergraduate Researcher
3rd-Year B.S. Student, Electrical Engineering & Psychology, Northwestern University
oliviapaik2027[at]u.northwestern.edu

Meghna Sundaram
Undergraduate Researcher
3rd-Year B.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
meghnasundaram2027[at]u.northwestern.edu

Bryan Villalpando
Undergraduate Researcher
4th-Year B.S. Student, Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
bryanvillalpando2026[at]u.northwestern.edu
Former Group Members

James Avtges
M.S.R. Student
M.S.R., Center for Robotics and Biosystems, Northwestern University
B.S., Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Simona Fine
Undergraduate Researcher, B.S. Thesis Student
B.S., Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University

Anjali Shah
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S., Mechanical Engineering Northwestern University

Francesco Sanchez
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University

Zack Rosenstadt
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University

Pranav Addepalli
Visiting Undergraduate Researcher
B.S., Chemistry, University of Cambridge

Alex Torres-Soto
M.S. Student
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Haodong Wang
M.S. Student
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Dr. EunBi Oh
Postdoctoral Scholar | Materials Science & Engineering
Ph.D., Chemistry, Northwestern University
B.S., Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jared Yang
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
M.S., Computer Science, Northwestern University

Cooper Hanley
Undergraduate Researcher
B.A., Chemistry & Biology, Northwestern University
Address
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Cook Hall, Room 1119
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208
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