People
Principle Investigator
Greg Wagner
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Boston University
gregory.wagner@northwestern.edu
847-491-4138
Postdocs
Mohammad Elahi
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Iran
seyedmohammad.elahi@northwestern.edu
Ph.D. Students
Zhongsheng (Roger) Sang
M.S. in Engineering Science and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
B.Eng. in Materials Science, Wuhan University of Technology
ZhongshengSang2019@u.northwestern.edu
Joseph Leonor
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Dartmouth College
DOD NDSEG Fellowship, 2023-2026
JosephLeonor2026@u.northwestern.edu
Shardul Kamat
B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah
shardul.kamat@northwestern.edu
Ozgur Gumus
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Bilkent University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University
OzgurGumus2028@northwestern.edu
Undergraduate Students
Andrew Potts
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Math, Northwestern University
AndrewPotts2025@u.northwestern.edu
Alumni
Postdocs
Dr. Lin Cheng
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, U. of Pittsburgh
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University
Current: Assistant Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
lcheng@wpi.edu
Dr. Jinhui Yan
Ph.D. in Structural Engineering/Computational Science, Mathematics and Engineering, UC San Diego
M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, Peking University, China
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, China
Current: Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
yjh@illinois.edu
Dr. Shiva Esna Ashari
Ph.D. in Mechanics, Materials & Structures, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University
M.S. in Structural Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran
B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran
Current: Senior Engineer, AECOM
Dr. Arash Samaei
Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Merced
Current: Senior Scientist, GTI Energy
Ph.D. Students
Stephen Lin
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2019
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
StephenLin2014@u.northwestern.edu
Current: Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Jonathan Dallmann
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2021
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
B.S. in Physics, Bethel College
Current: Mathematics Instructor, Center for Preparatory Studies, Nazarbayev University
jonathan.dallmann@nu.edu.kz
Lichao Fang
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2022
B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, China University of Petroleum
Current: Postdoc, Stanford University
Master’s Students
Roberto Votta
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2021
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2021
MJ Sarfi
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2019
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
MohammadjavadSarfi2021@u.northwestern.edu
Ben Sonin
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2017
B.S. in Engineering Physics, Tulane University
BenjaminSonin2015@u.northwestern.edu
Rhushikesh Ghotkar
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2016
Contact
Greg Wagner
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern University
gregory.wagner@northwestern.edu
847-491-4138