PhD Alumni

Dr. Bethany Lettiere
Thesis Title: Thesis
Awarded: February, 2023. MIT.
Current Position: Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Dr. Cécile Chazot
Thesis Title: Spatially-Directed Interfacial Polymerization
Awarded: May, 2022. MIT.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Northwestern University.

Dr. Daniel Oropeza
Thesis Title: Testbeds for Advancement of Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing with Application to Reactive Binder Jetting of Ceramics
Awarded: August, 2021. MIT.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara .

Dr. Adam Stevens
Thesis Title: High throughput extrusion additive manufacturing rate limits and system design
Awarded: August, 2021. MIT.
Current Position: R&D Staff Member, ORNL.

Dr. Nigamaa Nayakanti
Thesis Title: Nanostructured electroadhesive and electrofrictive surfaces for dexterous grasping and manipulation
Awarded: January, 2021. MIT.
Current Position: Research, Google DeepMind.

Dr. Justin Beroz
Thesis Title: Precision pipetting and crack-free colloidal assembly
Awarded: June, 2019. MIT.
Current Position: PhD Candidate, MIT Physics.

Dr. Abhinav Rao
Thesis Title: Mechanics and manufacturing of crosslinked cellulose nanocomposites
Awarded: December, 2018. MIT.
Current Position: Product Engineer, Lam Research.

Dr. Jonathan Gibbs
Thesis Title: Porosity and Microstructure Control in Metal Additive Manufacturing by Selective Laser Melting
Awarded: July, 2018. MIT.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Departmemt of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy.

Dr. Hangbo Zhao
Thesis Title: Liquid Manipulation Using Engineered Carbon Nanotube Surfaces
Awarded: June, 2017. MIT.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Northwestern University.

Dr. Jinjing Li
Thesis Title: Repeatable High-Yield Carbon Nanotube Growth by Moisture-Controlled Decoupled Chemical Vapor Deposition
Awarded: December, 2015. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Research Affiliate, MIT.

Dr. Brittan Farmer
Thesis Title: Modeling and Simulation of Carbon Nanotube Growth
Awarded: April, 2015. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota.

Dr. Ryan Oliver
Thesis Title: High Throughput Photopatterning and Interactive Manipulation of Microparticles and Microorganisms
Awarded: November, 2014. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Michigan.

Dr. Sei Jin Park
Thesis Title: Carbon Nanotube Microarchitectures for Mechanical Metamaterials
Awarded: July, 2014. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Seoul National University.

Dr. Mostafa Bedewy
Thesis Title: Collective Mechanochemical Growth of Carbon Nanotubes
Awarded: November, 2013. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Davor Copic
Thesis Title: Fabrication of Polymer and Nanocomposite Microstructures and Microactuators by Capillary Infiltration and Replica Molding
Awarded: September, 2013. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Research Associate, University of Cambridge.

Dr. Erik Polsen
Thesis Title: Robust Synthesis and Continuous Manufacturing of Carbon Nanotube Forests and Graphene Films
Awarded: March, 2013. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Program Manager, Automated Armor Manufacturing ManTech Program.

Dr. Eric Meshot
Thesis Title: Dynamics and Limiting Mechanisms of Self-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Growth
Awarded: December, 2011. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Staff Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Dr. Sameh Tawfick
Thesis Title: Mechanocapillary Forming of Filamentary Materials
Defended: November, 2011. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign.
Master’s Alumni

Ioannis Dagres
Thesis Title: Simulation-Based Lattice Geometry Optimization of a Lightweight Metal Marine Propeller for Additive Manufacturing
Awarded: May 2019. MIT.
Current Position: Lieutenant of the Hellenic Navy, Naval Engineer

Ben Awuondo
Thesis Title: Long Range Planning of Manufacturing Footprint
Awarded: June 2018. MIT.
Current Position: CEO – Additive Africa

Emily Hanhauser
Thesis Title: Dry Preservation of Heavy Metal Contaminants Using Cation Exchange Resins for Improved Water Quality Monitoring.
Awarded: June, 2017. MIT.
Current Position: Graduate Student, MIT.

Stuart Baker
Thesis Title: Design and Fabrication of an Open-architecture Selective Laser Melting System.
Awarded: February, 2017. MIT.
Current Position: Research Engineer, United States Air Force.

Johannes Weinberg
Thesis Title: A precision blade mechanism for powder recoating in selective laser melting.
Awarded: 2018. MIT.
Current Position: Pilot Trainee. United States Air Force

Ryan Penny
Thesis Title: Precision Location of Additively Manufactured Components Using Integral Kinematic Couplings.
Awarded: June 2018. MIT.
Current Position: Graduate Student. MIT.

Crystal Owens
Thesis Title: Modular LEGO Bricks Microfluidics.
Awarded: February, 2017. MIT.
Current Position: Graduate Student, MIT.

Bethany Lettiere
Thesis Title: Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Forests on Metal Foils for Battery Electrodes.
Awarded: February, 2017. MIT.
Current Position: Graduate Student, MIT.

Ron Rosenberg
Thesis Title: Screen-printed Ion Selective Electrodes for Soil Ion Detection.
Awarded: August, 2016. MIT.
Current Position: Mechanical Design Engineer, Tesla.

Jamison Go
Thesis Title: High-Throughput Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing.
Awarded: August, 2015. MIT.
Current Position: Engineer, Desktop Metal.

Abhinav Rao
Thesis Title: Multi-scale Mechanics and Deterministic Design of Carbon Nanotube Yarns.
Awarded: 2013. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Graduate Student, MIT.

Justin Beroz
Thesis Title: Precision Manipulation of Micro-Scale Liquid Volumes.
Awarded: 2013. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Graduate Student, MIT.

Anna Brieland-Shoultz
Thesis Title: Mechanics of Carbon Nanotube Composite Micropillars and Metal Thin Films for Graphene Growth.
Awarded: 2013. University of Michigan.
Current Position: ME Intern, OG Technologies.

Anand Nageswaran Bharath
Thesis Title: Experimental Investigation of Gas Flow through Carbon Nanotube Forests.
Awarded: 2011. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Senior Engineer – Combustion Research, Cummins Inc.

Sei-Jin Park
Thesis Title: Control and Measurement of Capillary Forming of 3-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube Microstructures.
Awarded: 2011. University of Michigan.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, MIT.
PostDoc Alumni

Dr. Cécile Chazot
Dates: 2022 – 2022
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University

Dr. Changhong Cao
Dates: 2018 – 2020
Current Position: Assitant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University

Dr. Michael Bono
Dates: 2015 – 2019
Current Position: Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Precision Diagnostics Center, Boston University

Dr. Lei Liu
Dates: 2018 – 2019
Current Position: Mechanical Engineer, Sensata Technology

Dr. Kehang Cui
Dates: 2015 – 2018
Current Position: Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Dr. Atieh Moridi
Dates: 2016 – 2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Cornell

Dr. Michael Boutilier
Dates: 2017 – 2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University

Dr. Sanha Kim
Dates: 2013 – 2017
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Dr. Sebastian Pattinson
Dates: 2014 – 2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Dr. Christoph Meier
Dates: 2016 – 2018
Current Position:

Dr. Yu Zou
Dates: 2016 – 2017
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Dr. Hangbo Zhao
Dates: 2013 – 2017
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Northwestern University

Dr. Alvin Orbaek White
Dates: 2014 – 2016
Current Position: Senior Lecturer, Swansea University.

Dr. Scott Schiffres
Dates: 2014 – 2015
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Binghamton University.

Dr. JJ Wie
Dates: 2014 – 2015
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Inha University, Korea.

Dr. Sei Jin Park
Dates: 2014
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, MIT.

Dr. Viswanath Balakrishnan
Dates: 2012 – 2014
Current Position: Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi.

Dr. Dan McNerny
Dates: 2012 – 2014
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan.
Graduate Level Research Alumni
- Sanha Kim – 2017 – 2018
- Seungju Seo – 2017
- Chris Prohoda – 2013 – 2015
- Megan Roberts – 2009 – 2014
- Fabrice Laye – 2011 – 2013
- George Pavlidis – 2012
- Kendall Teichert – 2011
- Yuki Matsuoka – 2011
- Tom Serbowicz – 2011
- Anne Juggernauth – 2009 – 2010
- Masaki Watanbe – 2010
- Jong G. Ok – 2007 – 2009
- Sangwoo Han – 2008
- Kaushik Subramanian – 2008
Visitors, Undergraduates, and Other Researchers
- Abigail Nalbandian
- Adam Stevens
- Anthony Mark
- Bryan Yamasaki
- Charlene Xia
- Chris Parmer
- Daniel Cheng
- Daniel Nees
- Danny Vidaud
- David Mui
- Gary Marx
- Homayoon (Amir) Maghsoodi
- Ilias Anagnostopoulos Politis
- Nathan Spielberg
- David Dellal
- Rebecca Kurfess
- Jeremy Ng
- Jingjie Hu
- John Taphouse
- Keval Patel
- Kevin Lyons
- Levon Cimonian
- Michael Reinker
- Neil Patel
- Peter Diehr
- Sheng Jiang
- Steve Perkins
- Suraj Jaipalli
- Veronica Skarzewski
- Thomas Fick
- Jacob Rothman
- Helen Xu
- Reimar Weissbach