Sam LamontÌý(Ph.D.): Sam graduated from Binghamton University in upstate New York with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and joined the group in fall 2019. His research concentrates on computational modeling of soft matter, with specific emphasis on instabilities and localization in continuum modeling.
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RobertÌýJ. Wagner (Ph.D.): Rob graduated from Union College in Schenectady, NY with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2013).Ìý From 2013-2017 he worked as an Application Engineer for GE Oil&Gas in Houston, TX.Ìý Rob has a strong passion for sports science, biomechanics, nature and engineering, that jointly inspired him to pursue his Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering with the prospect of adapting nature’s designs to engineered systems.Ìý HisÌýresearch focuses on the theoretical modeling of mesoscopic, intrinsically dynamic soft networks and biomimetic design.
Kyle Weishaar (Ph.D.): Kyle is Ph.D. student in the applied math department who graduated from Regis University with a B.S. in mathematics. He joined the group in the spring of 2021. His research concentrates on the mechanics of slide ring networks and their applications to molecular machines.
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Dhileep Kumar Jayashankar (Ph.D.): Dhileep Kumar graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He joined the group in summer 2021 to work on the mechanics cell-hydrogel interactions.
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