Principal Investigator
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Prof. Neelesh Patankar
Professor and Associate Chair of the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Post-doctoral Associate with Prof. Daniel D. Joseph from the University of Minnesota
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Email: n-patankar (at) northwestern dot edu
URL: http://patankar.mech.northwestern.edu
Phone: (847) 491-3021
Fax: (847) 491-3915
Postdoctoral scholars
Wenjun "Walter" Kou
Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied mechanics
M.S. in Solid Mechanics from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
B.S. in Civil Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University
Research: Esophageal transport
Email: wenjunKou2016 (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Graduate students
Namu Patel
Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
M.S. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics from Northwestern University
B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the New Jersey Institute of Technology
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology
Research: Neuromuscular mechanics, Aquatic locomotion
Email: namu (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Brennan Sprinkle
Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
M.S. in Applied Math and Computer Science from Colorado School of Mines
B.S. in Applied Math and Computer Science from Colorado School of Mines
Research: Aquatic locomotion, Brownian motion
Email: brennan (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Nishant Nangia
Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
M.S. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics from Northwestern University
B.S. in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research: Vehicle aerodynamics, Aquatic locomotion
Email: nish (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Tom Zhao
Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering
M.S. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics from Northwestern University
B.S. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics from Northwestern University
Research: Metasurface design
Email: tomzhao2014 (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Shashank Acharya
Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering
M.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania
B.E. (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Tech. & Science, Pilani
Research: Esophageal transport
Email: sach (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Bridget Popovic
M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University
B.S. in Manufacturing and Design Engineering
Research: Aquatic locomotion
Email: bridget.popovic (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Nichakarn "Pare" Laprungsirat
M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University
Research: Aquatic locomotion
Email: nichakarnlaprungsirat2016 (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Jiahui Liu
M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University
Research: Vehicle Performance
Email: jiahui877(at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Spencer Gellman
M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Research: Aquatic locomotion
Email: sgellman(at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Undergraduate students
Austin Han
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
Research: Odor source localization
Email: austinhan2018 (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Yosef Maynie
Undergraduate Student in Civil Engineering
Research: Fluid mechanics of ocean waves
Email: ymaynie (at) gmail dot com
Vyas Alwar
Undergraduate Student in Computer Science and Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
Research: Aquatic locomotion
Email: vyasalwar2018 (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Elizabeth McTighe
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing and Design Engineering
Research: Neuromuscular mechanics
Email: emctighe (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Avery Dempsey
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
Research: Metasurface design
Email: averydempsey2018 (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Shaan Savarirayan
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
Research: CO2 capture surfaces
Email: shaan (at) u dot northwestern dot edu
Alumni
Former doctoral students
- Wenjun "Walter" Kou, PhD
- Paul Jones, PhD
- Nitin Sharma, PhD
- Yong Chen, PhD
- Bo He, PhD
- Hua-Yi "Maggie" Hsu, PhD
- Oscar M. Curet, PhD
- Christine Darve, PhD
- Amneet Bhalla, PhD
- Rahul Bale, PhD
Former master's students
- David Ma
- Adrian Kirn
- Zachary Rachlin
- Angela Yang
Former postdoctoral associates
- Dr. Silviu Podariu
- Dr. Yong Chen
- Dr. Anup Shirgaonkar
- Dr. Srinivas Ramakrishnan
Former visiting scholars
- Xiuqing Hao, PhD
- Bai Ling, PhD