PhD Student Alumni
Dr. Mrunmayi Mungekar
Next position: Engineer at Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2020 - June 2024
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Honors, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2020
Minor in Computer Science & Engineering
Dr. Andrew Choi
Next position: Research Scientist at Horizon Robotics, Cupertino, CA
Department of Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2020 - December 2023
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, UC Davis, 2018
M.Sc. in Computer Science, UCLA, 2021
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-choi-42a062169/
Dr. Dezhong Tong
Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2018 - September 2023
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2018
Dr. Sangmin Lim
Next position: Assistant Professor, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy, Assistant Professor, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2018 - June 2023
B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, 2016
Personal website: www.sangminlim.org
Dr. Yayun Du (Daisy)
Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University
Ph.D. Student (Robotics and Control)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2018 - Present
B.Eng. in Automotive Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2016
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yayun-du-7a2bbb118/
Personal website: https://yayundu.com
Dr. Weicheng Huang
Next position: Tenure-track Professor, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
PhD Student (Solid and Structural Mechanics)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2017 - March 2021
B.Eng. in Engineering Mechanics, Tongji University, 2017
Postdoctoral Researcher Alumni
Leixin Ma
Next position: Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2021 - August 2023
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2021
S.M. in Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2017
B.S.E. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2015
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leixin-ma-b81a0a78/
Personal website: https://leixinma.mit.edu/
Guanjin Wang
Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2022 - March 2023
Postdoctoral Associate, University of Maryland, 2021-22
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 2020
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, 2019
M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2015
M.S. in Structural Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2014
B.S. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2012
Qiaofeng Li
Next position: Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
February 2021 - Present
Postdoctoral Associate, Virginia Tech, 2019-2021
Ph.D. in Mechanics, Tsinghua University, 2018
B.S. in Engineering Mechanics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2013
Personal Website: liqiaofeng1990.github.io/
Dr. Longhui Qin
Next position: Tenure-track Professor, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
July 2018 - November 2020
Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, 2017-2018
PhD in Mechatronics Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2016
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering & Automation, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2011
Researchgate: www.researchgate.net/profile/Longhui_Qin2
Google Scholar: scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=3BWZIkYAAAAJ
Master’s Student Alumni
Evelyn Nahyeon Kim
Masters in Mechanical Engineering (Robotics and Control)
Mechanical Engineering
Seoul National University
October 2023 - June 2024
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steamhyeon/
Yunbo Wang
Next position: Graduate Student in Civil & Environmental Engineering, UCLA
Masters Student (Robotics and Control)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2019 - July 2021
B.S. in Building Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2017
Sam Liu
Masters Student (Structural Materials)
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
March 2019 - July 2021
Structural Analyst, Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation, 2013-2016
M.S. in Structural Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 2013
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 2011
LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/yi-hsien-liu/
Fadhel Alsaffar (Fadil)
PhD Student (Solid and Structural Mechanics)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2018 - December 2019
Researcher, Center of Excellence for Green Nanotechnologies (CEGN), 2015-2018
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, KFUPM, 2014
Xinyi Li
Masters Student
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2019 - December 2019
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, 2019
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/xinyi-li-381161158
Jingyu Chen
Masters Student
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2018 - October 2019
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2017
Zicheng Fang
Masters Students
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Summer 2019
M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2018
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Miami, 2017
Zhaoxing Deng
Masters Student
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
Summer 2019
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2017
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhaoxing-deng-862a29149
Undergraduate Student Alumni
Priya Shah
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
June 2023 - December 2024
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priya-shah-
Vivika Martini
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
June 2023 - September 2024
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vivikamartini
Jason Irie
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2026
Mathematics of Computation
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2024 - December 2024
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-irie-2bb2b0243/
GitHub: https://github.com/Shoheicode
Patrick Dai
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2026
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2023 - December 2024
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-dai-ba954920a/
Tyler Limsnukan
Class of 2027
Mechanical Engineering
July 2024 - September 2024
Arjun Nair
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2026
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2024 - June 2024
Daniel Tsai
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2024 - June 2024
Yonatan Ahituv
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2027
Computer Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2024 - June 2024
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonatan-ahituv-665025296/
Samantha Tinney
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
February 2024 - June 2024
Sanjith Menon
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2026
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
February 2024 - June 2024
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjith-menon-a75515290
Mehul Jain
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2024
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2023 - June 2024
Edward Hwang
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2024
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2023 - June 2024
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-hwang-b3982b232/
Aleen Soghomonian
Web/Social Media Manager & Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2024
Psychobiology
University of California, Los Angeles
November 2022 - June 2024
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleen-soghomonian-450063255
Howard Zhu
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2024
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2023 - March 2023
Xinrong Li
Visiting Student Researcher, Class of 2023
Engineering Mechanics
Tsinghua University, China
October 2022 - February 2023
Harshini Manikanda Ilango
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2022 - December 2023
Avi Gerber
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2023 - June 2023
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-gerber/
Isaac Blender
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
March 2023 - June 2023
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iblender/
Oliver Simpson
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2024
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2023 - June 2023
Julia Chow
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Environmental Science
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2023 - June 2023
Nemi Desai
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2023 - June 2023
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nemidesai
Rebecca Charno
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2024
Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2022 - June 2023
Aaron Leland
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2022 - June 2023
Abhinav Nalla
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2022 - June 2023
Brian Park
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2024
Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2022 - June 2024
Anand Kumar
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2022 - June 2023
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-kumar-0bb530207/
Dylan Santora
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2023
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2022 - September 2023
Matthew Silva
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2023
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2022 - June 2023
Sumukh Johri
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2023
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2022 - June 2023
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumukhjohri/
Jonathan Chan
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2023
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
June 2022 - June 2023
Vinay Nagappala
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2024
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
March 2022 - June 2023
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinay-nagappala-76a671200/
Lenny Wu
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2023
Computer Science, Applied Mathematics
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2021 - June 2023
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lenny-wu
Personal website: http://vegamelon.com/
Nathan Gong
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2023 - June 2022
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-gong/
Manya Agrawal
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2024
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2022 - April 2023
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manya-agrawal-371b1a196/
Personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/manyaagrawal/home
Emery Yu
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2022
Mathematics of Computation
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2022 - Present
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanyang-emery-yu-4596761b0/
Personal website: https://emeryyu.github.io/
Gabriel Olin
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2022
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2021 - Present
Andrew Miller
Next position: Graduate Student at Stanford University
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2021
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2019 - June 2021
Shyan Shokrzadeh
Next position: Graduate Student at Stanford University
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2022
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2019 - Present
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shyan-shokrzadeh-139240170/
Vishal Kackar
Next position: Graduate Student at Stanford University
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2022
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2019 - Present
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vishalmkackar
Guofeng Zhang
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2023
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2020 - Present
Wenjie Mo
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2023
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2020 - Present
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/wenjie-mo-3a9821183
Chenda Duan
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2023
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2020 - Present
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chenda-d
Arthur Lovekin
Next position: Graduate Student at University of Michigan
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2022
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2020 - Present
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-lovekin/
Personal website: arthurlovekin.wixsite.com/welcome
Yuchen Yao
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2022
Mathematics of Computation
University of California, Los Angeles
April 2021 - Present
LinkedIIn: www.linkedin.com/in/yuchen-yao-b7aa9417a/
Personal Website: ausaryao.github.io/
Sruthi Mukkamala
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2022
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
June 2021 - September 2022
Deming Sun
Masters Student
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
November 2019 - December 2020
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Davis
Achyuta Yadunandan
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2023
Electrical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2020 - March 2021
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/achyutayadunandan/
Yu Zhou (Bryan)
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2023
Mathematics of Computation
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2020 - February 2021
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/yu-zhou-997359178/
Darren Tsang
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2021
Applied Mathematics & Statistics
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2020 - December 2020
Personal website: darrentsang.io
Bhrugu Mallajosyula
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2021
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2019 - December 2020
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bhrugum/
Chris (Siyuan) Li
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2021
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
March 2020 - August 2020
Xuanhe Li
Visiting Student Researcher
Engineering Mechanics
Department of Engineering Mechanics
Tsinghua University
August 2019 - January 2020
Jingyi Chen
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2020
Applied Mathematics
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2019 - June 2020
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jingyi-yazmine-chen-54382618b/
Angeline Liu
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2022
Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2019 - June 2020
Kellen Cheng
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2022
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2019 - October 2020
Zihang Zhao
Visiting Student Researcher
Mechatronics Engineering
School of Mechatronics Engineering
Harbin Institute of Technology
April 2019 - July 2019
Javid Kaveh
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2019
Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2018 - August 2019
Taiki Nagata
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2020
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2019 - July 2019
Jacqueline Lam
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2021
Electrical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
October 2018 - May 2019
Karunesh Sachanandani
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2021
Electrical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2017 - May 2019
Brian Raymond
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2020
Computer Science and Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
September 2017 - April 2018
Xilai Zhang
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2020
Electrical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2018 - September 2018
Keerthi Pradaa Balajee
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2020
Electrical Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles
January 2018 - August 2018
Luocheng Zheng
July 2018 - September 2018
Visiting Student, Summer 2018
Engineering Mechanics
School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University
Raymond Kwan
January 2018 - June 2018
Undergraduate Researcher, Class of 2020
Computer Science
University of California, Los Angeles