Team
Principal Investigator
Jiarong Hong, PhD
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering & St. Anthony Falls Lab
Office: ME 233
Office Phone: 1-612-626-4562
Email: jhong@umn.edu
Postdoc Researchers
Nathaniel Bristow, PhD
Research Interests:
- Turbulent boundary layers
- Planetary surface processes
- Flow imaging
Hobbies: Biking, hiking, basketball, frisbee
Graduate Students
Ruichen He
PhD student
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Digital Inline Holography, Machine Learning, Image Processing
Hobbies: Jogging, Movies, Skiing
Jiaqi Li
PhD student
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Bubbly flow, Machine Learning, Image Processing
Hobbies: Music, Swimming, Cooking
Arun Cherkkil
PhD student
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Experimental Fluid Dynamics, Large Scale Fluid Flows, Multiphase Flows, Image Processing
Hobbies: Basketball, Motorcycling, Trekking
Delaney Sanborn
PhD student
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Sensor Development, Digital Inline Holography, Machine Learning
Hobbies: Illustration, Crocheting, Baking
Rafael Grazzini Placucci
MS student
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Digital Inline Holography, Flow Imaging, Machine Learning
Hobbies: Weight-lifting, movies, biking
Kenneth Yee
MS student
Robotics
Research Interests: Machine Learning, Image Processing, Robotic Controls
Hobbies: Guitar, Building Computers, Fitness
Nikolas Pardoe
MS student
Robotics
Research Interests: Multi-vehicle drone navigation and control, machine learning, systems design
Hobbies: Triathlon (swiming/biking/running), building/flying drones, hiking, skiing, reading
Andrew Arsenault
MS student
Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Digital Inline Holography, Machine Learning, Image Processing
Hobbies: Fatbiking, cycling, bonsai, canoeing, camping, hiking, Backpacking
Visiting Scholars
Changchang Wang (2019-2021 ), PhD from Beijing Institute of Technology
Undergraduates
Sydney Romandine (2020- )
Eric Byrne (2020-)
Emily Troester (2021-)
Alumni
Postdoc Researchers
Yun Liu (2016-2017), Current Position: Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Purdue University, Northwest. LinkedIn
Yue Wu (2017-2018), Current Position: Associate Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology. LinkedIn
Biao Li (2017-2018), Current Position: Assistant Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology.
Cheng Li (2018-2019), Current Position: Researcher, National Energy Technology Laboratory. LinkedIn
PhD Students
Mostafa Toloui (2012-2016) http://z.umn.edu/mtoloui, Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Medtronic, Inc. LinkedIn
Ashish Karn (2012-2016) http://www.umn.edu/~karn, Current Position: Assistant Professor, India Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
Teja Dasari (2014-2018) http://z.umn.edu/teja, Current Position: Wind Energy Research Engineer, Xcel Energy. LinkedIn
Kevin Mallery (2014-2020), Current Position: Mechanical Engineer II, TSI. LinkedIn
Santosh Kumar Sankar (2014-2020), Current Position: Product Engineer, KLA Corporation. LinkedIn
MS Students
Sean Riley (2012-2014). LinkedIn
David Brajkovic (2013-2015), Current Position: Manufacturing Engineer, SpaceX. LinkedIn
Kaeul (Kayley) Lim (2018-2020), Current Position: PhD student, Purdue University.
Joseph Haynes (2018-2020). LinkedIn
Leo Kyungduck Yoon (2018-2020), Current Position: PhD student, Georgia Institute of Technology. LinkedIn
Visiting Scholars
Yi An (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Maximilian Trifonov (Friedrich-Alexander University)
Yunhua Jiang (Harbin Engineering University)
Renfang Huang (Tshinghua University)
2019-2020
2019-2020
2016-2017
2016-2017
Zhou Zhou (Ocean University of China)
Buyu Guo (Ocean University of China)
Shijie Qin (Zhejiang University)
Lei Cao (Tshinghua University)
2018-2020
2019-2020
2017-2018
2014-2015