Graduate Students

Ph.D. Candidate
NSF GRFP Fellow
Amritha is 3rd year Ph.D. student in the Thayer School of Engineering. She previously was a dual degree, receiving her B.S. and B.E. in biochemistry/biophysics from Amherst College and in biomedical engineering from Dartmouth, respectively. Amritha is originally from Rocky Hill, CT and is interested in regenerative medicine, improving patient care, and STEM education. 

Ph.D. Candidate
Surgical Innovation Ph.D. Fellow
Peter is a 4th year Ph.D. candidate in the Thayer School of Engineering. Originally born in the south of France, Peter lived there throughout his early childhood before moving to southern NH where he attended high school. Peter earned his B.A. in Physics from Colgate University, and went on to earn his M.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed his masters thesis in medical device design for Urogynecology applications. Peter is currently fascinated by the interface between implants and native tissue. He plans to explore how uniquely designed and fabricated tissue scaffolds can cooperate with human tissue and anatomical environments to improve current medical strategies. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, skiing, reading Stephen King novels and listening to music.

Ph.D. Candidate
Surgical Innovation Ph.D. Fellow
E.E. Just Graduate Fellow
Adelaide is a 4th year Ph.D. candidate studying tissue engineering in the Thayer School of Engineering. In 2022, Adelaide earned her B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Binghamton University where she worked on soft matter mechanics research and co-founded the Watson Combat Robotics League. Her current research interests include musculoskeletal regeneration, dermal and epidermal engineering, and biomedical device implantation and biocompatibility. Outside of lab, Adelaide enjoys writing, hiking, and reading. She can also be found traveling (usually somewhere with a beach), and singing way too loud in the car.

Ph.D. Student
Aleyna is a 2nd year Ph.D. student at Thayer School of Engineering. Originally from Los Angeles, she graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in Biology and later received a M.S. in Modern Human Anatomy at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She is interested in the applications of tissue engineering and improving bone healing in patients. She also enjoys going up hills and running, skiing, or biking down them.

Ph.D. Candidate
Afton is a 4th-year Ph.D. candidate at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, co-mentored with Prof. Doug Van Citters. She earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Montana State University and spent five years as a research technologist at the Mayo Clinic before beginning her graduate studies. Her research focuses on tendon aging, orthopedic biomaterials, and STEM outreach and education. Outside the lab, Afton enjoys skiing, mountain biking, backpacking, and hiking.

Ph.D. Candidate
Levi is a 4th year Ph.D. candidate in the Thayer School of Engineering. He is originally from Brooklyn, New York and completed his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Levi's interests include the intersection of the human body and mechanical engineering, especially 3D design and computational modeling/simulation. Outside of academics, Levi enjoys mentoring FIRST robotics teams and finding random ways to spend time with friends. 

Ph.D. Student
Maria is a first-year Ph.D. student at the Thayer School of Engineering. She is originally from João Pessoa, Brazil, and recently earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her undergraduate research focused on leveraging the unique properties of eggshells to create microscopic, three-dimensional scaffolds that mimic the structural and biological features of bone. She is interested in continuing to use unconventional biomaterials to engineer biological structures to improve patient outcomes and advance sustainable approaches in regenerative medicine. In her free time, she enjoys baking, skiing, traveling, and reading Elin Hilderbrand’s novels.