People
Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian
Associate Professor (April 2022-Present, CV)
Assistant Professor (August 2018-April 2022)
“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.”
Thomas Henry HuxleyCurrent Graduate Students
Niyem Bawana
PhD student in Mechanical Engineering (01/19-present)
Research interests: Drones, Formation Flight, Machine Learning, Aerodynamics
Michelle Sherman
PhD student in Electrical Engineering (08/20-present)
Ms. student in Mathematics (08/20-present)
Research interests: Space Exploration, Robotics, Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Machine Learning, sensors
Mariah Gammill
Ms. student in Mechanical Engineering (08/20-present)
Research interests: Space Exploration, Drones, Energy Harvesting, Design
Zachary Rubin
Master student in Mechanical Engineering (08/20-present)
Research interests: Drones, Swarm Flight, Flapping Wings, CFD, Experimental Aerodynamics, Design, Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Heated Boundary Layer
Anastasia Western
Master student in Mechanical Engineering (08/20-present)
Research interests: Robotics, Amphibious Systems, Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Machine Learning, Design
Douglas MacNinch
Master student in Mechanical Engineering (08/20-present)
Research interests: Drones, Smart City, Intelligent Systems, Charging Stations, Design, Manufacturing
Mario Moran
Ms. student in Electrical Engineering (08/20-present)
Undergraduate degree: Electrical Engineering
Research interests: Cluster Swarm, Robotics, Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Machine Learning, sensors
Summer Little
Ms. student in Mechanical Engineering (08/20-present)
Undergraduate degree: Civil Engineering
Research interests: Space Exploration, Autonomous Systems, Mars Structures, Atmospheric Studies
Salomon Maestas
Ms. student in Master of Science for Teacher (MST) (08/19-present)
Undergraduate degree: Material Engineering
Research interests: Drones, Flapping Wing, Heated Boundary Layer, Optimization, Bio-inspiration & biomimetics
Christopher Frederick
Master student in Mechanical Engineering (08/18-present)
Advised by Dr. Bakhtiyarov and co-advised by Dr. Hassanalian
Research interests: Thermal boundary layer, heat transfer, Thermal fluid science, Experimental design
Javad Shahmoradi
Master student in Mineral Engineering (08/19-present)
Advised by Dr. Pedram Roghanchi and co-advised by Dr. Hassanalian
Research interests: Drones application in mining industries
Siavash Norouzi
Master student in Computer Science and Engineering (08/19-present)
Advised by Dr. Ramyaa and by Dr. Hassanalian
Research interests: Computational mechanics, Machine learning
Caleb Jaquish
Master student in Mechanical Engineering (08/19-present)
Advised by Dr. Bakhtiyarov and co-advised by Dr. Hassanalian
Research interests: Thermal boundary layer, heat transfer, Thermal fluid science
Rebecca Sappington
Master student in Mechanical Engineering (08/18-present)
Research interests: Drones, Swarm Flight, Flight Dynamics, Optimization, Control, Aerodynamics, Design and Fabrication, Robotics
Steven Lukow
Master student in Mechanical Engineering (08/20-present)
Research interests: Drones, Space Robotics, Mechanism Design, Aerodynamics, Bioinspiration
Grace Tenorio
Master student in Mechanical Engineering (08/20-present)
Research interests: Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, heated boundary layer, renewable energy
Current Undergraduate Students
Brenden Herkenhoff
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (01/20-present)
Research interests: Drones, Amphibious Systems, Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Energy Harvesting, Design
Jarod Fisher
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (08/19-present)
Research interests: Drones, Amphibious Systems, Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Energy Harvesting, Design
Chris Dinelli
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (08/19-present)
Research interests: Drones, Amphibious Systems, Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Energy Harvesting, Design
Savannah Bradley
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (01/19-present)
Research interests: Drones, Piloting, Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Anti-Predator Systems, Navigation
Micaela Olivas
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (01/19-present)
Research interests: UAVs, Space Exploration, Design, Spherical Drones
Austin Maxwell
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (08/18-present)
Research interests: Robotics, Rovers, Space Exploration, Design, Manufacturing
Cole Dunning
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (08/19-present)
Research interests: Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Robotics, Rovers, Space Exploration, Design, Manufacturing
Rodrigo Cervantes
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (08/19-present)
Research interests: Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Robotics, Rovers, Space Exploration, Design, Manufacturing
Joseph Martinez-Ponce
B.SC in Mechanical Engineering (08/19-05/20)
Research interests: Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Robotics, Drones, Flapping Wing, Heated Boundary Layer
Current Position: General Engineer at Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
Megan Richardson
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (08/20-present)
Research interests: Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Robotics, Aquatic Systems, Design, Manufacturing
Michael Ward
Undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering (08/18-present)
Research interests: Robotics, Rovers, Space Exploration, Design, Manufacturing
Sarah Trujillo
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (09/20-present)
Research interests: Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Robotics, Rovers, Space Exploration, Design, Manufacturing
Trent Bjorkman
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (09/20-present)
Research interests: Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Robotics, Space Systems, Design, Manufacturing
Sara Lanctot
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (08/20-present)
Research interests: Planetary exploration, Drones, Morphing structures, Aerodynamics, Design and fabrication, Robotics
Visiting Students
Nicole Zint
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (05/20-Present)
Imperial College London , London, UK
Research interests: Drones, Flapping wing, Heated Boundary Layer
Thesis Title: Butterfly Drone- merging fashion with engineering
Victoria Pellerito
NSF-REU undergraduate student (06/19-01/20)
Lawrence Technological University, Michigan, USA
Research interests: Drones, Heated Boundary Layer, Space Exploration
Ian Templeton
NSF-REU undergraduate student (06/19-08/19)
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, USA
Research interests: Drones, Charging Stations, Design
Alumni
Gabriel Acosta
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (08/18-08/20)
Research interests: Drones, Space Exploration, Heated Boundary Layer
Thesis Title: Power management and energy harvesting mechanism for Venus-based drone: Challenges and solutions
Current Position: Torc Robotics
Amir Mirzaeinia
PhD candidate in Computer Science and Engineering (01/19-08/2020)
Volunteer researcher (Hired for Summer 2019)
Research interests: Drones applications, Smart cities, Swarming drones, Machine learning
Sina Mohammadi
PhD student in Biotechnology (01/19-08/19)
Academic Advisor
Research interests: Drones, Heated Boundary Layer, Hydro-kinetic Turbines, Renewable Energy
Current Position: PhD student at Chapman University
Nathan Guido
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (09/18-01/2020)
Research interests: Solar Drones, Design and Fabrication, Thermal-Fluid Science
Current Position: General Engineer at Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
Adam Christopher Hamm
Undergrad student in Mechanical Engineering (08/18-07/19)
Research interests: Robotics, Rovers, Space Exploration, Design, Manufacturing
Christopher Mooty
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (09/18-01/2020)
Research interests: Spherical Drone, Design, Manufacturing
Ryan Morelli
Undergraduate student in General Science (09/18-08/19)
Research interests: Drones, Smart City, Monitoring, Design and Manufacturing
Julian Bojorquez
Bachelor of Science in General Science (09/18-08/19)
Research interests: Drones, Design and Manufacturing, Anti-predator Systems
Quincy Bradfield
Undergrad student in Electrical Engineering (08/19-01/20)
Research interests: Drones, Energy Harvesting, Bio-inspiration & biomimetics, Navigation, Space Exploration