Mr. Md Hafizur Rahman
Graduate student
Email: mhrsazal@nevada.unr.edu
Education: MSc., Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University, Georgia, USA, 2020;
B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh, 2015
Research Interest: Ionic Liquids, Tribology, Corrosion, Plastic Oil, Surface Engineering
Mr. Subin Antony Jose
Graduate student
Email: subinaj@nevada.unr.edu
Education: M.Tech., Industrial Metallurgy, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India, 2020; B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Saintgits College of Engineering, Kerala, India, 2016
Research Interests: Self-lubricating composites, Cold Spray Additive manufacturing, Tribology, Powder Metallurgy
Mr. Angus McCarroll
Graduate Student
Email: angusg.mccarroll@nevada.unr.edu
Education: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, 2022
Research Interests: Tribology, Ionic Liquids, Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation, Surface Engineering
Mr. Mayur Wakchaure
Graduate Student
Email: mwakchaure@nevada.unr.edu
Education: B.E Mechanical Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India, 2017
Research Interest: Tribology, Finite element analysis, Peening techniques
Undergraduate Research Students
Lincoln Pinoski(2025-present)
Shanti Quinto (2025-present)
Highschool Participants
Vera van der Linden, Bishop Manogue Catholic High School, NV (2024-present)
Previous Group Members
Research Associate
Ø Dr. Carlton Reeves, 2015-2020
Ø Dr. Emad Omrani, 2018-2020
Ø Dr. mohammadreza Daroonparvar, 2020-2023
Ph.D. Scholars
Ø Dr. Arpith Siddaiah
M.S. Students
Ø Arjun Manoj
Ø Zac Monette
Ø Brian Dsouza
Ø Scott Dooley
Ø Merbin John
Ø Soumya Sikdar
Ø Amanendra Kumar Kushwaha
Undergraduate Researchers
Ø Arthur (Artie) Henderson, Summer internship, Santa Clara University, 2019
Ø Ashton Chan, NSF-REU Summer internship, New York University, 2019
Ø Victor Shamanaev, NSF-REU Summer internship, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2019
Ø Parker Hill, UNR (2020-2021)
Ø Carson Sawchuk, UNR (2019-2021)
Ø Brian Dsouza, UNR (2020-2021)
Ø Kimberley Aguilar, UNR (2021)
Ø Tatianna Macias (2021-2023)
Ø Harmony Werth (2021-2022)
Ø Kevin Watson (2021-2022)
Ø Aaksheta Agnel (2022-2023)
Ø Austin Vallaster (2022-2023)
Ø Angus McCarroll (2021-2023)
Ø Kimberley Aguilar, UNR (2021)
Ø William Moore (2023)
Ø Robert Gillespy (2022-2023)
Kaitlin Leong (2023-2024)
Casey Baldwin (2023-2024)
Bryan Vega (2023-2024)
Jacob Frizell (2022-2024)
Chase Owens (2023-2024)
Christopher Pinar (2023-2024)
Highschool Participants
Ø Harshavardhini Manivannan - Davidson Academy, NV (2020-2021)
Ø Limal Shaji - Granite Bay High School, CA (2021-2022)
Ø Tanisha Fernandes - Oakmont High School, CA (2021-2022)
Ø Rohan Upadhyay - Mira Loma High School, CA (2021-2022)
Ø Rishi Upadhyay - Mira Loma High School, CA (2021-2022)
Ø Divya Janarthanan - Whitney High School, CA (2021-2022)
Ø Ansh Thakkar - Rocklin High School, CA (2021-2022)
Ø Kairav Gonur - Granite Bay High School, CA (2021-2022)
Ø Suchir Goli - Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, CA (2021-2022)
Ø Julius Klenke - Reno High School (2021-2022)
Ø Sai Manivannan, Davidson Academy, NV (2022-2024)
Ø Rishi Upadhyay - Mira Loma High School, CA (2021-2024)