Madhumitha Ravichandran
Madhumitha Ravichandran is a PhD candidate is interested in advancing heat transfer and sur- face engineering techniques to enhance the safety and performance of nuclear energy systems and to reduce environmental impacts. Specifically, her work is focused on new methods to in- crease boiling heat transfer limits, a key issue for the nuclear industry and other high-technology applications, such as aerospace and computer cooling. Madhumitha’s past research includes the computational modeling ...
Thanh Nguyen
Thanh Nguyen is a PhD candidate working at the frontiers of quantum materials research and topological quantum computation. Specifically, Thanh studies neutron scattering on topological semimetals, an emerging branch of physics of significant importance to microelectronics, energy conversions, and quantum computing. With the support of his MathWorks Fellowship, Thanh will expand several innovative projects that explore the functional behaviors in topological materials through experimental, th ...
Benjamin Dacus
Benjamin Dacus is a PhD candidate who is exploring how various materials respond in a fusion reactor environment at micro and macro levels. The goal of his work is to identify or fabricate materials well-suited to hostile conditions, from currently available metals to state-of-the-art radiation tolerant materials. With the support of a MathWorks Fellowship, Ben will expand his contributions to a world-first in situ ion irradiation transient grating spectroscopy (I3TGS) sys- tem. MATLAB-based ...
Yang Zhong
Yang Zhong is a PhD candidate whose broad research interests in thermal sciences encompass atmospheric water harvesting, thermal management of 2-D electronics, and machine learning for boiling. With the support of a MathWorks Fellowship, Yang is currently working on the fundamental water adsorption and engineering design of atmospheric water harvesting devices. Specifically, he is advancing a concept to harvest water in the atmosphere based on the principle of adsorption. By using the tempera ...
Haiqian Yang
Haiqian Yang is a PhD candidate whose research seeks to broaden understanding of the basic principles governing multicellular system dynamics in space and time. This knowledge is essential to advancing a wide variety of health and bioengineering applications, including tissue regeneration, suppression of tumor invasion, and control of embryo morphogenesis. Haiqian’s work utilizes cutting-edge optical tools to study the spatial and temporal organization of multicellular systems and to explor ...
Reimar Weissbach
Reimar Weissbach is a PhD candidate, as well as an MBA candidate through MIT Leaders for Global Operations, whose research applies innovative computation approaches in combination with experimental techniques to advance the field of additive manufacturing (AM). Specifically, Reimar investigates the role of particle adhesion in the spreading of thin powder layers used in metal 3-D printing. As a MathWorks Fellow, he will pursue an ambitious project to apply numerical modeling to all stages of ...
Eric Kevin Wang
Eric Kevin Wang is PhD candidate whose research in the field of robotics seeks to develop new techniques to make autonomous robotic manipulation more efficient and rich. Specifically, Eric is developing new planning algorithms for dynamic non-prehensile manipulation, which offers advantages in applications where object size, geometry, and surface properties are uncertain and quasistatic motions limit the solution space of complex transport tasks. With the support of a MathWorks Fellowship, Er ...
Wenhui Tang
Wenhui Tang is a PhD candidate whose research seeks to provide new understandings of cell behaviors in biological systems from physical and mechanical perspectives. With the support of her second MathWorks Fellowship, Wenhui will pursue a project focused on understanding the mechanics of development and growth of human lung alveolar systems in 3-D. Utilizing images collected by a confocal microscope, and MATLAB tools for computation, modeling, and data processing, she will study collective ce ...
Rachel Sun
Rachel Sun is a master’s candidate whose research applies innovative computation tools in the development of new nanofabrication techniques. Supported by a MathWorks seed grant, Rachel developed a groundbreaking fabrication method for microscale magnetic metamaterials with tunable properties, actuated by magnetic fields using a nanoscale 3-D printer. As a MathWorks Fellow, Rachel will continue to explore properties and fabrication approaches for acoustic metamaterials and reconfigurable, ar ...
Dhyllan Skiba
Dhyllan Skiba is a master’s candidate who is conducting pioneering research in calcium (Ca) metal anodes and electrolytes for rechargeable Ca batteries, which may offer key long-term advantages over Lithium-based batteries. Specifically, Dhyllan is working to develop new thermodynamics- based techniques to design Ca electrolytes that provide good ionic conductivity, yet also react at the electrode interface to form a new self-limiting layer with beneficial, protective properties. As a MathW ...