Members

Sacchita Tiwari 
PhD student, Mech. Eng. (Jan. 2018 – present)
Research: Dynamic properties of soft materials including tissues using seeded laser-induced cavitation.
-B.S. (2016): Mech. Eng., Tribhuvan University of Nepal
– Email: sacchitatiwa@umass.edu
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Anuraag Gangineri 
PhD student, Mech. Eng. (Jan. 2019 – present)
Research: Dynamic characteristics of multifunctional polymer composites
-B.S. (2013): Mech. Eng., JNTUH, Hyderabad, India
-M.S. (2015): Manufacturing. Eng., VIT, Tamilnadu, India
– Email: agangineri@umass.edu
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Zongling Ren 
PhD student, Mech. Eng. (Oct. 2019 – present)
Research: Extreme fracture toughness of nanoporous polymer and composites.
-B.S. (2015): Mat. Sci. Eng., Chongqing University, China
-M.S. (2019): Aerospace Eng., Chongqing University, China
– Email: zonglingren@umass.edu
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Iremnur Ceylan 
PhD student, Materials Science Engineering (Sep. 2023 – present)
Research: High-entropy alloys under extreme deformation
-B.S. (2020): Metallurgical & MSE, Y?ld?z Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
-M.S. (2022): MSE, Y?ld?z Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
– Email: iceylan@umass.edu
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Doa Kim
PhD student, Mechanical Engineering (Sep. 2024 – present)
Research: Mechanical metamaterials under extreme conditions
-B.S. (2021): Optical & Mechatronics Eng., Pusan Nat. Univ.
-M.S. (2023): Cogno-Mechatronics Eng., Pusan Nat. Univ.
-Email: doakim@umass.edu
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Jushua Kang 
Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering (May 2024 – present)
Research: High-resolution 3D laser printing
– Email: jmkang@umass.edu
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