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Research Group

Fall 2024

Ritika, Mert, Yulin, Elena, Komal, Catherine, Raudel, Pei, Owen, and Lily

Spring 2024

Cadan, Jair, Kirubel, Elena, Komal, Vedha, and Raudel

Principal Investigator

Raudel Avila

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering


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Group Members 

Dr. Ritika Menghani (Rice University Academy of Fellows)

Pei Liu (PhD Student in MECH)

Yulin Zhou (PhD Student in MECH)

Chihtong (Lily) Lee
(Undergraduate CEVE)

Komal Talloo
(Undergraduate BioE)

Elena Carusetta (Undergraduate MECH)

Peiyan (Amy) Li
(Undergraduate, MECH) 

Joyce Shi
(Undergraduate, MECH) 

Catherine Stidham
(Undergraduate BioE)

Mert Culcu
(Undergraduate MECH, SURF) 

Owen Baenen
(Undergraduate, MECH) 

Alexis (Ella) Lopez
(Undergraduate, MECH)

Victoria Manjarrez Rivera
(Visiting Scholar, MECH)

Vedha Penmetcha
(Undergraduate BioSciences + Global Health)

Former Members 

Kirubel Ghebreab
(BSME - Spring 2024) 

Cadan Hanson
(BSME - Spring 2024)

Jair Gonzalez
(MSBE - Spring 2024)

Stenio Alves de Assis
(SURFN)