Lab Members
Anne E. Staples
Associate Professor, BEAM PhD, Princeton University, 2006
Lab Director/PI
Shuyu Zhang
MS/PhD Student, BEAM
BS, Virginia Tech, 2020
Project: Microfluidics for drug delivery, 3D printing, microfluidics fabrication
Mrigank Dhingra
MS Student, ME
BS, Manipal Institute of Technology, 2020
Project: Deep learning based closure modeling
Ruhit Sinha
PhD Student, BEAM
MS, South Dakota State University, 2020
Project: Fluid dynamics of hemodialysis, PINNs
Max Mikel-Stites
MS Student, BEAM
BS, University of Rochester
Project: Auditory acoustics in a parasitoid fly, mathematical modeling, simulation
Julia Wakefield
BS Student, BME
Project: Flapping insect wing, CAD, 3D printing
Saadbin Khan
PhD Student, BEAM
MS, Oklahoma State University, 2019
Project: Insect respiration, Lattice Boltzmann simulation
Emma Sparks
MS Student, BEAM
BS, Virginia Tech, 2019
Project: Fly-inspired directional microphone, COMSOL modeling
Recent Alumni
Jamie Brennan
BS Student, BEAM
Project: Microfluidics for drug delivery, COMSOL modeling
Demi Poulous
BS Student, BEAM
Project: Microfluidics for drug delivery, 3D printing, microfluidics fabrication
Afreen Khoja
Post-Bacc Researcher
BS, Virginia Tech, 2021
Projects: Microfluidics for drug delivery, flapping insect wing, CAD design, 3D printing, microfluidics fabrication
Tyler Rodriguez
BS Student, BEAM
Project: Microfluidics for drug delivery, microfluidics fabrication