Lab Members
Anne E. Staples, PI
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
PhD, Princeton University, 2006
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Recent Alumni
Max Mikel-Stites
MS Student, Mechanical Engineering
BS, University of Rochester
Project: Fly auditory acoustics, mathematical modeling
Nathan Davis
MS Student, Biomedical Engineering
BS, Virginia Tech, 2023
Project: Effects of elevated intracranial pressure on a cerebral vein model
Julia Wakefield
BS Student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Flapping insect wing, CAD, 3D printing
Shuyu Zhang
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
BS, Virginia Tech, 2020
Project: Medical device microfluidics, 3D printing, human participant studies
Mrigank Dhingra
MS Student, Mechanical Engineering
BS, Manipal Institute of Technology, 2020
Project: Deep learning based closure modeling
Emma Sparks
MS Student, Mechanical Engineering
BS, Virginia Tech, 2019
Project: Fly-inspired directional microphone, COMSOL modeling
Ruhit Sinha
PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
MS, South Dakota State University, 2020
Project: CFD, porous media modeling of hemodialysis
Harsheel Dhruva
BS Student, Neuroscience/Data Science
Project: Medical device development, device design and fabrication, human subjects