We love what we do, and we do it with passion!
Graduates
Leila Rezaei
Ph.D. student
Project: Modeling the soft elasticity of Liquid Crystal Elastomers, behavior of LCEs in compression for biomedical applications
Research interests: Smart materials, Elastomers, Bioengineering and Biomedical devices, Biomechanics
| M.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | 2018 |
| B.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | 2013 |
Email me: Leila.rezaei@okstate.edu
Abby Haddox
Master student
Project: Compressive behavior of LCEs, finite element simulation of LCEs and skin
Previous projects: Postural stability of pregnant women, Differential Scanning Calorimetry of smart elastomers
Research Interests: smart materials, elastomers, biomechanics
| M.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | 2023 |
| B.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | 2021 |
Email me: abby.haddox@okstate.edu
Nissrine Aziz
Master student
Project: 4D printing of Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Research interests: 3D printing, smart materials, materials characterization, and elastomers
| M.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | planned 2023 |
| B.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | 2021 |
Email me: nissrine.aziz@okstate.edu
Undergrads
Caroline King
Undergrad researcher Mechanical Engineering
Project: Obesity and Musculoskeletal modeling of pregnancy
Research interests: biomechanics
| B.Sc. | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 2026 |
Email me: Caroline.king@okstate.edu
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Laplace and Fourier
Emotional support
Project: Sleep study
Research interests: more sleep and food.
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Former Team Members
Graduate researchers
Jeremy Perez, M.Sc. MechE 2021
LCE behavior under pressure, ischemia in the dermis
Zozef Siddiqui, M.Sc. MechE 2021
Structure-property relationships in 4D printed liquid crystal elastomers
Likhitha Ippagunta, M.Sc. MechE 2021
Effect of pregnancy-induced mass gain and footwear on postural stability
Clément Brousse, M.Sc. MechE 2020
The viscoelastic Poisson’s ratio of webs
PhD student Colorado State U.
Manogna Jambhapuram, Ph.D. MechE 2020
Viscoelasticity phenomena in roll-to-roll manufacturing – Two case studies of industrial relevance
Process Engineer, Kimberly-Clark
Tyler Estrada, M.Eng. MechE 2018
Local polydomain-monodomain transition in liquid crystal elastomers
Mechanical Engineer at United States Air Force in the Non-Destruction Program Office
Undergraduate researchers
Somebody, MechE
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Somebody, MechE
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Somebody, MechE
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Iris Borunda, B.Sc. Mech, 2025
Influence of obesity on musculoskeletal models
Hannah Kunze, MechE
Tristan Zoll, MechE
Radial actuation of LCEs
Oscar Mallet, Ecole Centrale Nantes, B.Sc. MechE 2020
Tori Ruszkowski, B.Sc. ChemE Okstate 2018, M.Sc. ChemE Columbia 2019.
Self-folding of smart elastomers
Systems Engineer, Blue Origin Contract
MS2M Lab 