This summer, we are delighted to have two interns join the lab – Zach Yashar and Joshua Ma. Zach is a rising junior from UIUC majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Economics. He is a Virginia local who graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Joshua is a sophomore at Glenelg High School with a strong interest in pursuing a career in engineering.

It is fantastic to work with you, Zach and Joshua!

It it with great pleasure to welcome Henry Gagliardi and Chase Yankowski to join the lab as the first graduate students. Henry received his B.S. from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2022 after which he worked for Texas Instruments as a ceramic packaging engineer for their Digital Micromirror Devices (DMDs). Chase received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in December 2023, and worked in the nuclear industry for a year afterwards.