Lab Members

Liang Zhu, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Students

Ph.D. Students

	Dr. Qinghong He, graduated in 2002, was an engineer at Jabil, Florida, currently working as a senior engineer in Dells, Austin, Texas.
	Dr. Chenguan Diao, graduated in 2003, currently is a Principal Engineer at Alcon, CA.
	Dr. Yunjian Wang, graduated in 2006.
	Dr. Maher Salloum, graduated in 2007, worked as a Postdoc at JHU, currently is a senior member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA.
	Dr. Katisha Smith, graduated in 2010, currently is a senior aerospace engineer at Perspecta, Inc, Ohio.
	Dr. Anilchandra Attaluri, graduated in 2012, worked as a Postdoc at JHU, currently is an Assistant Professor at Penn State University — Harrisburg.
	Dr. Navid Manuchehrabadi, graduated in 2014, worked as a Postdoc Research Associate at the University of Minn, currently is an engineer in Angiodynamics in Boston, MA.
	Dr. Alex LeBrun, graduated in 2015, worked as a bioengineer at ACell, Maryland, currently working at Integra LifeSciences, Maryland.
	Dr. Qimei Gu, graduated in 2019, currently working as a researcher in the FDA, Maryland.
	Dr. Manpreet Singh, graduated in 2022, currently working in ARL, Maryland.
	Dr. Myo Min Zaw, graduated in 2023, currently working as an Advanced Aerothermal Engineer at ST Engineering- Middle River Aerostructure, Maryland.

M.S. Students

	Ms. Maithreyi (Bommadevara) Jaddu, graduated in 2001, currently a patent agent at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittmann LLP, Mclean, Virginia.
	Ms. Smitha Achanta, graduated in 2007.
	Mr. Albert J. Bachmann, graduated in 2007, currently an Associate Consultant in SSA&COMPANY, New York.
	Mr. Michael Eginton, graduated in 2007, currently a senior mechanical engineer in BlueCrest, Baltimore, Maryland.
	Mr. Thomas Schappeler, graduated in 2009, currently an engineer in Northrop Grumman, Maryland.
	Ms. Jennifer Gill, graduated in 2011, currently an patent examiner in US Patent Office, Virginia.
	Mr. Yonghui Chen, graduated in 2012, currently an engineer and owner of Tricolor Engineering, CA.
	Mr. Alireza Chamani, graduated in 2014, currently is a Project Manager at AEGIS Mechanical Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland.
	Ms. Catherine Bartgis, graduated in 2015, currently is an engineer in BGE in Maryland.
	Ms. Ashley Wayne, graduated in 2018, currently an engineer in Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Virginia.
	Mr. Edwin Quinn, graduated in 2020, currently working in Jacobs, Maryland.
	Mr. Alex Caporale, graduated in 2022, currently working in DALY Computers, Maryland.
	Mr. Md Jawed Nareem, graduated in 2024.
	Mr. Veda Venkata Ramana Bireshetty, graduated in 2024, currently working in Fuyao Glass America, Ohio as a product development engineer.

B.S. Students

	Angela Earnest, B.S at UMBC, currently working at the
	Danielle Stephenson, B.S. at UMBC, currently a  a member of technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA.
	Michael Clarks, B.S. at UMBC, was a Ph.D. student at University of Maryland Baltimore.
	Dianne Weeks, B.S. at UMBC, was a graduate student at U Penn, currently the Clinic Director at ATI Physical Therapy.
	Jessandra Hough, B.S. (UMBC), MS (U Michigan), currently an patent examiner in US Patent Office, Virginia.
	Andrew Horton, B.S. at UMBC, currently a patent examiner in mechanical engineering at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
	Juan Alvarez, B.S. and M.S. at UMBC, currently works as a ‎Staff Engineer Technologist in GE Aviation.
	Korine Duval, B.S at UMBC, Ph.D. at Duke University, currently works in APL.
	Christopher Wooten, B.S. at UMBC, currently is an engineer at Army Evaluation Center, Maryland.
	Randy Huber, B.S. at UMBC, currently is a Construction Manager at Schneider Electric, Maryland.
	Peter Dillon, B.S. at UMBC, currently is an engineer at Northrop Grumman, Maryland.
	Andrew Lee, BS and MS at UMBC.
	Amirreza Saharkhiz, BS at UMBC, currently is a business technology analyst in Accenture, Maryland.
	James Cruz, BS at UMBC.
	Kenneth George, BS at UMBC, currently is a freelance CAD designer in Maryland.
	Jessica Boesch, BS at UMBC, currently working in the OIT at UMBC.
	Emre Brock, BS at UMBC, currently is a design engineer in GE Appliances, Kentucky.
	Jordan Bendler, BS at UMBC, currently is a mechanical engineering in Northrop Grumman, Maryland.
	Lucas, McCullum, BS at UMBC, currently a PhD student at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
	Hector Flores, BS at UMBC, currently working as an engineer in a Navy research lab.
	William Kauffman, BS at UMBC, currently working as a repair technician in Home Depot.
	Naomi Gordon, BS at UMBC,  currently working as a research and development engineer in Kubanda Cryotherapy in Baltimore Maryland.
	Edwin Quinn, BS at UMBC, currently working as a Deputy Chief in the United States Department of Defense in Washington DC.
	Jacob Lombardo, undergraduate student at UMBC, in progress
	Salman Mirza, undergraduate student at UMBC, in progress
	Emily Kosloski, undergraduate student at UMBC, in progress