Principal Investigator

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Lili Cai

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2016
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2012
B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, USTC, 2009

Email: lilicai@illinois.edu
Google Scholar, UIUC Profile, CV

Postdoctoral Scholars

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Md Salauddin

Year joined               Fall 2023
Graduate school       Kwangwoon University
Graduate major        Electronic Engineering
Email      md87@illinois.edu

Graduate Students

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Kai Zhou

Degree program       PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined               Spring 2019
Undergrad school     University of Science and Technology of China
Undergrad major      Thermal Science and Energy Engineering
Email      kaizhou2@illinois.edu

Ho Kun Woo

Degree program       PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined               Fall 2020
Undergrad school     Korea University
Undergrad major      Materials Science and Engineering
Email      hokunkw2@illinois.edu

Yoon Young Choi

Degree program       PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined               Fall 2021
Undergrad school     Sungkyunkwan University
Undergrad major      Materials Science and Engineering
Email      yychoi3@illinois.edu

Taewoo Kim

Degree program       PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined               Fall 2022
Undergrad school     Yonsei University
Undergrad major      Mechanical Engineering
Email      tk21@illinois.edu

Pranto Karua

Degree program       PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined               Fall 2023
Undergrad school     Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
Undergrad major      Mechanical Engineering
Email      pkarua2@illinois.edu

Sadman Sakib

Degree program       PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined               Spring 2024
Undergrad school    Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST)
Undergrad major      Mechanical Engineering
Email      ssakib2@illinois.edu

Jun Sang Park

Degree program       MS in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined               Fall 2023
Undergrad school      University of Texas at Austin
Undergrad major      Mechanical Engineering
Email      junsang5@illinois.edu

Diya Patel

Degree program       MS in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined               Fall 2023
Undergrad school      University of Illinois Chicago
Undergrad major      Mechanical Engineering
Email      dpate306@illinois.edu

Siddhi Surawar

Degree program       MS in Materials Science and Engineering
Year joined               Spring 2024
Undergrad school    Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Undergrad major    Materials Science and Engineering
Email      surawar2@illinois.edu

Undergraduate Students

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Juan Reynoso

Degree program       BS in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined              Fall 2023

Urim Song Zhu

Degree program      BS in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined             Fall 2023

Aryan Arora

Degree program      BS in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined             Spring 2024

Venkata Krishna Teja Kolla

Degree program      BS in Mechanical Engineering
Year joined             Summer 2024

Alumni

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Adrian Manjarrez

Degree program       MS in Mechanical Engineering
Year graduated         August 2022