MixingLab People
OPENINGS: Interested in becoming part of the team? Email a cover letter and curriculum vita. Interested in summer research as an undergraduate? We usually evaluate candidates in mid-February.
Current team
Douglas H. Kelley is Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a PhD in physics from the University of Maryland. He held postdoctoral appointments at Yale University (in mechanical engineering) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (in materials science and engineering). Previously he earned an MS from Auburn University and a BS from Virginia Tech. Doug is a member of the American Physical Society, ASME, and AAAS.
Doug's ORCiD profile | Doug's Google Scholar profile
218 Hopeman Hall
Rochester, NY 14627-0132
Kimberly Boster is a Research Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Prior to this she was a Postdoctoral Associate at University of Rochester and a Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow at Purdue University. She obtained her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University, studying phase-change heat transfer on superhydrophobic surfaces. She also earned an MS studying human vocal fold fluid-structure interactions and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University.
Kimberly's LinkedIn profile | Kimberly's ORCiD profile
Yisen Guo is a computational scientist at the University of Rochester. He obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Louisville, studying multiphase flow simulations of drop impingement dynamics. He also earned an MS from Oregon State University and a BS from Shandong University in China.
Kevin Wagner is a Research Analyst supporting the MixingLab team as well as the broader Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Mohammad Y. Abdelshafy (Yasser) is pursuing a PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Rochester. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in mechanical and energy engineering from Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt. There, he built an experimental setup for a solar-assisted, PVT desiccant evaporative air conditioner for the semi-arid climate of Cairo. He is also a member of the Egyptian Society for Renewable Energy (ESRE).
Yiming Gan is pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester. Previously, he earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Science and Technology of China.
Keelin Quirk is pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester.
Aditya Ranjan is pursuing a PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Rochester. He obtained his master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai where he conducted research on transdermal drug delivery. Previously, he earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Netaji Subhash Engineering College (NSEC), Kolkata.
Athena Summers is is pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester.
Mohammad Vaezi is is pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester.
Taylor Bayarerdene is pursuing a BS in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester with minors in Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering.
Jaysen Cong is a Computer Science major undergraduate senior student at the University of Rochester. He comes from Anchorage Alaska and is looking to pursue a PhD degree in the future.
Devin Wong is pursuing a BS in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rochester and is also an e5 Scholar.