People

Academic Staff

Graduate Students

Franck Lab Alumni

Postdoctoral Alumni

Alexander McGhee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, The University of Arizona
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Postdoc (2023)

Xiangyu (Alex) Sun, Ph.D.
Research Scientist (Applied Mechanics Modeling), Corning Inc.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Postdoc (2022)

Jin Yang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Postdoc (2022)
California Institute of Technology, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Tsinghua University, B.Eng. Engineering Mechanics, Aerospace

Anu Tripathi
Postdoctoral Researcher, Robert Morris University/University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Ph.D. Civil Engineering (2020)
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, B.S. Civil Engineering (2015)

Jing Zhang, Ph.D.
Scientist II, University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Connecticut, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (2019)
Tsinghua University, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2009)
Tsinghua University, B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2007)

Michael Harman, Ph.D.
Ximedica
Brown University, Postdoc (2018)

Sangjin Ryu, Ph.D.
Affiliate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Brown University, Postdoc (2011)

Hyun-Jung Lee, Ph.D.
Postdoc, Georgia Tech
Brown University, Postdoc (2010)

Ph.D. Alumni

Elizabeth C. Bremer-Sai
Research Engineer-Rheologist, Avery Dennison
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (2025)
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2022)
Illinois Institute of Technology, B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2020)

Jialiang Tao
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (2022)
Brown University, Sc.M.

Harry Cramer III
Assistant Director for the IDDRC Cellular Imaging Core, Boston Children’s Hospital
Brown University, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2022)
Brown University, Sc.M.

Selda Buyukozturk
MIT Lincoln Labs
Brown University, Ph.D. Material Science (2021)

Lauren Hazlett Brunner
GlaxoSmithKline
Brown University, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2020)

Alexander K. Landauer
Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Brown University, Ph.D. Solid Mechanics (2019)

MohakPatel
Software Engineer, Google
Brown University, Ph.D. Solid Mechanics (2019)

Mark Scimone
Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire
Brown University, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2019)

Jon Estrada
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Brown University, Ph.D. Solid Mechanics (2017)

Eyal Bar-Kochba
Senior Scientist, Johns Hopkins University
Brown University, Ph.D. Engineering (2015)
Brown University, Sc.M. Engineering (2010)

David Stout
Assistant Professor, California University Long Beach
Brown University, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering (2014)

Jennet Toyjanova
Engineer, Ximedica
Brown University, Ph.D. Solid Mechanics (2014)

M.S. Alumni

Annalise Daul
Blue Canyon Technologies
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2023)

Luke Summey
Bioscience Sales Specialist, Nikon Instruments
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Research Engineer (2022)
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2020)

Nomin Khishigsuren
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2022)

Angel Chukwu
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2020)

Daniel Klotz
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Brown University, Sc.M. Biotechnology (2018)

Christina Andrews
Johnson Matthey
Brown University, Sc.M. Biomedical Engineering (2018)

Paul Hopkins
Drug Product Engineer, Amgen
Brown University, Sc.M. Biomedical Engineering (2017)

Alana Levine
R&D Global Baby Scientific Engagement, Kenvue
Brown University, M.Sc. Biotechnology

Ashok Seetharam
Brown University, Sc.M. Biomedical Engineering (2016)

Justin Morse
Engineer, Ximedica
Brown University, Sc.M. Biomedical Engineering (2014)

Undergraduate Alumni

Natalie Schick
University of Vermont, Ph.D. Student
Rutgers University, B.A. Cognitive Neuroscience (2025)

Karina Buttram
Wayne State University School of Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Biomedical Engineering (2024)

Griffin Radtke
Harvard University, Ph.D. Student
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2024)

Gracie Kreissler
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Biomedical Engineering (2024)

Echo Zhiqin Xu
Columbia University, Ph.D. Student
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2022)

Sam Yin
Carnegie Mellon University, Graduate Student
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2021)

Jeni Farmerie
University of California, Berkeley, M.S. Student
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2021)

Aneesh Heintz
Brown University, Sc.B. (2018)

Anna Seto
Systems Engineer, Raytheon
Brown University, Sc.B. (2018)

Shababa Binte Matin
Brown University, Sc.B. Biomedical Engineering (2017)

Kyle McNamara
M.D./Ph.D. Student, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest
Brown University, Sc.B. (2014)

Eugenia Gurvich
Goldman Sachs
Brown University, Sc.B. (2013)

Dingyi Sun, Ph.D.
Brown University, Postdoc
Brown University, Sc.B. (2012)

Tiffany Lin
Brown University, Sc.B. Physics (2012)

Mark Guttag
Ph.D. Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Brown University, Sc.B. (2012)

Anastassia Astafieva
Continental Tire Corp
Brown University, Sc.B. (2012)

Katrina Wilson
Brown University, Sc.B. (2011)