People

Faculty

Professor John Dabiri (Photo: Alan Vidali) John O. Dabiri, Ph.D.
Centennial Professor

Bio / CV
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Phone: +1 (626) 395-2118



Research Scientist

Matthew Fu

Matthew Fu, Ph.D.
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Graduate Students

Simon Anuszczyk

Simon Anuszczyk
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2019
B.A., Astrophysics, Columbia University, 2020
M.S., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2022



Nina Mohebbi

Nina Mohebbi
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016
M.S., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2022



Noa Yoder

Noa Yoder
B.S., Mechanical and Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019
M.S., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2023




Alumni

Roni Hilel Goldshmid

Roni Hilel Goldshmid, Ph.D.
B.S., Environmental Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 2012
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 2016
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 2020
Postdoctoral Scholar, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, Caltech, 2020-2024
First position after Dabiri Lab: Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, San Diego State University



Kelsi Rutledge

Kelsi Rutledge, Ph.D.
B.S., Marine Biology and Environmental Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2016
M.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles, 2018
Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles, 2023
Postdoctoral Scholar, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, Caltech, 2023-2024
First position after Dabiri Lab: Research Scientist, Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Peter Gunnarson

Peter Gunnarson, Ph.D.
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, 2019
M.S., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2020
Ph.D., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2024
First position after Dabiri Lab: Hope Street Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory


Nathan Wei

Nathan Wei, Ph.D.
B.S.E., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 2017
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2020
Ph.D., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2023
First position after Dabiri Lab: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania


Matthew Fu

Matthew Fu, Ph.D.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 2013
M.A., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 2015
Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 2018
Postdoctoral Scholar, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, Caltech, 2020-2022
First position after Dabiri Lab: Co-Founder, Tendo Technologies


Jen Cardona

Jen Cardona, Ph.D.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Brown University, 2015
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2018
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2021
First position after Dabiri Lab: Consultant, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3)


Nicole Xu

Nicole Xu, Ph.D.
B.S.E., Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2014
M.S., Bioengineering, Caltech, 2015
Ph.D., Bioengineering, Stanford University, 2020
First position after Dabiri Lab: NRC Research Associate, Naval Research Laboratory


Michael Howland

Michael Howland, Ph.D.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2016
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2018
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2020
First position after Dabiri Lab: Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Valerie Troutman

Valerie Troutman, Ph.D.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2013
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2015
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2019
First position after Dabiri Lab: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering


Isabel Houghton

Isabel Houghton, Ph.D.
B.A., Atmospheric Science, University of California, Berkeley, 2015
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2017
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2019
First position after Dabiri Lab: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Data Institute, University of San Francisco


Ian Brownstein

Ian Brownstein, Ph.D.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Brown University, 2013
M.S., Space Engineering, Caltech, 2014
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2018
First position after Dabiri Lab: Co-Founder, XFlow Energy



Kristy Schlueter-Kuck

Kristy Schlueter-Kuck, Ph.D.
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 2008
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2013
M.S., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2015
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2018
First position after Dabiri Lab: Hibbitt Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University


Mahdi Abkar

Mahdi Abkar, Ph.D.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2007
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2010
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 2014
Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2015-2017
First position after Dabiri Lab: Assistant Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark


Anna Craig

Anna Craig, Ph.D.
(with J. R. Koseff)
B.S., Applied Physics, Caltech, 2012
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2014
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2017
First position after Dabiri Lab: Director's Postdoctoral Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory


Daniel Araya

Daniel Araya, Ph.D.
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2008
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2011
M.S., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2012
Ph.D., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2015
First position after Dabiri Lab: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston


Monica Martinez Wilhelmus

Monica Martinez Wilhelmus, Ph.D.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2010
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 2012
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 2015
First position after Dabiri Lab: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of California at Riverside


Matthias Kinzel

Matthias Kinzel, Ph.D.
Dipl.-Ing., Mechanical Engineering, TU Darmstadt, 2006
Dr.-Ing., Mechanical Engineering, TU Darmstadt/ETH Zurich Joint Program, 2010
Postdoctoral Scholar, Aeronautics, Caltech, 2010-2014
First position after Dabiri Lab: Assistant Manager, KPMG


Clara O'Farrell

Clara O'Farrell, Ph.D.
B.S.E., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 2008
Ph.D., Control and Dynamical Systems, Caltech, 2013
First position after Dabiri Lab: Guidance and Control Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory


Robert Whittlesey

Robert Whittlesey, Ph.D.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2008
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2008
M.S., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2009
Ph.D., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2013
First position after Dabiri Lab: Associate, Exponent, Inc.


Janna Nawroth

Janna Nawroth, Ph.D.
B.S., Molecular Biotechnology, University of Heidelberg, 2004
M.S., Molecular Biotechnology, University of Heidelberg, 2007
Ph.D., Biology, Caltech, 2012
First position after Dabiri Lab: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University


Kelly Rakow Sutherland

Kelly Rakow Sutherland, Ph.D.
B.S., Biology, Tufts University, 1999
M.S., Biology, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 2004
Ph.D., Biological Oceanography, MIT/WHOI Joint Program, 2010
Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioengineering, Caltech, 2009-2011
First position after Dabiri Lab: Research Associate, University of Oregon


Kakani Katija Young

Kakani Katija Young, Ph.D.
B.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, 2004
M.S., Aeronautics, Caltech, 2005
Ph.D., Bioengineering, Caltech, 2010
First position after Dabiri Lab: Postdoctoral Fellow, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


Lydia Ruiz

Lydia Ruiz, Ph.D.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, UCLA, 2003
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 2004
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 2009
First position after Dabiri Lab: Associate, Exponent, Inc.


Jifeng Peng

Jifeng Peng, Ph.D.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 2002
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, SUNY Stonybrook, 2004
Ph.D., Bioengineering, Caltech, 2009
First position after Dabiri Lab: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Alaska


Shawn Shadden

Shawn Shadden, Ph.D.
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2001
Ph.D., Control and Dynamical Systems, Caltech, 2006
Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioengineering, Caltech, 2006
First position after Dabiri Lab: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University


AnnMarie Polsenberg-Thomas

AnnMarie Polsenberg-Thomas, Ph.D.
(with J. W. Burdick)
S.B., Ocean Engineering, MIT, 2001
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 2002
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 2006
First position after Dabiri Lab: Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, University of St. Thomas (MN)