Principal Investigator

Daniel M. Harris
Associate Professor of Engineering

Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, MIT
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University

Email: daniel_harris3@brown.edu
Website: vivo.brown.edu/display/dharri15
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Postdocs

Chase Gabbard

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University

Email: chase_gabbard@brown.edu
Current Project: Bouncing to coalescence transition for droplet-bath impacts.

Adrian Herrera-Amaya

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Penn State
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Guanajuato
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Guanajuato

Email: adrian_herrera-amaya@brown.edu
Current Project: Swimming and propulsion at intermediate Reynolds numbers.

Robert Hunt

Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S., Physics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Email: robert_hunt@brown.edu 
Current Project: Fluid-solid interactions at the capillary scale.

Minki Kim

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing, University of Michigan
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University

Email: minki_kim@brown.edu
Current Project: Computational modeling of fluid dynamics and mixing processes in rocking bioreactors.

Graduate Students

John Antolik
PhD Candidate

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Brown University

Email: john_antolik@brown.edu
Current Project: The role of impactor flexibility in water entry.

Jack-William Barotta
PhD Candidate

B.S., Mathematics, MIT

Email: jack-william_barotta@brown.edu
Current Project: Self-propulsion and collective motion of objects at a vibrating fluid interface.

Ashley Kraekel
PhD Candidate

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, George Washington University

Email: ashley_kraekel@brown.edu
Current Project: The role of nose shape and impactor flexibility in water entry.

Elvis Alexander Agüero Vera
PhD Candidate

M.S., Applied Mathematics, Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada
B.S., Engineering and Physics, Universidade Federal da Integração Latinoamericana

Email: elvis_alexander_aguero_vera@brown.edu
Website: elvispy.github.io
Current Project: Droplet impact on non-wetting solid substrates.

Undergraduate Students

Audrey Gallagher
Senior in Engineering

Email: audrey_gallagher@brown.edu
Current Project: Development of custom electromagnetic shaker.

Yesenia Gómez
Brown/RISD Dual Degree Program (5th Year)

Email: yesenia_gomez@brown.edu
Current Project: Development of interfacial microrobot.

Tristan Keyser-Parker
Junior in Engineering

Email: tristan_keyser-parker@brown.edu
Current Project: The role of nose shape and impactor flexibility in water entry.

Sarah Nguyen
Sophomore in Engineering

Email: sarah_nguyen1@brown.edu
Current Project: Self-assembly and propulsion of wave-driven particles at a fluid interface.

Joseph Quinton
Junior in Engineering

Email: joseph_quinton@brown.edu
Current Project: Cavity formation during unsteady water entry.

Luke Rossi
Junior in Engineering

Email: luke_s_rossi@brown.edu
Current Project: Computational modeling of cellular kinetics in rocking bioreactors.

Jennifer Shim
Junior in Applied Math

Email: jennifer_shim@brown.edu
Current Project: Modeling and optimization of wave-driven propulsion of interfacial microrobot.

Chandler Zhu
Junior in Engineering

Email: chandler_zhu@brown.edu
Current Project: Drag and lift on partially submerged objects at an air-water interface.

Research Engineer

Eli Silver

B.S., Engineering and Physics, Brown
B.F.A., Furniture Design, RISD

Email: eli_silver@brown.edu