People

Principal Investigator

Ruike Renee Zhao  
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering  
Email: rrzhao@stanford.edu  
Personal webpage

Ph.D. Students

Yilong Chang Ph.D. Student (2022-present)   Email: yilongc2@stanford.edu	Jay Sim Ph.D. Student (2022-present)   Email: jsim10@stanford.edu
Sophie Leanza Ph.D. Student (2023-present)   Email: leanza@stanford.edu	Sam Averitt Ph.D. Student (2024-present)   Email: saveritt@stanford.edu

Postdoctoral Researchers

Lu Lu Postdoc (2022-present)   Email: lulu2@stanford.edu	Xiao Yang Postdoc (2024-present)   Email: xyang01@stanford.edu
Jeseung Lee Postdoc (2024-present)   Email: jeseung@stanford.edu	Luyuan Ning Postdoc (2025-present)   Email: ningly@stanford.edu

Master Students

Hang Yin MS’25, Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant (2023-present) Email: hangyin@stanford.edu	Jack Bernardo MS'25, Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant (2024-present) Email: bernardj@stanford.edu
Hugo Penichou Visiting master's student, EPFL Graduate research assistant (2025-present) Email: penichou@stanford.edu	Karla Naranjo-Jauregui MS'25, Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant (2025-present) Email: karlanj@stanford.edu

 Undergraduate Students

Sarah Hwang Undergraduate Research Assistant (2023-present) Email: sjhwang@stanford.edu	Jasmine Vallejo Undergraduate Research Assistant (2024-present) Email: jasminev@stanford.edu
Ilana Aguiar Cohen Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: iacohen@stanford.edu	Marcarious Amoah Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: mamoah@stanford.edu
Chloe Kim Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: chlo3kim@stanford.edu	Chisa Ogaki Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: cogaki@stanford.edu
Luca Higgins Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: latwist@stanford.edu

Alumni