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
Woongbi Cho Postdoc (2026-present)   Email: woongbi@stanford.edu

Master Students

Karla Naranjo-Jauregui MS’25, Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant (2025-present) Email: karlanj@stanford.edu	Sarah Hwang MS'26, Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant (2025-present) Email: sjhwang@stanford.edu
Erfan Khoshnevis MS '26, Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant (2025-present) Email: erfank@stanford.edu	Jasmine Vallejo MS '27, Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant (2026-present) Email: jasminev@stanford.edu

 Undergraduate Students

Chloe Kim Undergraduate Research Assistant (2024-present) Email: chlo3km@stanford.edu	Chisa Ogaki Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: cogaki@stanford.edu
Luca Higgins Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: latwist@stanford.edu	Su Reh Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: sreh14@stanford.edu
Ellia Cavanaugh Undergraduate Research Assistant (2026-present) Email: elliacav@stanford.edu	Joseph Jimenez Undergraduate Research Assistant (2026-present) Email: josephji@stanford.edu
Ayan Dalmar  Undergraduate Research Assistant (2026-present) Email: ayanli@stanford.edu	Yufei Chen Undergraduate Research Assistant (2026-present) Email: cathyc73@stanford.edu

Alumni