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: samaveritt@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

 Undergraduate Students

Sarah Hwang Undergraduate Research Assistant (2023-present) Email: sjhwang@stanford.edu	Jasmine Vallejo Undergraduate Research Assistant (2024-present) Email: jasminev@stanford.edu
Hailey Hwang Undergraduate Research Assistant (2024-present) Email: hhhwang@stanford.edu	Marcellina Chang Undergraduate Research Assistant (2024-present) Email: mchang32@stanford.edu
Amiri Tate Undergraduate Research Assistant (2024-present) Email: amiri03@stanford.edu	Ilana Aguiar Cohen Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: iacohen@stanford.edu
Ana Palacios Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: apalacios@stanford.edu	Caleb Nangle Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: cnangle@stanford.edu
Marcarious Amoah Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: mamoah@stanford.edu	Chloe Kim Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: chlo3kim@stanford.edu

Alumni