People

Principal Investigator

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

Ph.D. Students

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	Luoyi Tang Ph.D. Student (2026-present)   Email: lytang@stanford.edu

Ph.D. Rotators

Munashe Chibinyani Ph.D. Rotator (2026-present)   Email: munashec@stanford.edu

Postdoctoral Researchers

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

Sarah Hwang MS'27, Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant (2025-present) Email: sjhwang@stanford.edu	Erfan Khoshnevis MS'27, Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant (2025-present) Email: erfank@stanford.edu
Jasmine Vallejo MS'27, Mechanical Engineering Graduate research assistant (2025-present) Email: jasminev@stanford.edu

 Undergraduate Students

Chloe Kim Undergraduate Research Assistant (2024-present) Email: chlo3km@stanford.edu	Luca Higgins Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: latwist@stanford.edu
Su Reh Undergraduate Research Assistant (2025-present) Email: sreh14@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