People

	Dr. Emily M. Ryan (CV) ryanem@bu.edu (617) 353 – 7767 Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineer Division of Materials Science and Engineering Duan Family Faculty Fellow, Faculty of Computing and Data Science Associate Director, Institute for Global Sustainability Associate Director, Kilachand Honors College
Graduate Students
	Elyssa Penson (CV) emp019@bu.edu Education B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Bucknell University, 2021 Current Research Computational modeling and quantitative analysis of metal electrodeposition structure
	Raina Tung krtung@bu.edu Education B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 2024 Current Research Computational modeling of dendrite growth in structured electrolyte of metal batteries
	Daniel Ellis danellis@bu.edu Education B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2025 Current Research Development of meso-scale computational models for redox flow batteries
Undergraduate Students
	Maya Lobel mrlobel@bu.edu Education B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Boston University Current Research Modeling the effect of pulse charging protocols on dendrite growth in Lithium metal batteries

Alumni

Dr. Madison Morey
Group Position: Ph.D. Graduate Student
Thesis Title: Understanding Surface Characteristics and their Effects on Dendrite Growth at the Anode-Electrolyte Interface of Lithium Batteries

Dr. Ziqing (Jack) Zhao
Group Position: Ph.D. Graduate Student
Thesis Title: Optimizing Machine Learning for Engineering: The Importance of Algorithm Selection

Maya Lobel
Group Position: Undergraduate Student
Research Topic: Modeling the effect of pulse charging protocols on dendrite growth in Lithium metal batteries

Dr. Andrew Cannon
Group Position: Ph.D. Graduate Student
Thesis Title: Understanding Transport Effects on Dendrite Formation

Trevor Melsheimer
Group Position: Undergraduate Student
Research Topic: Modeling the effect of pulse charging protocols on dendrite growth in Lithium metal batteries

Sofiya Filippova
Group Position: Undergraduate Student
Research Topic: Computational modeling of carbon capture systems, aided by machine learning

Amanda Baumann
Group Position: Undergraduate Student
Research Topic: Computational modeling of carbon capture systems, aided by machine learning

John Loftus
Group Position: Undergraduate Student
Research Topic: Computational modeling of dendrite growth in Li metal batteries

Dr. Kathy Dupre
Group Position: Ph.D. Graduate Student
Thesis Title: Relating Porous Media Structure To The Darcy-Forchheimer Model

Dr. Erin Arai
Group Position: Ph.D. Graduate Student
Thesis Title: Modeling Surface Tension Dominated Interfacial Dynamics using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

David Wagner
Group Position: M.S. Graduate Student
Research Topic: Modeling of operation and degredation of SOFCs

Sandra Abago
Group Position: M.S. Graduate Student
Research Topic: Thermodynamic modeling of reactions and degredation in SOFCs

Dr. William Lane
Group Position: Ph.D. Graduate Student
Research Topic: Sub-grid filtering models for heat transfer in multiphase flows

Dr. Jinwang Tan
Group Position: Ph.D. Graduate Student
Research Topic: Operation and degradation of advanced battery technologies

Carlos H. P. Coutinho
Group Position: Undergraduate Student
Research Topic: Kinetics, charge and mass transport of the cathode in SOFCs

Katie Henshaw
Group Position: High-School Research Intern (RISE)
Research Topic: Modeling degradation of Li-air battery cathodes

Luis B. Luque
Group Position: Undergraduate Student
Research Topic: Modeling heat transfer in multiphase flows; Simulating an activated carbon fluidized bed reactor

Christopher Moulder
Group Position: M.S. Graduate Student
Research Topic: Uncertainty quantification and analysis of multiphase flows

Tatiana Sokolinski
Group Position: M.S. Graduate Student
Research Topic: Materials informatics of liquid crystals for advanced batteries

Emily Broude
Group Position: High-School Research Intern (RISE)
Research Topic: Modeling the effects of pore geometry in lithium air batteries

Benjamin A. Schrage
Group Position: M.S. Graduate Student
Research Topic: Modeling the operation and degradation of solid-oxide fuel cells

Kelsey R. Bilsback
Group Position: Undergraduate Research Assistant
Research Topic: Modeling heat transfer in two-phase fluidized beds

Adit Namdev
Group Position: High-School Research Intern (RISE)
Research Topic: Modeling the effects of tortuosity in lithium air batteries

Mascot

	Bailey (2007-2022) Bailey was the orignial lab mascot and was with the lab for its first 12 years. RIP.
	Whiskey Gus (2023-present) Gus is the new lab mascot and is doing his best to fill Bailey’s paws.