MCMB Team
MCMB’s Spring Party 2026
MCMB’s Summer Party 2025
MCMB’s Spring Party 2024
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MCMB’s Spring Celebration 2023
MCMB’s Fall Workshop 2022
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MCMB’s Spring Celebration 2022
MCMB Lab 2021 Holiday Celebration
MCMB & Friends circa 2020
Alumni
PhD Students
Sarah Malik (PhD Student)
Autonomous Systems and AI Engineer at Johns Hopkins University
Co-advised by Professor Antonios Kontsos (Rowan University) & Professor Ahmad Najafi (Drexel University)
Email: sm3658@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Digital Thread/Digital Twin, Internet of Things, Fracture, Fatigue, Damage Detection, Structural Health Monitoring, Additive Manufacturing
Vignesh Perumal (PhD Student) 
Computational AM Scientist at CAMINNO
Email: vip23@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Computational Mechanics, Multiscale Topology Optimization, Design Optimization for Advanced Manufacturing (PhD Student)
Ebrahim Maghami (PhD Student)
Senior Materials Engineer at ASML
Email: em956@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Biomechanics, Bone Microstructure Modeling, Fracture, Optimization in Orthopedic Implants Design, Bioceramics and 3D Tooth Modeling
Reza Pejman (PhD Student)
Senior CAE Engineer at Tesla
PhD Dissertation: “Multi-physic Design Optimization of Multifunctional Composites: A Case Study on Structural Battery and Microvascular Composites”
Email: rp698@drexel.edu
Nolan Black (PhD Student)
Software Engineer at Simens
Email: njb89@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Dynamic Design Optimization, Energy Propagation, Advanced Manufacturing
Amir Sadighi (PhD Student)
Senior CAD/CAE Engineer at Stryker
Email: amir.sadighi@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Fracture Mechanics, Phase-Field Models for Fracture, Modeling of Fracture in Bone Structures and Composites, Biomechanics, Crashworthiness and Energy Absorption, Dynamic Loading, Composites, Optimization
Jordan Stolle (PhD Student)
Research Associate
Email: jts376@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Biomechanics, Design Optimization, Human Motion Analysis, Finite Element Methods
MS Students
Samarth Patel (MS Student)
MEM MS Student
Email: sp3835@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Computational Mechanics, Design Optimization, Finite Element Analysis
Timothy Speck (MS Student)
Mechanical Engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center
Email: ts3355@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Computational Mechanics, Design Optimization, Finite Element Methods
Isabella Snyder (MS Student)
PhD Student at Johns Hopkins University
Email: ims55@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Design of Multifunctional Materials, Computational Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis
Michael Iannota 
MEM MS Student
Email: mi387@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Computational Mechanics, Design Optimization, Finite Element Analysis
Marykate Dugan (MEM BS/MS Student)
Engineer at Siemens
Master Thesis: “Design of Actively-Cooled Microvascular Composites: A Parametric Study on Thermophysical Properties”
Email: mrd332@drexel.edu
Gabriel Holder (MEM BS/MS Student)
Systems Engineer II (AI/ML) at Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT)
Master Thesis: “Geometric projection-based design optimization for manufacturable structures subjected to transient dynamic loads”
Email: gjh56@drexel.edu
Chase Foley (MEM BS/MS Student)
Mechanical Design Engineer at ASML
Master Thesis: “Computational fracture analysis of carbon fiber composites structural batteries”
Email: cef88@drexel.edu
Ronald Vitola (MEM BS/MS Student)
Analysis Engineer at Quartus Engineering
Master Thesis: “Design optimization of structures subjected to
transient dynamic loads under uncertainty”
Email: rjv49@drexel.edu
Timothy Josephson (MEM BS/MS Student)
Started Ph.D. position at Boston University
Master Thesis: “A micro-structural analysis of the mechanical behavior of cortical bone through histology and image processing”
Email: toj23@drexel.edu
Jason Moore (MEM BS/MS Student)
Engineer at Peraton Company, Colorado
Master Thesis: “Mechanical response and damage evolution of
microstructural cortical bone under compression and tension”
Email: jpm368@drexel.edu
Het Patel (MEM MS Student)
Engineer at Jabil Inc.
Email: hp393@drexel.edu
Yiming Zhan (MEM MS Student)
Engineer at Guangdong Bright Dream Robotics
Email: yz672@drexel.edu
Christopher Spencer (MEM BS/MS Student)
Engineer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
Email: cjs398@drexel.edu
Moise Morel (MEM BS/MS Student)
Engineer at Boeing
Email: mm4585@drexel.edu
Mario Frakulla (MEM BS Student)
Email: mf849@drexel.edu
BS Students
Daniel Agbara 
MEM BS Student
Email: dca57@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Computational Mechanics
Sean Kerrane 
MEM BS Student
Email: sk4236@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Computational Mechanics, Finite Element Analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Fracture in Bone
Jack Pirtle 
MEM BS Student
Email: jcp358@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Computational Mechanics, Machine Learning, Finite Element Analysis
Aboubakare Diaby 
MEM BS Student
Email: ad3875@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Finite Element Analysis, Design Optimization
Visiting Scholars
Sebastian Salgado (BS Student, Cornell University)
Sebastian is an undergraduate student at Cornell University graduating in 2024, majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Aerospace. Sebastian is a sub-team leader of Cornell Electric Vehicles, a student-run engineering project team dedicated to designing the world’s most fuel efficient vehicle.