MCMB Team
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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
Vignesh Perumal
Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Rowan University
Email: vip23@drexel.edu
Research Interests
Computational Mechanics, Multiscale Topology Optimization, Design Optimization for Advanced Manufacturing
Ebrahim Maghami
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
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
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.