Fluids and STructures Laboratory
Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee
Principle Investigator
Appointments
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Associate Professor, August 2024
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Assistant Professor, August 2021 - July 2024
University of Central Florida, Assistant Professor, August 2016 – July 2021
Meggitt PLC, Senior Engineer, Global Programme Jan 2014 – July 2016
Education:
PhD (Mechanical Engineering), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014.
M.S (Mechanical Engineering), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012.
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.
PhD Students
Education:
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of New Mexico, 2020.
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of New Mexico, 2019.
Research Interests: seed mechanics, fluid-structure interaction, aerodynamics
Education:
MS. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Tennessee, 2024
B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering), Vanderbilt University, 2021.
Research Interests: water entry, robotics and mechatronic systems, control systems
Education:
MS. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Tennessee, 2025
B.S. (Mathematics), Lee University, 2022.
Research Interests: particle scavenging, drop mechanics
Education:
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran, 2024.
Research Interests: drop ejection, sloshing, and evaporation; microfluidics, CFD
Lab Alumni
Education:
Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering), University of Tennessee, 2025
MS. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Tennessee, 2024
B.S. (Electronics and Communications Engineering), University of the Philippines, 2019.
Research Interests: drop levitation, hydrometeor phenomena, vertical wind tunnel, raindrop infiltration of fur, robotics, control systems, artificial intelligence
Education:
M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2007.
Research Interests: hydrodynamics of fur and fur biofouling
Education:
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Central Florida, 2021.
M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, 2017.
B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), Bangladesh Univ. of Eng. & Tech. (BUET), 2014.
Research Interests: insect inspired dynamic motion, couple fluid-structure interaction
Education:
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Central Florida, 2020.
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Central Florida, 2019.
M.Phil. (Physics), University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, 2016.
B.S. (Physics & Mathematics), University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, 2013
Research Interests: interfacial fluid mechanics, insect locomotion on liquid interfaces, and renewable energy solutions
Education: PhD (Mechanical Engineering), University of Akron, Ohio, 2016.
Post-Doc: FaSt Lab, UCF, 2019-2020
Education:
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Central Florida, 2020.
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Central Florida, 2019.
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), FAMU-FSU, Tallahassee, FL, 2016.
Research Interests: natural phenomena of fluid dispersion, insect-solid interactions