OUR TEAM
OUR TEAM
FOCUS: We use experimental techniques rooted in optics, continuum mechanics, and acquire
full-field deformations to determine properties of materials and biological systems.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
jbestrad at umich dot edu
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., Solid Mechanics, Brown University
Sc.M., Solid Mechanics, Brown University
Sc.B., Materials Science and Engineering, MIT
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Bachir A. Abeid
babeid at umich dot edu
Bachir A. Abeid
babeid at umich dot edu
Ph.D. Candidate, Mech. Eng.
M.S.E., Mech. Eng., University of Michigan
Sc.B., Mech. Eng., Brown University
Denislav P. Nikolov
dnikolov at umich dot edu
Denislav P. Nikolov
dnikolov at umich dot edu
Ph.D. Candidate, Mech. Eng.
M.S.E., Mech. Eng., University of Michigan
B.S., Mech. Eng., Cal Poly Pomona
Joseph Beckett
jbecktt at umich dot edu
Joseph Beckett
jbecktt at umich dot edu
Ph.D. Student, Mech. Eng.
B.S., Mech. Eng., Dayton University
Arjun Sundararajan
arjunsun at umich dot edu
Arjun Sundararajan
arjunsun at umich dot edu
Masters (SUGS) Student, Mech. Eng.
B.S., Mech. Eng., University of Michigan
VISITING RESEARCHERS
Zhiren Zhu
zhiren at umich dot edu
Zhiren Zhu
zhiren at umich dot edu
M.Sc., Civil Eng., Johns Hopkins University
M.Sc., Structural Eng., University of Minnesota
B.S., Civil Eng., Univ. of Massachusetts – Amherst
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS
Sophia Newton
sknewton at umich dot edu
Sophia Newton
sknewton at umich dot edu
Mechanical Engineering, '23
Lark Sawyer
lmsawyer at umich dot edu
Lark Sawyer
lmsawyer at umich dot edu
Mechanical Engineering, '24
Becca Cuomo
rcuomo at umich dot edu
Becca Cuomo
rcuomo at umich dot edu
Mechanical Engineering, '23
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