People
Principal Investigator

Alexandra Voloshina, PhD
Assistant Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California, Irvine
Email: avoloshi [at] uci [dot] edu
Doctoral Students

Sara Meschi
PhD Student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Northern Arizona University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology
SWE-OC Graduate Scholarship recipient (2024)

Kaushal Patel
PhD Student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UC Irvine
GAAN Fellowship recipient (2022-2024)

Parastoo Ali Pour
PhD Student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
M.S. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UC Irvine

Meghana Sagare
PhD Student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
Master’s Students

Erika McPhetridge
M.S. Student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California

Michael Thorne
M.S. Student, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UC Irvine
Undergraduate Students

Soham Apte
Mechanical Engineering

Justin Quan
Mechanical Engineering
Alumni
Undergraduate
Joseph Davis, MAE (2021-2022)
Christopher Villasenor, MAE (2021-2022)
Ari Niknia, MAE (2022)
Raksha Konanur, MAE (2022-2023)
Isra Malabeh, MAE (2023)
Zheng Guan, MAE (2023)
Allen Luo, MAE (2024)
Natalie Poist, MAE (2024)
Brianna Bayliss, MAE, UCLA (2024)
Master’s students
Paula Simó Higueras, MAE (2022-2023)
Michael Cazarez, MAE (2023-2024)

Location
University of California, Irvine
2123 Engineering Gateway
Irvine, CA 92697-3975