
Principal Investigator

Melanie Ecker, PhD
Assistant Professor
Started the Lab in Fall 2019
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Graduate Students

Joy-anne Najwa Oliver
Ph.D. Candidate in MTSE with a concentration in BMEN
Joined the lab in the Fall of 2019

Ensieh Bavi
Ph.D. Candidate in Physics with a concentration in BMEN
Joined the lab in the Summer of 2024

Jack Slayton
MS Student in BMEN
Joined the lab in the Spring of 2024

Niyukti Raut
MS Student in BMEN
Joined the lab in the Fall of 2024

Sara Swank
MS Student in BMEN
Joined the lab in the Fall of 2024
Undergraduate Students

Sarah Mehr
B.S. Student in BMEN
Joined the Lab in the Spring of 2024


Kaustubh Gurnani
B.S. Student in BMEN
Joined the Lab in the Spring of 2025

Neha Reddy
TAMS Student
Joined the Lab in the Spring of 2025
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Previous Students
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