Carnegie Mellon University

PhD Student Directory: A to P

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Medinat Akindele
Adams

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Rami Ariss
Pozzi

LinkedIn

My research explores applications of sequential decision making, reinforcement learning, and optimization methods to contemporary energy-transportation problems, including electric fleet design, route planning, and equitable ridepooling.

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Abhishek Arora
Acharya

LinkedIn

Theoretical and computational modeling of dynamical interactions in line defects including dislocations or cracks, with applications to plasticity, liquid crystal glass membrane, and earthquake rupture dynamics.

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Noah Asch
Gordon

LinkedIn

Using the UK Met Office Unified Model, I model aerosol-cloud interactions during coastal fog events.

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Mehul Bapat
Wang

LinkedIn

Investigating slip boundary condition in nanoscale Couette flow using molecular dynamics simulations of Lennard-Jones polymers.

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Runan Cheng
Qian

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Song Ling Chua
Dayal

LinkedIn

My research is on Phase Field Modelling for Mesoscale Granular Media

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Maral Doctor Arastoo
Flanigan & Berges

LinkedIn

My research is on cyber-physical-social infrastructure systems (CPSIS) with a focus on achieving human-centered and social objectives by actuating physical infrastructure systems.

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Miaosi Dong
Tang & Akinci

LinkedIn
Google Scholar

Digital Twin, Advanced Infrastructure System

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Hoacheng Duan
Qian

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Zhufeng Fan
Harper

LinkedIn

Assess how micromobility (shared bikes, e-scooters) reshape urban transportation

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Kevin Freymiller
Qian
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Cari Gandy
Samaras

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Pratapaditya Ghosh
Gordon

LinkedIn

Atmospheric Modeling, Aerosol Indirect Effects, Fog Microphysics, Visibility, Dust

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Lindsay Graff
Flannigan & Qian

LinkedIn

Multimodal transportation network modeling to measure the accessibility of essential services across different communities and inform improvements in mobility services

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Nicolas Gratius
Akinci & Berges

LinkedIn

I study deep space habitats design for NASA human exploration missions. My current focus is on quantifying uncertainties when integrating computational models.

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Hatice Gökçen Guner
Dayal

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Maryam Hakimzadeh
Dayal & Rounce

LinkedIn

My research is about the mechanics of sea ice and developing continuum models for sea ice rheology.

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Chengyi Hong (Peter)
Lowry
LinkedIn
My research focuses on mercury pollution in an aquatic environment.

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Min Young Hwang
Akinci & Berges

LinkedIn

Fault diagnosis of temperature and humidity control systems on terrestrial and space habitats

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Ava Jahan Biglari
Tang
LinkedIn
My research focuses on optimizing the maintenance and enhancing the operation of commercial vehicle fleets.

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Lauren Janicke
Nock

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Katherine Johnson (Kate)
Gordon & Adams
LinkedIn
My current research projects focus on improving the representation of organic aerosols in the Unified Model to study the climate effects of biomass burning and evaluating the performance of reduced-complexity air quality models for policy applications.

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Andrew Jones
Samaras & Nock

LinkedIn

My research is on climate change impacts within the residential sector, focusing on rising temperatures and vulnerable populations’ electricity consumption. The aim is to support the development of more equitable climate adaptation plans and policies.

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Jordan Joseph
Nock & Samaras

LinkedIn

I research pathways for residential decarbonization and how efforts like home energy efficiency retrofit and electrification will affect equity, health, costs, and other sustainability outcomes in historically disinvested communities.

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Daniel Katusele
Dayal
LinkedIn

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Harpreet Kaur
Dayal
LinkedIn

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Korawich Kavee
Flanigan

 

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Zemian Ke
Qian
LinkedIn

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Waku Ken-Opurum
Lee

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Mira Khadka
Rounce

LinkedIn

My research focuses on improving the performance of glacier evolution models through enhanced calibration techniques and high-resolution spatial and climate datasets based on remote sensing and statistical tools.

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Maryam Khodadad
Dayal

LinkedIn

My research focuses on solving physical problems, especially quantum mechanics using machine learning and dimension reduction methods.

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Uditnarayan Kouskiya
Acharya

LinkedIn

Solving Partial Differential Equations with a Finite Element-Based Computational Scheme based on Duality.

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Daryn Lee
Qian

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Jingyan Li
Qian
LinkedIn
Transportation Planning, Human Mobility, Infrastructure Resilience

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Yuanhao Li
Wang

LinkedIn

(i) Nanoscale fluid flow and heat transfer physics. (ii) Uncertainty quantification for transport phenomena in molecular simulations. (iii) Machine learning and nanoscale physics

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Cheyu Lin
Flanigan

LinkedIn

My research interests lie in the internet of things, smart cities, and intelligent infrastructures.

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Guanyu Lin
Qian

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Jiachao Liu
Qian
LinkedIn

 

 

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Pengkun Liu
Tang

LinkedIn

My research interest lies in integrating human and AI for transferring inspection and operational experiences of critical civil infrastructure and industrial plants through extended reality.

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Esteban Londono
Gregory

LinkedIn

I research machine learning-based approaches to taxonomic classification to apply to wastewater epidemiology.

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Zia Lyle
VanBriesen & Samaras 

LinkedIn

My research involves assessing climate risk to drinking water utilities, including quantifying changes to distribution infrastructure reliability, analyzing effects on operations and finances, and developing general climate adaptation strategies.

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Sizhe Ma
Flanigan & Berges

LinkedIn

Predictive Maintenance Digital Twins.

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Sofia Martinez 
Samaras & Harper 
LinkedIn
Electrification of transportation with an emphasis on public transit

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Rachel Mole
Lowry

LinkedIn

My research examines the factors controlling the adsorption of perfluorinated compounds to colloidal activated carbon for use in groundwater remediation.

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Miguel Mora
Akinci
LinkedIn

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Ozan Baris Mülayim
Berges

LinkedIn

My research interests include building energy management, digital twins, semantic modeling, AI-driven predictive maintenance, and human behavior modeling for energy consumption.

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Joe Murray
Lee

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Valeria Nava
Lowry

LinkedIn

I study the development of engineered nanomaterials as carriers for agrochemicals as well as the factors that drive plant-nanoparticle interactions.

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Yael Netser
Tang
LinkedIn
Building Information Modeling, Generative AI and ML

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Nihar Pathak
Lee

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Stephanie Perez
Presto & Adams

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Anand Krishnan Prakash  (Anand)
Akinci & Berges
LinkedIn

Engineer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory whose research focuses on semantic modeling and digitization of building controls