Principal Investigator
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Daniel J. Preston CV | Email: djp@rice.edu PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017 Dan obtained his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Alabama and his S.M. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At MIT, he worked under the guidance of Prof. Evelyn N. Wang. Following his graduate work, he trained as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, advised by Prof. George M. Whitesides, before starting as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University in July 2019. |
Visiting Scholars and Postdocs
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Yan Hu Faculty appointment at Jiangsu Normal University Yan’s arrival has been delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Anoop Rajappan PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020 Anoop will join the PI Lab in fall 2020. |
Graduate Students
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Marquise Bell BSME – Baylor University, 2020 Marquise joined the PI Lab in summer 2020. |
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Barclay Jumet BSME – The University of Alabama, 2020 Barclay joined the PI Lab in summer 2020. |
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Zhen Liu MS – Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2019 Zhen joined the PI Lab in fall 2019. |
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Rachel Shveda BSME – US Coast Guard Academy, 2014 Rachel joined the PI Lab in fall 2019. |
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Te Faye Yap BSME – University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2019 Faye joined the PI Lab in fall 2019. |
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Recruiting now for fall 2021. Contact for more information. |
Undergraduate Students
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Colter Decker Majoring in MECH Colter joined the PI Lab in fall 2019. |
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Aman Eujayl Majoring in MECH Aman joined the PI Lab in spring 2020. |
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Esha Ghai Majoring in CHBE Esha joined the PI Lab in fall 2019. |
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Mark Schara Majoring in MECH Mark joined the PI Lab in fall 2019. |
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Bryan Zeng Majoring in MECH Bryan joined the PI Lab in fall 2019. |
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Recruiting now for fall 2020. |