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
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Mohit Barthwal Visiting Scholar, Mehta Rice Engineering Scholars Program Email: esz208163@ces.iitd.ac.in Current PhD candidate at IIT Delhi MTech – IIT Mandi, 2020 Mohit joined the PI Lab in fall 2024. |
Graduate Students
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Marquise D. Bell Email: mdb16@rice.edu Web: marquisebell.com BSME – Baylor University, 2020 Marquise joined the PI Lab in summer 2020. |
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Richard J. Fontenot Email: rjf9@rice.edu BSME – Louisiana Tech University, 2021 Rick joined the PI Lab in summer 2021. |
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Amanda Johnson Email: amanda.johnson@rice.edu BASc – University of Waterloo, 2024 Amanda joined the PI Lab in fall 2024. |
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Barclay Jumet Email: barclay.jumet@rice.edu Web: barclayjumet.com BSME – The University of Alabama, 2020 Barclay joined the PI Lab in summer 2020. |
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Nicholas Kraemer Email: nk73@rice.edu BSME – University of Florida, 2024 Nick joined the PI Lab in fall 2024. |
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Hung-Yu “Iris” Lin Email: il23@rice.edu BS – National Chung Hsing University, 2024 Iris joined the PI Lab in fall 2024. |
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Sarah Beth Oliphant Email: sbo@rice.edu MS in Business – Texas A&M University, 2025 Sarah Beth will join the PI Lab in fall 2025. |
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Neethu Pottackal Email: ntp3@rice.edu BS – Cornell University, 2020 Neethu joined the PI Lab in spring 2023. |
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Valeria Sanchez Email: vs78@rice.edu BSME – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2025 Valeria will join the PI Lab in fall 2025. |
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Sofia Urbina Email: su12@rice.edu BS – Louisiana Tech University, 2023 Sofia joined the PI Lab in fall 2023. |
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Recruiting now for spring and fall 2025. Contact for more information. |
Undergraduate Students
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Cristiana De Sousa Email: cd70@rice.edu Majoring in MECH at Rice Cristiana joined the PI Lab in summer 2024. |
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Van Do Email: vd35@rice.edu Majoring in ECE at Rice Van joined the PI Lab in spring 2025. |
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Megan Enriquez Email: me52@rice.edu Majoring in MECH at Rice Megan joined the PI Lab in fall 2023. |
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Steve Fuentes Email: saf15@rice.edu Majoring in MECH at Rice Steve joined the PI Lab in summer 2025. |
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Mateo Gonzales Email: mag31@rice.edu Majoring in MSNE at Rice Mateo joined the PI Lab in fall 2023. |
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Justin Impelman Email: ji12@rice.edu Majoring in MECH at Rice Justin joined the PI Lab in fall 2024. |
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Jasmine Klinkao Email: jk120@rice.edu Majoring in MECH at Rice Jasmine joined the PI Lab in fall 2023. |
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Juan Alejandro Garavito Leon Email: jag38@rice.edu Majoring in Mechatronic Engineering at Universidad Javeriana Alejandro joined the PI Lab in summer 2023. |
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Karina Manrique Email: klm15@rice.edu Majoring in MECH at Rice Karina joined the PI Lab in summer 2023. |
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Tony Nguyen Email: tn62@rice.edu Majoring in MECH at Rice Tony joined the PI Lab in summer 2025. |
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Autumn Pepper Rhodes Email: aer11@rice.edu Majoring in MECH at Rice Pepper joined the PI Lab in fall 2024. |
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Jessica Shi Email: js307@rice.edu Majoring in MSNE at Rice Jessica joined the PI Lab in summer 2025. |
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Kory Sila Email: ks188@rice.edu Majoring in MECH at Rice Kory joined the PI Lab in fall 2023. |
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Johnny (Hieu Duc) Tran Email: hieudtran@utexas.edu Majoring in Biomedical Engineering at UT Austin Johnny joined the PI Lab in summer 2025. |
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Carlos Vela Email: cv58@rice.edu Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Lone Star College Carlos joined the PI Lab in summer 2025. |
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Hannah Wixom Email: hw73@rice.edu Majoring in MECH at Rice Hannah joined the PI Lab in spring 2023. |
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Recruiting now for spring and summer 2025. Contact for more information. |