Alumni – Preston Innovation Lab

Alumni
*Indicates degree obtained as a student in the PI Lab

	Abduallah Alsinan Majoring in MECH at Rice Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: January 2022–May 2023
	Chris Avalos Majoring in Mathematics Position: NEWT Center summer undergraduate researcher Tenure: June 2022–August 2022 Currently: Student at San Jacinto College South
	Summer Barrette Majoring in MECH at Rice Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: October 2022–December 2022
	Rodrigo Cisneros Majoring in Civil Engineering Position: NEWT Center summer undergraduate researcher Tenure: June 2021–August 2021 Currently: Student at the University of Texas at Austin
	Esha Ghai BSChE – Rice University, 2023 Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: September 2019–December 2021 Currently: Associate Consultant at Bain & Company
	Colter Decker BSME* – Rice University, 2023 Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: October 2019–May 2023 Currently: PhD Student at Harvard
	Aman Eujayl BSME* – Rice University, 2023 Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: February 2020–May 2023 Currently: PhD Student at Caltech
	Isaac Heil Majoring in Advanced Manufacturing Position: NEWT Center summer undergraduate researcher Tenure: June 2021–August 2021 Currently: Student at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
	John Lentz Majoring in Mechanical Engineering Position: NEWT Center summer undergraduate researcher Tenure: June 2022–August 2022 Currently: Student at Lamar University
	Leighton Less Majoring in MECH at Rice Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: June 2022–December 2022 Supported by the Rice SURF Program.
	Wyeth McKinley BSME – Rice University, 2023 Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: February 2021–December 2021 Currently: NASA Operations Support Officer
	Rawand M. Rasheed PhD* – Rice University, 2023 MS – Portland State University, 2019 BS – Portland State University, 2017 Position: PhD student Tenure: August 2020–September 2023 Currently: CEO and Co-Founder of Helix Earth Technologies
	Mark Schara BSME* – Rice University, 2023 Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: October 2019–May 2023
	Rachel A. Shveda MS* – Rice University, 2021 BSME – US Coast Guard Academy, 2014 Position: Graduate student Tenure: August 2019–May 2021 Currently: Officer in the US Coast Guard
	Connor Spears Majoring in MECH at Rice Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: January 2022–May 2022
	Jennifer Turrubiantes Majoring in Chemical Engineering at Lone Star College Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: May 2023–August 2023
	Gerardo Vega BSME* – Rice University, 2023 Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: September 2021–June 2023 Currently: MS Student at Carnegie Mellon University
	Vi Vo BSME* – Rice University, 2023 Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: September 2021–August 2023 Currently: PhD Student at Boston University
	Divya Wagh Majoring in MECH at Rice Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: October 2020–May 2022
	Doris Xu BSME* – Rice University, 2023 Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: October 2021–May 2023 Currently: PhD Student at Cornell Co-advised with the MAHI Lab.
	Xin Xu BS – Carnegie Mellon University, 2023 Position: Rotating MS student Tenure: August 2023–October 2023 Currently: MS Student at Rice
	Mingde Zeng BSME* – Rice University, 2023 Position: Undergraduate researcher Tenure: October 2019–May 2023