 |
Graduate Students
Jamilah Abdur-Rahim
Fifth-year Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering
GEM PhD Fellowship Recipient
NSF CSE IGERT Fellowship Recipient
Research
I am currently investigating learning in a visuomotor skill via System Identification. Learning can be modeled as a controller, thus by using system identification the best controller type can be chosen to describe the dynamics of the system.
Education
B.S., Electrical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, 2003
M.S.(transfer), Mechanical Engineering, Syracuse University, 2004
Rebecca Harvey
Third-year Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering
Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship Recipient
Research
My research includes the development of safety algorithms for the Artificial Pancreas used to treat people with type 1 diabetes. My current focus is improving and implementing an algorithm to predict hypoglycemia, a common and extremely risky side effect of the current treatment for type 1 diabetes.
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 2008
Justin Jahng-Soh Lee
Second-year Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering
Research
My research interest includes development of simulation modules and Model Predictive Control algorithms for Artificial Pancreas. My current focus is on developing a novel hybrid artificial pancreas that utilize Technosphere Insulin (TI) as a way to deliver first phase insulin in conjunction with a control algorithm that delivers second phase and basal insulin via CSII pump.
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, 2009
Felipe Núñez Retamal
First-year Graduate Student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fulbright Scholarship Recipient
Research
Control theory and its application to networks. I am currently focusing on Bio-inspired strategies to achieve robust synchronization of networks of autonomous agents communicating using wireless channels. Our algorithms aim to achieve fast synchronization while maintaining robustness with respect to network topology, channel variations, and internal disturbances. My past research focused on Process Control, Fuzzy Systems, and Mineral Processing.
Education
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2007
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2008
Peter St. John
First-year Graduate Student, Department of Chemical Engineering
Research
Circadian rhythms - found in nearly all living systems - are the result of complex biochemical pathways which allow organisms to synchronize with their environment. My research seeks to reverse engineer these systems to better understand how life maintains robust, accurate timekeeping with minimal cost. By modifying standard engineering techniques such as sensitivity analysis, global optimization, bifurcations, systems dynamics, I hope to gain insight into the fundamental design philosophy behind circadian oscillators.
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tufts University, 2010
|
 |
