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FACULTY
 
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J. Nathan Kutz, Director
Robert Bolles and Yasuko Endo Professor
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Department of Applied Mathematics, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering & eScience Institute
Robert Bolles and Yasuko Endo Professor
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Department of Applied Mathematics, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering & eScience Institute
 
Research: Data-driven modeling, dynamical systems & machine learning, optical and atomic physics, neuroscience
 
 
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Steven L. Brunton, Associate Director
James B. Morrison Endowed Career Development Professor in Mechanical Engineering
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics & eScience Institute
James B. Morrison Endowed Career Development Professor in Mechanical Engineering
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics & eScience Institute
 
Research: Data-driven modeling, control theory, dynamical systems & machine learning, fluid dynamics and turbulence
 
 
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Krithika Manohar, Thrust Lead: Sensing and Optimization
Assistant Professor
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
 
Research: Data-driven modeling, sensors & sensor placement, dynamical systems & machine learning
 
 
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David Beck
Research Associate Professor
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Computer Science & eSciences Institute
Research Associate Professor
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Computer Science & eSciences Institute
 
Research: Data intensive biology and chemistry, data mining, open-source biological data
 
 
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Maryam Fazel
Moorthy Family Professor
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Department of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
Moorthy Family Professor
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Department of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
 
Research: Data science, optimization, robotics and control
 
 
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Daniela Witten
Dorothy Gilford Endowed Chair of Mathematical Statistics
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Department of Biostatistics & Statistics
Dorothy Gilford Endowed Chair of Mathematical Statistics
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Department of Biostatistics & Statistics
 
Research: Statistical learning, optimization, high-dimensional data
 
 
STAFF
 
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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
 
 
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Hangjun Cho (2023-present)
 
Research area: Dynamical systems working with Professor Steve Brunton
 
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Andrei Klishin (2022-present)
 
Research Area: Dynamical Systems, Networks, Systems
PhD 2020 - Physics - University of Michigan (Advisor - Greg van Anders)
Thesis - Statistical physics of design
PhD 2020 - Physics - University of Michigan (Advisor - Greg van Anders)
Thesis - Statistical physics of design
 
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Esther Lagemann (2023-present)
 
Research Area: Physics-informed machine learning working with Steve Brunton
 
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Christian Lagemann (2023-present)
 
Research Area: ML/AI working with Steve Brunton
 
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Prerna Patil (2022-present)
 
Research Area: Uncertainty Quantification, Model Reduction
PhD 2022 - Mechanical Engineering - University of Pittsburgh (Advisor - Hessam Babaee)
Thesis - Real-time reduced order modeling of high-dimensional partial differential equations via time dependent subspaces
PhD 2022 - Mechanical Engineering - University of Pittsburgh (Advisor - Hessam Babaee)
Thesis - Real-time reduced order modeling of high-dimensional partial differential equations via time dependent subspaces
 
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Doris Voina (2022-present)
 
Research Area: Computational Neuroscience, Data-Driven Modeling
PhD 2022 - Applied Mathematics - Washington (Advisor - Eric Shea-Brown)
Thesis - A discovery of neural network architectures for context-dependent computations
PhD 2022 - Applied Mathematics - Washington (Advisor - Eric Shea-Brown)
Thesis - A discovery of neural network architectures for context-dependent computations
 
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Philippe Wyder (2024-present)
 
PhD 2024 - Mechanical Engineering - Columbia University (Advisor - Hod Lipson)
 
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Ryan Raut (2021-present)
 
Research Area: Neuroscience
PhD 2021 - Neuroscience - Washington University (Advisor - Marcus Raichle)
Thesis - On arousal and the internal regulation of brain function: theory and evidence across modalities and species
PhD 2021 - Neuroscience - Washington University (Advisor - Marcus Raichle)
Thesis - On arousal and the internal regulation of brain function: theory and evidence across modalities and species
 
POSTBACCALAUREATE
 
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Mel Mashiku
 
Research Scientist/Engineer, January 2023 — September 2024
 
GRADUATE STUDENTS
 
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Sam Anhert (PhD student)
 
 
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Yuxuan Bao (PhD student)
 
 
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Mars Gao (PhD student)
 
 
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Kartik Krishna (PhD student)
 
 
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Jake Stevens-Haas (PhD student)
 
 
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Dima Tretiak (PhD student)
 
 
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Mike Wendels (PhD student)
 
 
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Jan Williams (PhD student)
 
 
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Joey Williams (PhD student)
 
 
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Nick Zolman (PhD student)
 
 
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David Zoro (PhD student)
 
 
Not Pictured
Students:
Fabio Amaral (VISIT student)
Sara Ichinaga (PhD student)
Katie Johnston (PhD student)
Niharika Karnak (PhD student)
Max Kim (BS student)
Pavel Komarov (PhD student)
Anand Krishnan (PhD student)
Yonghun Lee (PhD student)
Sajeda Mokbel (PhD student)
Elias Pratschke (VISIT student)
Samuel Schneider (PhD student)
Students:
Fabio Amaral (VISIT student)
Sara Ichinaga (PhD student)
Katie Johnston (PhD student)
Niharika Karnak (PhD student)
Max Kim (BS student)
Pavel Komarov (PhD student)
Anand Krishnan (PhD student)
Yonghun Lee (PhD student)
Sajeda Mokbel (PhD student)
Elias Pratschke (VISIT student)
Samuel Schneider (PhD student)
Past Members
Joe Bakarji (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Anastasia Bizyaeva (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Pauline Brumm (VISIT student)
Gabriel Bufolo (VISIT student)
Paolo Conti (VISIT student)
Olga Dorabiala (PhD student, Postdoctoral Scholar)
Megan Ebers (PhD student, Postdoctoral Scholar)
Urban Fasel (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Emily B. Fox (Professor)
Andy Goldschmidt (PhD student)
Miranda Gong (BS student)
Max A. Grey (graduate student)
Mozes Jacobs (BS student)
Jonas Kneifl (VISIT student)
Henning Lange (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Raphael Leiteritz (visiting student)
Jiazhong (Frank) Mei (PhD student)
Katherine Owens (PhD student)
Cássio Machiaveli Oishi (visiting faculty)
Samuel Otto (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Shaowu Pan (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Mai Peng (BS student)
Marco Pizzoli (VISIT student)
Gonzalo Quinto (BS student)
Levi Rhoden (BS student)
Diya Sashidhar (PhD student)
Isabel Scherl (PhD student)
Utsav Seth (BS student)
Aleksei Sholokov (PhD student)
Yue Sun (PhD student)
Olivia Thomas (PhD student)
Vincent van Wynendaele (visiting student)
Simon Vanpaemel (Visiting (Postdoctoral Scholar))
Xiyi Wang (BS student)
Qichen Xu (BS student)
David Ye (Undergrad student)
Lanyue (Olivia) Zhang (BS student)
Joe Bakarji (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Anastasia Bizyaeva (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Pauline Brumm (VISIT student)
Gabriel Bufolo (VISIT student)
Paolo Conti (VISIT student)
Olga Dorabiala (PhD student, Postdoctoral Scholar)
Megan Ebers (PhD student, Postdoctoral Scholar)
Urban Fasel (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Emily B. Fox (Professor)
Andy Goldschmidt (PhD student)
Miranda Gong (BS student)
Max A. Grey (graduate student)
Mozes Jacobs (BS student)
Jonas Kneifl (VISIT student)
Henning Lange (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Raphael Leiteritz (visiting student)
Jiazhong (Frank) Mei (PhD student)
Katherine Owens (PhD student)
Cássio Machiaveli Oishi (visiting faculty)
Samuel Otto (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Shaowu Pan (Postdoctoral Scholar)
Mai Peng (BS student)
Marco Pizzoli (VISIT student)
Gonzalo Quinto (BS student)
Levi Rhoden (BS student)
Diya Sashidhar (PhD student)
Isabel Scherl (PhD student)
Utsav Seth (BS student)
Aleksei Sholokov (PhD student)
Yue Sun (PhD student)
Olivia Thomas (PhD student)
Vincent van Wynendaele (visiting student)
Simon Vanpaemel (Visiting (Postdoctoral Scholar))
Xiyi Wang (BS student)
Qichen Xu (BS student)
David Ye (Undergrad student)
Lanyue (Olivia) Zhang (BS student)