P.I.
Prof. Ottman A. Tertuliano
AMA Family Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Postdoc | Mechanical Engineering | Stanford 2021
Ph.D | Materials Science | Caltech 2018
B.S. | Mechanical Engineering | Columbia 2013
Postdocs
Cangyu Qu, PhD
PhD | Mechanical Engineering
Tsinghua University, 2019
BS | Engineering Mechanics
Tsinghua University, 2013
PhD Students
Luc Capaldi
BS | Mechanical Engineering
University of Vermont 2022
MEAM PhD Student
NSF GRFP Fellow
Riti Sharma
BS | Mechanical Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology 2020
MS | Bioengineering
University of Auckland 2021
MEAM PhD Student
Alexander Bolaños-Campos
BS | Bioengineering
University of California, Berkeley 2023
BE PhD Student
Mistica Lozano Pérez
BS | Biomedical Engineering
University of Texas at San Antonio 2023
BE PhD Student
Stephen Ching
BS | Bioengineering
Temple University 2020
BE PhD Student
NSF GRFP Fellow
Elaine Chesoni
BS | Math and Psychology
Santa Clara University 2014
MBA | Emphasis on Data Science
Santa Clara University 2017
MS | Robotics
University of Pennsylvania 2017
MEAM PhD Student – Co advised with Mark Yim
Quan Vo
BS | Math and Psychology
Vin University 2025
MS | Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
University of Pennsylvania 2025
MEAM PhD Student
Masters Students
Undergraduates
Camille Mou
Penn MEAM
Visiting Scholars
see alumn
Alumni
Postdocs
Kailin Chen – Postdoc – Now at Huawei
Masters
Jinqiao Li – MSE Masters Student
Olivia Schuler – MEAM Masters Student
Undergraduates
Kayla Magruder – Undergraduate UMBC Mechanical Engineering
Sophie Li – MEAM Undergraduate Student
Trinity Chandler-Rutling – Drexen Undergraduate Student
Alexander Mejia – MEAM Undergraduate Student
Visiting Scholars
Ariel Coff – Research Experience for Teachers
Devina Harnita – Teacher at William Bodine For International Affairs
We are hiring!
We welcome researchers with different backgrounds in mechanical engineering, materials science, bioengineering or related fields. If you are interested in joining us, contact Prof. Tertuliano at oat@seas.upenn.edu with your CV and briefly describe your research interests. Prospective PhD students should also apply to the MEAM, MSE, or BE PhD program and indicate their interest in working with us. We encourage interests from undergraduates, masters students, and postdocs. .
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The Group tops golf (2023/12)
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