People

Principal Investigator

Dr. Callan Luetkemeyer

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering
PhD, University of Michigan
BS, Saint Louis University
From: Missouri
cluetke@illinois.edu

Graduate students

Jose “Gabe” Rosa
PhD student, Mechanical Engineering
BS, University of Florida
Interests: soft tissues, polymer physics, nonlinear stochastic modeling, Bayesian statistics, viscoelasticity, bioconjugation techniques
From: Italy and Venezuela
jgrosa2@illinois.edu
Catalina Bastias
PhD student, Mechanical Engineering
BS, University of Colorado Boulder
Interests: women’s health, experimental mechanics, extracellular matrix biology, Raman spectroscopy
From: Chile and Colorado
bastias2@illinois.edu
Yuvam Kulkarni
MS student, Mechanical Engineering
BE, BITS Pilani
Interests: numerical modeling of fluid and solid mechanics, data-driven modeling, machine learning, design, FSAE
From: India
yuvamk2@illinois.edu
Sonali Patil
MEng student, Mechanical Engineering
BE, NIT Surat
Interests: finite element analysis, structural design, CAD modeling
From: India
snpatil2@illinois.edu

Undergraduate students

Anuraag “Ani” Aravindan
Undergraduate student, Computer Science and Economics
Interests: predictive analysis, deep learning, big data
From: California
Shiraz Baxamusa
Undergraduate student, Engineering Mechanics
Interests: experimental mechanics, biomechanics, predictive analysis
From: Illinois
Amanda Hoika
Undergraduate student, Bioengineering
Interests: musculoskeletal biomechanics, injury prevention, fracture and fatigue, CAD modeling
From: Illinois
Aum Pasawala
Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering
Interests: materials testing, 3D modeling, polymer mechanics, biomechanics
From: Illinois
Sophia DeLeon
Undergraduate student, Engineering Mechanics
Interests: CAD modeling and design, biomechanics, prosthetics, women’s health
From: Illinois
Ossey Paul
Undergraduate student, Systems Engineering
Interests: mechanics of materials, biomechanics, medical imaging, experimental mechanics
From: Illinois
Anthony Ng
Undergraduate student, Mechanical Engineering
Interests: numerical methods, controls, assistive technology, biomechanics
From: California

Former members

Ruchen Tang
MEng, Mechanical Engineering
BS, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Interests: experimental mechanics, 3D printing, injury prevention, suspension design
From: China
ruchent2@illinois.edu

Join our team! Please email Prof. Luetkemeyer if you’re interested in becoming an IBB Lab member.