People
Principal Investigator
Rui (Ray) Xu, Ph.D.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
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Postdoc, Theoretical Chemistry, Stanford University, 2024
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2019
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2014
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2012
Email: rui.ray.xu@usc.edu | CV | Google Scholar | Department page | Personal web | LinkedIn
Ph.D. Students
Boyuan Yu
Email: boyuanyu@usc.edu | CV | Webpage
Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering
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M.Eng./B.Eng., Engineering Science, University of Oxford, 2024
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Hobbies: gliding, running, photography
Zimeng (Amber) Jia
Email: zimengji@usc.edu | CV | Webpage
Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering
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M.Eng./B.Eng., Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College London, 2024
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Hobbies: private pilot license training, flute, hiking
Alumni
M.S. Students​
Andres Chamorro, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, 2026
Joe Rees, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, 2026
Qingjie (Brion) Song, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2026
Samay Shah, M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2026