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
M.S. Students
Andrés Chamorro Domenech
Email: achamorr@usc.edu | CV | Webpage
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M.S. Student, Aerospace Engineering
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B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 2024
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Hobbies: rocketry, piano
Joe Rees
Email: jcrees@usc.edu | CV | Webpage
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M.S. Student, Aerospace Engineering
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B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California, 2025
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Hobbies: hiking, movies, surfing, sports
Qingjie (Brion) Song
Email: qingjies@usc.edu | CV | Webpage
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M.S. Student, Mechanical Engineering
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2024
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Hobbies: cooking, miniature building, table tennis, racing cars
Prospective Students
Multiple openings are available. Please check the group opening page for more details.