Who we are

Interested in joining us? Send us a note at prabhur at lafayette dot edu!



Principal Investigator

Dr. Rohan Prabhu
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

The KIDDs (Current Lab Members)

  • Maya Zilberstein ’27 (BS Neuroscience, Fall 2024 – Present)
    Project: Neurodiversity and Creativity in Design
  • Evan Brown ’26 (BS Integrative Engineering and Policy Studies, Fall 2022 – Present)
    Project: Reflection on Identity in Engineering Design
    Clare Boothe Luce Ally Scholarship, Spring 2023
  • Rachel Kimball ’26 (BS Neuroscience, Spring 2023 – Present)
    Project: Neurodiversity and Creativity in Design
    EXCEL Scholarship, Summer 2023
  • Henry Campopiano ’26 (BS Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2023 – Present)
    Project: Design for Additive Manufacturing

The Grown Ups (Lab Alumni)

  • Owen Paschke ’26 (BS Mechanical Engineering)
    Project: Student Perceptions of Sustainable Design Problems
  • Bryan Osipower ’26 (BS Mechanical Engineering)
    Project: Material Properties of Heat Treated 3D Printed Plastics
  • Emily Mastroly ‘25 (BA Engineering Studies & BS Environmental Science)
    Project: Creativity in Sustainable Design
    EXCEL Scholarship, Summer 2022 and Fall 2022
  • Julia Greeley ’25 (BS Civil Engineering)
    Project: Creativity in Sustainable Design
    Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholarship, Summer 2022 and Fall 2022
  • Nava Chevan ’25 (BS Integrative Engineering – Environment and Energy)
    Project: Psychological Distance and Empathy in Sustainable Design
    Clare Boothe Luce Scholarship, Summer 2023
  • Asher Ricci ’25 (BS Mechanical Engineering)
    Project: Design Representations in Design for Additive Manufacturing
  • Charles Mann ’25 (BS Mechanical Engineering)
    Project: Heat Treatment of 3D Printed Composites
    Independent Study – SP24
  • Jake Garsson ’25 (BS Mechanical Engineering)
    Project: Design Representations in Design for Additive Manufacturing
  • Jacob McCauley ’24 (BS Mechanical Engineering)
    Project: Material Properties of Heat Treated 3D Printed Plastics
    ME Thesis – 2024
  • Milka Ininahazwe ’24 (BS Mechanical Engineering)
    Project: Social Identity in Engineering Design
    ME Thesis – 2024
  • Sam Milhaven ’24 (BS Integrative Engineering – Robotics)
    Project: Dynamic Feedback using Eye Tracking
    CBL Ally Scholarship, Summer 2022
  • Jenna Herzog ’24 (BS Chemical Engineering)
    Project: Problem Framing in Sustainable Design Education
    Clare Boothe Luce Scholarship, Spring 2023
  • Rebekah Fodale ’23 (BS Mechanical Engineering)
    Project: Problem Framing in Sustainable Design Education
    Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholarship, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
  • Alexandra Powell ’23 (BS Mechanical Engineering)
    Project: Impact of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Collaborative Ideation
    ME Thesis – 2023
  • Chikomborero Dhire ’23 (BS Electrical and Computer Engineering)
    Project: Live Streaming and Analysis of Eye Tracking Data
  • Jenny Chen ’22 (BS Mechanical Engineering)
    Project: Eye Tracking in Design Research
    Daniel O’Neil Senior Research Grant 2021-22
  • Madison Cass ’22 (BS Neuroscience)
    Project: Validating the Use of Eye Tracking for Measuring Cognitive Load in Design Research