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Principal Investigator
Dr. Rohan Prabhu
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Rohan Prabhu’s Complete CV
The KIDDS (Current Lab Members)
- 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 Representations in Design for Additive Manufacturing - Bryan Osipower ’26 (BS Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2024 – Present)
Project: Material Properties of Heat Treated 3D Printed Plastics - Owen Paschke ’26 (BS Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2024 – Present)
Project: Student Perceptions of Sustainable Design Problems - Jake Garsson ’25 (BS Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2023 – Present)
Project: Design Representations in Design for Additive Manufacturing
The Grown Ups (Lab Alumni)
- 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 - 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