Miranda Costigan
B.S. Mechanical Engineering and M.S. Engineering Management
Current Research with Prof. Penkova: Mathematical methods for modeling of oxygen transport processes in the eye using current oxygenator implantable devices.
Previous Research:
Space Engineering Research Center, USC; Conducted dynamic separation analysis of a Cube Satellite to avoid collision and optimize launch into orbit without compromising current payload design.
Yifan Xue
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Major, Computer Science Minor
CURRENT RESEARCH with Prof. Penkova: Investigating ultrasonic acoustic streaming in biological media for potential applications in medical technology.
Other projects: Multi-parameter Nonlinear Elasticity Mapping of Breast Masses. Calculated heterogeneity of breast tumors’ shear modulus by analyzing electrical images of the tumors on Paraview; Incoming Mechanical Subteam Lead of USC Solar Race Car Team
Hannah Sandeen
B.S Mechanical Engineering
CURRENT RESEARCH with Prof. Penkova: Injectable electrical circuits for dry eye treatment
OTHER PROJECTS: Boeing Innovation Challenge Team (Spring 2020)
Edel Healy
B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering
CURRENT RESEARCH with Prof. Penkova: Finger Tracking Project (Gauss Ring)
OTHER PROJECTS: USC Rocket Propulsion Lab Avionics Engineer (2019-present). Used self coded test suites to test flight code; Worked with Altium software and integrated circuit design for an FPGA model for a PCB.