Jennifer Franck
Assistant Professor of Engineering Physics
Affiliate Appointment in Mechanical Engineering
jafranck@wisc.edu
Education:
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia
M.S. Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Graduate Students
Riley Bridges
M.S. Student in Engineering Mechanics
B.S. Engineering Mechanics (2020), University of Wisconsin – Madison
Research Focus: Cross-flow turbine blade dynamics; hydrokinetic energy
Mukul Dave
Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (2016), Arizona State University
B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering (2014), Nirma University
Research Focus: Cross-flow turbine dynamics; large-eddy simulations; hydrokinetic energy
Trevor Dunt
M.S. Student in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
B.S. Physics (2019) University of Northern Iowa
Research Focus: Bio-inspired flows; fluid-structure interactions; machine learning tools in hydrodynamics
Sara Hartke
Co-advised with Prof. Nimish Pujara
M.S. Student in Civil and Environmental Engineering
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2020) University of Texas, Dallas
Research Focus: Surface waves and turbulence in marine energy harvesting
Kate Lyons
Ph.D. Student in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2011), Bradley University
Research Focus: Bio-inspired flow around seal whiskers and undulated cylinders; fluid-structure interactions; wake dynamics
Soundarya Ramasubramanian
M.S. Student in Mechanical Engineering
B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering (2021), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore India
Research Focus: Bio-inspired flow around seal whiskers and undulated cylinders; wake dynamics
Bernardo Luiz Rocha Ribeiro
Ph.D. Student in Engineering Mechanics
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2017), Federal Fluminense University
Research Focus: Hydrokinetic energy with oscillating foils; wake and vortex dynamics; multi-body cooperation via machine learning
Undergraduate Researchers
Riya Agrawal
Visiting Undergraduate Researcher
B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering (2023)
United College of Engineering and Research
Research Focus: Fluid-structure interactions among multiple oscillating foils
Vineet Pasumarti
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2023)
Research Focus: Complex meshing techniques; hydrokinetic energy; cross-flow turbines
Lab Alumni
degree awarded; first position after CFPM lab
Graduate Students
Alejandro Gonzalez Calvet: Visiting Scholar UW-Madison; M.S. Aeronautical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València (2019);
Divya Jaganathan: ScM Engineering, Brown University (2018); PhD student, International Center for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru, India
Xiaoyue Zhao: ScM Engineering, Brown University (2017); Applications Engineer, COMSOL, Shanghai City, China
Ka Ling Wu: ScM Engineering, Brown University (2015); PhD Student École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne ‐ EPFL
Alex Czulak: ScM Engineering, Brown University (2015); Mechanical Engineer, Robert Bosch LLC, Waltham, MA
Koketso Makhafola: ScM Engineering, Brown University (2014); Senior Engineer, Willdan Energy Solutions, Dallas, TX
Justin Morse: ScM Biomedical Eng, Brown University (2014); Electrical Engineer, Ximedica, Providence, RI
Undergraduate Researchers
Mikihisa Yuasa: B.S. Engineering Mechanics, UW-Madison (2021); PhD Student UIUC
Kirby Heck: B.S. Engineering Mechanics, UW-Madison (2021); PhD Student MIT
David Burkhart: B.S. Applied Math and Engineering Physics, UW-Madison (2020); Engineer, Oshkosh Corporation, Madison, WI
Aneesh Heintz: ScB Mech Eng, Brown University (2018); PhD Student, Cornell University
Arianne Spaulding: ScB Mech Eng, Brown University (2018); Mechanical Engineer, Amazon Robotics, Boston, MA
Noemaikealohaiku`ulei (Noe) Lum: ScB Mech Eng, Brown University (2018); Grad Student, UC-Berkeley
Matthew Shorter: ScB Mechanical Engineering Brown University (2017); PhD Student, MIT
Isabel Scherl: ScB Mech Eng, Brown University (2017); PhD Student, University of Washington
Filip Simeski: ScB Mech Eng, Brown University (2017); PhD Student, Stanford University
Aryssa Medina: ScB Mech Eng, Brown University (2015); Lead Assembly Operations Engineer, Pratt & Whitney, Hartford CT
Evan Roelke: ScB Mech Eng, Brown University (2015); PhD Student, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sarah Frank: ScB Mech Eng, Brown University (2014); PhD Student, University of California-Berkeley
Joo Yeon Jung: ScB Biomedical Eng, Brown University (2014)