Jennifer Franck
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Affiliate Appointment in Engineering Physics & Civil and Environmental 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
Trevor Dunt
Ph.D. 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
Ph.D. 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
Rithwik Kandukuri
M.S. Student in Engineering Mechanics
B.S. Mechanical Engineering (2022), Mahindra Ecole Centrale (India)
Research Focus: Simulations of varying kinematics within cross-flow turbines; overset mesh
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
Austin Howk
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Engineering Mechanics (2023)
Research Focus: Hydrodynamics of wave energy converters
Julia Thormann
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. Engineering Mechanics (2024)
Research Focus: Fluid-structure interactions among multiple oscillating foils
Lab Alumni
degree awarded; first position after CFPM lab
Graduate Students
Mukul Dave Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, UW-Madison (2022); Lawrence-Berkeley National Lab, National Energy Research Scientific Computing (NERSC) Postdoctoral Fellow, Berkeley, CA.
Riley Bridges M.S. Engineering Mechanics, UW-Madison (2022); Engineer, Jacobs Space Exploration Group at Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.
Kate Lyons: Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, UW-Madison (2021); Thermal-Hydraulics Engineer, X-Energy, Washington, DC.
Alejandro Gonzalez Calvet: Visiting Scholar UW-Madison; M.S. Aeronautical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València (2019); Glovo, Product Data Analyst, Barcelona, Spain.
Divya Jaganathan: Sc.M. Engineering, Brown University (2018); PhD student, International Center for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru, India
Xiaoyue Zhao: Sc.M. Engineering, Brown University (2017); Applications Engineer, COMSOL, Shanghai City, China
Ka Ling Wu: Sc.M. Engineering, Brown University (2015); PhD Student École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne ‐ EPFL
Alex Czulak: Sc.M. Engineering, Brown University (2015); Mechanical Engineer, Robert Bosch LLC, Waltham, MA
Koketso Makhafola: Sc.M. Engineering, Brown University (2014); Senior Engineer, Willdan Energy Solutions, Dallas, TX
Justin Morse: Sc.M. Biomedical Eng, Brown University (2014); Electrical Engineer, Ximedica, Providence, RI
Undergraduate Researchers
Vineet Pasumarti: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UW-Madison (2023); Structural Analysis Engineer, Boeing, Huntington Beach, CA
Hanqi Dong: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UW-Madison (2023); PhD Student UT-Austin
Riya Agrawal: Visiting Researcher; B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering (2023) United College of Engineering and Research;
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: Sc.B. Mech Eng, Brown University (2018); PhD Student, Cornell University
Arianne Spaulding: Sc.B. Mech Eng, Brown University (2018); Mechanical Engineer, Amazon Robotics, Boston, MA
Noemaikealohaiku`ulei (Noe) Lum: Sc.B. Mech Eng, Brown University (2018); Grad Student, UC-Berkeley
Matthew Shorter: Sc.B. Mechanical Engineering Brown University (2017); PhD Student, MIT
Isabel Scherl: Sc.B. Mech Eng, Brown University (2017); PhD Student, University of Washington
Filip Simeski: Sc.B. Mech Eng, Brown University (2017); PhD Student, Stanford University
Aryssa Medina: Sc.B. Mech Eng, Brown University (2015); Lead Assembly Operations Engineer, Pratt & Whitney, Hartford CT
Evan Roelke: Sc.B. Mech Eng, Brown University (2015); PhD Student, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sarah Frank: Sc.B. Mech Eng, Brown University (2014); PhD Student, University of California-Berkeley
Joo Yeon Jung: Sc.B. Biomedical Eng, Brown University (2014)