Our Team
Nathan Zavanelli, PhD.
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering - Gonzaga University (2025)
Postdoc in Mechanical Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University (2024)
PhD in Bioengineering - Georgia Institute of Technology (2023)
MS in Mechanical Engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology (2023)
BS in Electrical Engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology (2019)
Summer 2026 Team
James Grout - BS Biomedical Engineering ‘27
GRO-MECS Researcher
Jordan Baumgartner - BS Mechanical Engineering ‘28
GRO-MECS Researcher
Dillon Kamin - MS Data Science ‘27
Paid Masters Student Researcher
Ryan Fahsoltz - BS Biomedical Engineering ‘27
Visiting Researcher (University of Miami)
HaoYu Yang - BS Computer Science ‘27
Undergraduate Researcher
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Carlo Cortez - BS Electrical Engineering ‘26
Part time - Post Baccalaureate Researcher
Karina Fluegge - BS Neuroscience ‘26
Part time - Post Baccalaureate Researcher
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Max Knight - BS Biomedical Engineering ‘28
REU at University of Nebraska
Andrew Metcalf - BS Mechanical Engineering ‘27
Intern with McKinstry
Arisa Cunningham - BS Biomedical Engineering ‘28
Paid researcher with University of Washington
