Maurizio Porfiri

Graduate students:

	Nicole Abaid (Ph.D. student) B.Sc., Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003 M.A., Mathematics, University of Kansas, 2008 Research interests: dynamical systems theory nabaid01@students.poly.edu

	Karl Abdelnour (Ph.D. student) B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, 2009 Research interests: experimental and computational fluid dynamics kabdel01@students.poly.edu

	Matteo Aureli (Ph.D. student and DSL Manager) B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2005 M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2008 Research interests: smart materials and structures maurel01@students.poly.edu

	Robert Eckhardt (Ph.D. student) B.Sc. Mathematics, University of Missouri ,2004 M.A., Mathematics, University of Kansas, 2008 Research interests: solid mechanics reckha01@students.poly.edu

	Francesca Fiorilli (Ph.D. student) B.Sc., Aerospace Engineering, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2004 M.Sc., Astronautic Engineering, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2006 Research interests: cooperative control and dynamical systems ffiori01@students.poly.edu

	Vladislav Kopman (Ph.D. student) B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University, 2008 M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, 2009 Research interests: underwater robotics vkopma01@students.poly.edu

	Gabriele Tagliavia (Ph.D. student) M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Palermo, 2006 Research interests: mechanics of composite materials gtagli01@students.poly.edu

Undergraduate students:

	Nick Cavaliere Research interests: underwater robotics ncaval01@students.poly.edu

	Jenny Lin Research interests: animal grouping jlin02@students.poly.edu

	Shashank Varma Research interests: underwater robotics svarma01@students.poly.edu

Research engineers:

Flavia Tauro

B.Sc., Environmental Engineering, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 2007

M.Eng., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009

Research interests: hydrology and experimental fluid mechanics

flaviatauro@gmail.com

Group theses and dissertations:

Giovanni Del Bufalo	Master thesis: Fabrication, static characterization, and modeling of ionic polymer metal composites
Vladislav Kopman	Master thesis: Experimental characterization and modeling of free-locomotion of biomimetic robotic swimmers
Elisa Mancia	Master thesis: Numerical analysis of the flow physics and thrust generation of a flapping ionic polymer metal composite foil towards the design of a biomimetic swimmer
Gianluca Notaro	Master thesis: Design and realization of a miniature remotely controlled robotic fish based on ionic polymer metal composites
Alessandro Rovardi	Master thesis: Particle image velocimetry study of vibrating ionic polymer metal composites in aqueous environments

Recent alumni and visitors:

Pietro De Lellis	Ph.D. student at the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II"
Weiyang Lin	Undegraduate student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Dr. Fabrizio Patane	Post-doctoral associate at the Department of Mechanics and Aeronautics, "Sapienza" University of Rome
Chekema (Keyma) Prince	Ph.D. student at Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo
Dr. Luca Placidi	Post-doctoral associate at the Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, "Sapienza" University of Rome