Our Research Team
Principle Investigator
Thomas C. O'Connor
​Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Google Scholar -  Curriculum Vitae
thomaso@andrew.cmu.edu
Graduate Researchers
Nattavipa (Cindy) Chongvimansin
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
nchongvi@andrew.cmu.eduÂ
Songyue Liu
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
sonyuel@andrew.cmu.eduÂ
Gihwan Joe
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
gjoe@andrew.cmu.edu
Benjamin Xu
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
benjamix@andrew.cmu.edu
William Ferguson
PhD Student
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
wferguso@andrew.cmu.edu
Undergraduate Researchers
Avi Wong
CMU SURF Researcher 2024
Project: Modeling Ring Merger During Ring Expansion Polymerization
Alex Zhao
CMU MFI Summer Intern 2024
Project: Nonlinear Rheology of Self-Assembling Branched Poylmers
Jacob Nelson
Summer Intern 2024
Project: Automated Numerical Experiments for Optimizing Thermoplastic Elastomer Mechanics
Past Members
Eric Palermo
CMU MSE Masters Student '23
Project: The Mesoscale Dynamics of Polymer Additive ManufacturingÂ
Wenqian Zheng
CMU MSE Masters Student '23
Project: Lattice-Boltzmann Models for Non-Newtonian Polymer Flows
Adesh Rohan Mishra, CMU CMSE Masters Student, F21 - S22
Po-Jui Chu, CMU CMSE Masters Student, Fall 2021
Amanda Perez
CMU class of 2026
Project: Discrete Element Models for Gravel Beds
Justin Guo
CMU class of 2025
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Project: Characterizing Molecular Models of Associative Bond Exchange