Team

Principal Investigator

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Jack-William Barotta
Assistant Professor of Applied Math, Olin College of Engineering

Jack received his Ph.D. in Engineering from Brown University in 2026, advised by Daniel M. Harris, and his B.S. in Mathematics from MIT in 2021. He is a big fan of bowling, mini-golf, Kübb, and Wingspan.

CV  ·  Google Scholar  ·  GitHub  ·  jbarotta@olin.edu

Current Members

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Amia Georges
Major: Engineering: Chemistry

Current Project: Non-Newtonian Faraday waves (thesis research)
Fun fact: I did my study abroad at Korea University!
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Eden Kaplinsky
Major: Engineering

Current Project: Magnetically-driven interfacial active matter (thesis research)
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Charlie Backus
Major:  

Current Project: Flow-driven interfacial spinners
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Anna Du
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) 

Current Project: Steerable wave-driven robots
Fun fact: I am learning how to rollerblade!
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Sandra Gao 
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) 

Current Project: Steerable wave-driven propulsion
Fun fact: My favorite Halloween treat is candy corn!
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Ameya Muralidharan
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Current Project: 
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Lab Assistants

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Aliases: Toadie, Toady, Toader, Misser, Gremlin, Toadie Tuna.

Current Project: Optimization of tuna fish transport from the sea to food bowl