Graduated PhD Students
| Student | Date of graduation | Co-Advisor, if applicable | Employment after graduation (or latest known employer) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Gregory Johnson | July, 2021 | Advanced Science and Technology Group, 3M Corporation, Saint Paul, MN | |
| 22 | Heng Wang | July, 2021 | Assistant Professor, South China University of Science and Technology, China. | |
| 21 | Corey Cruttenden | May, 2020 | Wei Chen | Neuroengineering Group, Medtronic Corporation, Fridley, Minnesota. |
| 20 | Ye Zhang | August, 2019 | Research Engineer, Aptiv Mobility, Troy, Michigan. | |
| 19 | Woongsun Jeon | March, 2019 | Assistant Professor, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea. | |
| 18 | Ryan Madson | November, 2018 | Principal Research Engineer, Innotronics, Saint Paul, Minnesota. | |
| 17 | Song Zhang | August, 2018 | Starkey Labs, Eden Prairie, Minnesota | |
| 16 | Mahdi Ahmadi | June, 2017 | Astrin Biosciences, Minneapolis, Minnesota. | |
| 15 | Garrett D. Nelson | October, 2015 | Art. Erdman | Senior Research Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories |
| 14 | Saber Taghvaeeyan | July, 2014 | Research Engineer, Advanced Technologies Lab, 3M | |
| 13 | Shan Hu | July, 2014 | Assistant Professor, Iowa State University. Recipient of CAREER and other NSF Grants. | |
| 12 | Kalpesh Singal | December, 2013 | Research Engineer, GE Global Research Laboratories, Schenectady, NY | |
| 11 | Peng Peng | December, 2011 | Senior Principal Engineer, Seagate Corporation, Shakopee, Minnesota. | |
| 10 | Gridsada Phanomchoeng | August, 2011 | Assistant Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. | |
| 9 | Krishna Vijayaraghavan | July, 2010 | Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada. | |
| 8 | Gurkan Erdogan | November, 2009 | Senior Research Engineer, Michelin Tires, South Carolina | |
| 7 | Shyam Sivaramakrishnan | December, 2009 | Senior Research Engineer, GE Global Research Laboratories | |
| 6 | Serdar Sezen | December, 2006 | Bradley J. Nelson | Professor, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota. |
| 5 | Samuel Kidane | September, 2006 | Senior Principal Engineer, Apple Computer, Cupertino, California. | |
| 4 | Xun Yu | June, 2006 | Kim Stelson | Department Head and Professor, Mech E, New York Institute of Technology. |
| 3 | Neng Piyabongkarn | October, 2004 | Global Control Systems Manager, Eaton Innovation Center, Eden Prairie. | |
| 2 | Ankur Ganguli | February, 2004 | Director, Propulsion Control Software, General Motors, Michigan. | |
| 1 | Hong Zhu | February, 2004 | Kim Stelson | Senior Engineer, Seagate Corporation. |
Partial List of Former MS Students
| Student | Date of graduation | Co-Advisor, if applicable | Employment after graduation (or latest known employer) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Mike Mott | 2012 | 3M Corporation (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 18 | Matt Hildebrand | 2011 | Wenger Corporation (Owatonna, MN) | |
| 17 | James Holmberg | 2011 | Honeywell International Inc (Golden Valley, MN) | |
| 16 | Sean Pruden | 2011 | Honeywell International Inc (Golden Valley, MN) | |
| 15 | Justin Wilhelm | 2007 | 3M Corporation (St. Paul, MN) | |
| 14 | Neranjan Persaud | 2005 | Guidant/Boston Scientific (Maple Grove, MN) | |
| 13 | Ian Foslien | 2005 | Visteon Automotive (Van Buren Township, MI) | |
| 12 | Mohd Syukri Yahya | 2005 | (Malaysia) | |
| 11 | Lance Koehn | 2005 | Lockheed Martin (Eagan, MN) | |
| 10 | Piyush Agrawal | 2005 | Z.S. Associates (Chicago, IL) | |
| 9 | Matt Potter | 2004 | United Defense (Minneapolis, MN) | |
| 8 | Jesse Gohl | 2003 | Emmeskay Inc (Plymouth, MI) | |
| 7 | Junmin Wang | 2003 | Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX) | |
| 6 | Kumar Santhanakrishnan | 2002 | University of Minnesota, Ph.D Student (Minneapolis, MN) | |
| 5 | Dan Youtt | 2001 | Eaton Hydraulics Inc (Eden Prairie, MN) | |
| 4 | Joshua Dudney | 2001 | St. Jude Medical (Minnetonka, MN) | |
| 3 | Supawat Larparisudthi | 2000 | QRDC Inc (Chaska, MN) | |
| 2 | Krishna Prashant Anandan | 2000 | Seagate Inc (Bloomington, MN) | |
| 1 | Chunyu Zhu | 2000 | Cummins Engines Inc (Columbus, IN) |
Partial List of Undergraduate Research Students
Andre Espindola* 2021
John Levahn 2019
Ying Lu 2019
Jonathan Cabak* 2019
Peter Kelly 2018
Ross Pavelka 2018
Kenson Cai 2018
Rachit Mahindra 2018
Cosmos Zhu 2017
Brant Axt* 2015
Christopher Flegel* 2013
Ludong Sun* 2013
Yongbin Han* 2013
Ross Klabon 2012
Zhen Sun 2011
Michael Sulgrove 2011
Jeff Chang* 2009
Kane Ishibashi 2009
Spencer Bondhus 2006
Alex Kossett 2004
Michael Greminger* 2000
(*Honor's Thesis students)
Research Staff
Mahdi Ahmadi June 2017 - September 2019
Yan Wang September 2014 - February 2018
Serdar Sezen September 2006 - August 2008
Hwa Soo Kim August 2007 - September 2008
Jin-Oh Hahn September 1999 - October 2000
Su-Mi Hur May 2002 - May 2003