STRETCH LAB
Director
Raffaella De Vita
Professor and Associate Department Head for Research
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Mechanical Engineering Department
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Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2005
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
Laurea in Mathematics, University of Naples II, Caserta, 2000
Graduate Students
Angel Collins
Ph.D. student
Engineering Mechanics
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B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Florida Tech, 2021
Justin Dubik
Ph.D. student
Engineering Mechanics
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B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 2020
Clara Gimenez
Ph.D. student
School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
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B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2022
Ritika Singh
Ph.D. student
School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
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B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of California San Diego, 2023
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Aileen Caridad Suarez
Ph.D. student
School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
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B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2019
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Mostafa Zakeri
Ph.D. student
Engineering Mechanics
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M.S. in Biomechanics Engineering, University of Tehran, 2023
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2021
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UnderGraduate Students
Jackson Charles
Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
(Spring 2024-present)
Emma Copening
Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
(Spring 2024-present)
Amalie Paar
Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia
(Summer 2024-present)
Elizabeth Zhang
Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg
(Summer 2024-present)