STRETCH LAB
Director
Raffaella De Vita
Professor and Associate Department Head for Research
Mechanical Engineering Department, Virginia Tech
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
M.S. student
Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Florida Tech, 2021
Justin Dubik
Ph.D. student
Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech
B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, 2020
Clara Gimenez
Ph.D. student
School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2022
Ritika Singh
Ph.D. student
School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of California San Diego, 2023
Aileen Caridad Suarez
Ph.D. student
School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2019
Mostafa Zakeri
Ph.D. student
Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech
M.S. in Biomechanics Engineering, University of Tehran, 2023
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2021
UnderGraduate Students
Jackson Charles
Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
(Spring 2024-present)
Victoria Conklin
Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech
(Fall 2024-present)
Lillian Fantuzzo
Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
(Fall 2024-present)
Erika Hobson
Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech
(Spring 2024-present)
Sneha Aggarwal
Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
(Fall 2024-present)
Elizabeth Zhang
Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg
(Summer 2024-present)