Students and Postdocs

NIFTI’s research team involves graduate students and postdocs from Case Western Reserve University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Maryland, and the University of Washington.  NIFTI students and postdocs are a critical part of the Center of Excellence research team.

Case Western Reserve University

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Name & Position


Lab & Department


Research area

Michael Rauscher, Case Western Reserve University, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Michael Rauscher, Graduate student


Fox Lab, Biology


Sensory biology of flight control reflexes in dipteran insects

Alexandra M. Yarger, Case Western Reserve University, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Alexandra M. Yarger, Graduate student


Fox Lab, Biology


Neural coding in sensory systems


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Johns Hopkins University

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Name & Position


Lab & Department


Research area


Brittney Lee Boublil, Johns Hopkins University, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Brittney Lee Boublil, Graduate student


Moss lab, Psychological and Brain Sciences


Neural mechanisms of audiomotor integration in echolocating bats

Te Jones, Johns Hopkins University, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Te Jones, Graduate student


Moss lab, Psychological and Brain Sciences


Behavioral responses to acoustic interference

Silvio Macias Herrera, Johns Hopkins University, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Silvio Macias Herrera, Postdoctoral fellow


Moss lab, Psychological and Brain Sciences


Auditory processing of naturalistic sound streams in the midbrain of echolocating bats

Angeles Salles, Johns Hopkins University, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Angeles Salles, Postdoctoral fellow


Moss lab, Psychological and Brain Sciences


Auditory processing guiding behavior in bats

Melville Wohlgemuth, Johns Hopkins University, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Melville Wohlgemuth, Postdoctoral fellow


Moss lab, Psychological and Brain Sciences


Neural basis of audio-motor integration in echolocating bats

Iven Chao Yu, Johns Hopkins University, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Iven Chao Yu, Graduate student


Moss lab, Psychological and Brain Sciences


Acoustic landmark discrimination to guide navigation


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University of Colorado Boulder

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Name & Position


Lab & Department


Research area

Zachary Ott, University of Colorado Boulder, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Zachary Ott, Graduate student


Humbert lab, Mechanical Engineering


Using strain sensors on a fixed wing aircraft for gust rejection

Badri Ranganathan, University of Colorado Boulder, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Badri Ranganathan, Postdoctoral fellow


Humbert lab, Mechanical Engineering


Perception and control for biologically inspired robots


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University of Maryland

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Name & Position


Lab & Department


Research area

Alexander Castro, University of Maryland, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Alexander Castro, Graduate student


Abshire lab, Electrical & Computer Engineering


MEMS interface circuits and systems design for bio-inspired applications

Sheng Cheng, University of Maryland, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Sheng Cheng, Graduate student


Martins lab, Electrical & Computer Engineering


Bio-inspired navigation and optimal control

Hee Sup Shin, University of Maryland, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Hee Sup Shin, Graduate student


Bergbreiter lab, Mechanical Engineering


Nature-inspired mechanosensors for flight


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University of Washington

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Name & Position


Lab & Department


Research area

Diego Alonso San Alberto, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Diego Alonso San Alberto, Visiting scientist


Riffell lab, Biology


Development of a hyper-sensed, environmentally controlled wind tunnel

Melanie Anderson, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Melanie Anderson, Graduate student


Fuller & Daniel labs, Mechanical Engineering & Biology


Autonomous odor localization on a micro air vehicle using bioinspired control and sensors

Yogesh Chukewad, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Yogesh Chukewad, Graduate student


Fuller lab, Mechanical Engineering


Bio-inspired mechanisms, dynamics and control, micro-fabrication

Tanvi Deora, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Tanvi Deora, Postdoctoral fellow


Daniel & B. Brunton labs, Biology


Learning about touch: the neuromechanics of plant-pollinator interaction

Thomas Libby, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Thomas Libby, Postdoctoral fellow


Burden & Daniel labs, Electrical and Computer Engineering & Biology


Locomotor neuromechanics, multimodal flight control, and bio-inspired robotics

Thomas Mohren, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Thomas Mohren, Graduate student


S. Brunton & Daniel labs, Mechanical Engineering & Biology


Sparse sensing for bio-inspired flight control

Tysen Mulder, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Tysen Mulder, Graduate student


Morgansen Lab, Aeronautics & Astronautics


Sensor placement optimization on hawkmoth wings

Claire Rusch, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Claire Rusch, Graduate student


Riffell lab, Biology


Visual learning and processing in the honeybee

Callin Switzer, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Callin Switzer, Postdoctoral fellow


Daniel lab, Biology


Bumblebee learning and behavior

Floris van Breugel, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Floris van Breugel, Postdoctoral fellow


Riffell lab, Biology


Insect-inspired novel and efficient search strategies

Gabriella Wolff, University of Washington, one of the NIFTI Students and Postdocs


Gabriella Wolff, Postdoctoral fellow


Riffell lab, Biology


Neuromodulation and brain circuitry mediating olfactory learning in mosquitoes


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