Hartmann Group




Principal Investigator


Mitra J.(Z.) Hartmann
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science, by courtesy
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program



Research Engineer


Kevin Kleczka
Research Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering



Graduate Student


Thomas Janssen
PhD Student (co-advised by Neelesh Patankar)
Mechanical Engineering





Graduate Student


Brett Zaorski
PhD Student
Biomedical Engineering



Alumni

Post-doctoral Scholars

  • Joseph Solomon
    2008 - 2011, Mechanical Engineering
    Founder and CEO, Evolving Investors



Ph.D Students

  • Yifu Luo
    PhD 2023, Mechanical Engineering
    Rockstar Games
  • Nadina Zweifel
    PhD 2022, Biomedical Engineering
    Entrepreneur
  • Hannah Emnett
    PhD 2022, Mechanical Engineering
    Beghou Consulting
  • Admir Resulaj
    PhD 2022, Neuroscience
    Consulting
  • Schnaude Dorizan
    PhD 2022, Neuroscience
    Entrepreneurial Fellows Program, Chicago Biomedical Consortium
  • Ian Abraham (jointly supervised with Todd Murphey)
    PhD 2020, Mechanical Engineering
    Assistant Professor at Yale University
  • Nicholas E. Bush
    PhD 2019, Neuroscience
    Postdoc at the University of Washington
  • Chris Bresee
    PhD 2019, Neuroscience
    Postdoc at UC Davis
  • Anne En-Tzu Yang
    PhD 2018, Mechanical Engineering
    Postdoc at Sorbonne Universite (ISIR)
  • Hayley Belli
    PhD 2017, Biomedical Engineering
    Assistant Professor at NYU
  • Yan Yu
    PhD 2017, Mechanical Engineering
    Postdoc at Baylor College of Medicine
  • Matt Graff
    PhD 2016, Mechanical Engineering
    Exponent
  • Lucie Huet
    PhD 2016, Mechanical Engineering
    Apple
  • Jennifer Hobbs
    PhD 2015, Physics and Astronomy
    STATS
  • Chris Schroeder
    PhD 2013, Biomedical Engineering
    Epic
  • Mark Locascio
    PhD 2012, Mechanical Engineering
    DMC Engineering Consulting
  • Brian Quist
    PhD 2012, Biomedical Engineering
    Boston Consulting Group
  • Blythe Towal
    PhD 2010, Biomedical Engineering
    Postdoc at Caltech, now at Qualcomm
  • Aniket Kaloti
    PhD 2010 Neuroscience
    Postdoc at MIT, now with UMT Consulting Group
  • Joseph Solomon
    PhD 2008 Mechanical Engineering
    Founder and CEO, Evolving Investors



NU PREP and M.S. Students

  • Reem Ibrahim
    PREP Scholar, NUIN
    PhD Student in the NUIN program
  • Jeannette Wu
    MS 2021, Biomedical Engineering
  • Yihan Ping
    MS 2021, Mechanical Engineering
  • Mark Galperin
    MS 2021, Mechanical Engineering
  • Yingfen Yi
    MS 2019, Mechanical Engineering
    Start-up in Chicago, IL
  • Trevor Alston
    MS 2019, Biomedical Engineering
  • Chase Gunderud
    MS 2018, Biomedical Engineering
  • Pravin Kumarappan
    MS 2016, Biomedical Engineering
  • James A. Ellis
    MS 2015, Neuroscience
    STATS
  • Yan Man
    MS 2014, Mechanical Engineering
    Entrepreneur
  • Patrick Shanley
    MS 2013, Professional Masters in Biotechnology
    Advanced Cooling Therapy (Biomedical Device Startup)
  • Alex Birdwell
    MS 2008, Mechanical Engineering
    Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University