Alumni from the Rabinovitch Research Group
PhD Students:
Danial Ghasimi (Spring 2026)
Thesis Title: Permeability Modeling of Mars Parachute Broadcloth Materials
Master’s Students:
William Haresch (Fall 2025)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisMiranda Smith (Spring 2025)
Enceladus “Cryo-Erupt” ModelingBryan Onody (ME SURP Summer 2024)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisAsim Qureshi (Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)
Project: Finding Safe Landing Sites on MercuryJonathan Scamardella (Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)
Project: Modeling the Enceladus Plume (“Cryo-Erupt” Model Development)
Undergraduate Researchers:
Jung Joo (Clark & Pinnacle Scholars Summer 2025)
Project: Modeling High-Speed Shock/Droplet InteractionsJacqueline King (Clark & Pinnacle Scholars Summer 2025)
Project: Modeling High-Speed Shock/Droplet InteractionsBrendan Lee (Clark & Pinnacle Scholars Summer 2025)
Project: Modeling High-Speed Shock/Droplet InteractionsMinerva Corea (Clark & Pinnacle Scholars Summer 2025)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisAllie Halverson (Clark & Pinnacle Scholars Summer 2025)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisCharles Smith (Clark & Pinnacle Scholars Summer 2025)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisChristina Alexandrov (Provost’s Office Undergraduate Research Fund AY 24-25)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisJacqueline King (Pinnacle Scholars Summer 2024, Provost’s Office Undergraduate Research Fund AY 24-25)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisNicholas Lao (Summer 2024, Provost’s Office Undergraduate Research Fund AY 24-25)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisKiran Louis (Pinnacle Scholars Summer 2024)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisAmanda Murnick (ME SURP Summer 2024)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisBryan Onody (ME SURP Summer 2024)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisJeremy Roller (Pinnacle Scholars Summer 2024)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisAdriana Santos (Spring 2024)
Project: Finding Safe Landing Sites on MercuryAnusha Singh (Spring 2024)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisJonathan Solorzano (Spring 2024)
Project: Enceladus Plume Data AnalysisCampbell Tedtsen (Summer 2022, Pinnacle Scholars Program; Spring 2024)
Project: Finding Safe Landing Sites on MercurySoleil Santana (ME SURP 2021; Fall 2021 - Spring 2023)
Projects: Plume Surface Interactions and Reduced Kinetic Model for Hybrid Rocket Combustion Studies of MMA/GOxJoshua Bernstein (Summer 2022, 2023, Pinnacle Scholars Program)
Project: Finding Safe Landing Sites on MercuryGage Iannitelli (ME SURP Summer 2023)
Mesh Generation for FSI Analysis of Shock Impingements in High-Speed ApplicationsRyan Savin (Summer 2023, Pinnacle Scholars Program)
Project: Finding Safe Landing Sites on MercuryRebecca Guerra (Summer 2022, Pinnacle Scholars Program)
Project: Finding Safe Landing Sites on MercuryBenjamin Knobloch (Summer 2022, Pinnacle Scholars Program)
Project: Finding Safe Landing Sites on MercuryKayleigh Bowler (ME SURP 2022, 2nd prize of the SURP Research Competition)
Project: Modeling the Enceladus PlumeAva Steneck (ME SURP 2021)
Project: Methyl Methacrylate (MMA): Examination of a Hybrid Motor FuelMaria Ortiz (ME SURP 2021, 2nd prize of the SURP Research Competition)
Project: Image Processing Methods and Applications in Mars Perseverance Rover Data Collection
Congratulations to Danial Ghasimi on successfully defending his PhD thesis entitled “Permeability Modeling of Mars Parachute Broadcloth Materials” on March 31st, 2026!