People
Nicole W. Xu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: ECME 216, Engineering Center
Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Stanford University | 2020
M.S. in Bioengineering, California Institute of Technology | 2015
B.S.E. in Bioengineering, summa cum laude, University of Pennsylvania | 2014
Postdoctoral Researchers
Ellen Liu
Office: ECNW 1B65, Engineering Center
Ph.D. in Quantitative Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology | 2026
B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland | 2021
Ph.D. Students
Marshall Graybill
Office: ECNW 1B65, Engineering Center
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder | 2021
Matticus Brown (Co-advised with J. Sean Humbert)
Office: ECNW 1B65, Engineering Center
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology | 2023
Luke Freyhof
Office: ECNW 1B65, Engineering Center
B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln | 2024
Charles Fraga
Office: ECNW 1B65, Engineering Center
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 2024
Rebecca Riley (Co-advised with Virginia Ferguson)
Office: ECES 1B19, Engineering Center
B.S. in Computational Biology, University of Texas at Austin | 2024
William (Parker) McDonnell
Office: ECES 1B65, Engineering Center
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of New Hampshire | 2013
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of New Hampshire | 2011
M.S. Students
Undergraduate Students
Max Kaplan
B.A. in Environmental Studies with Geology Minor, University of Colorado Boulder | Anticipated 2027
Moira Edwards
Associates of Science in Geology, Red Rocks Community College | 2025
B.A. in Geology, University of Colorado Boulder | Anticipated 2027
Former Students
Postdoctoral Research Associates
Yunxing Su (2023-2025)
First position after the Xu Lab: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth
Ph.D. in Fluids and Thermal Sciences, Brown University | 2019
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China | 2013
Undergraduate Students
Johnny Montoya (McNair Scholar, Summer 2026)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Denver | Anticipated 2028
Miriam Nieberg (Independent Study, Summer 2026)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder | 2026
Nathaniel Logan Day (SPUR Program 2024, Co-advised with Sarah Calve)
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder | 2026
Claire Holt (SPUR Program 2024)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder | 2026
Daphne Perez (SPUR Program 2024)
A.E.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Community College of Aurora | 2025
Kyler Fourthunders (SPUR Program 2024)
A.E.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Community College of Aurora | 2026
Omar Ahmed Abdelrafe Abdelsadek (SPUR Program 2024)
B.S., Mechanical Engineering specializing in Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering, The American University in Cairo | 2025