Department: Research Team

BACKGROUND Evan grew up in Calgary, Canada, and graduated from Carleton University in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Renewable Energy Engineering. Outside the lab, he enjoys music and staying active through sports such as soccer and rock climbing. RESEARCH Evan is a part of the LAE atmospheric impacts team and is currently pursuing a…

BACKGROUND I grew up in the Republic of Korea and earned my Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University in 2020. In my free time, I like to play soccer and tennis, travel, and cook Korean cuisine for others. RESEARCH I am working towards my master’s degree in the LAE. As part of…

BACKGROUND China is a Research Assistant at the Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment. She received an Aerospace Engineering B.S. from UCLA in 2020. Before joining LAE, she worked as an undergraduate researcher in the Laser Diagnostics and Gas Dynamics Lab at UCLA studying hybrid rocket combustion using spectroscopic techniques. In her free time China…

BACKGROUND I’m originally from South Korea and went to middle and high school in New York. I completed a BS in Mechanical Engineering at Yale in 2013. I was a design engineer at GE Aviation working on jet propulsion for military aircraft for 5 years in the Boston area. I finished an MS in Mechanical…

BACKGROUND I am originally from Miami Beach, Florida. Prior to joining the LAE, I received an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and worked at Infineum Corporation formulating crankcase oils for passenger cars, and Microsoft Corporation as a software development engineering in test. RESEARCH I am a research specialist in…

Postdoctoral Research Associate Biography BACKGROUNDOriginally from Eugene, Oregon, Dr. Vasha DuTell is a computer vision researcher with a strong foundation in human visual perception and representation learning. She earned her PhD in Vision Science from UC Berkeley, where she worked with Drs. Bruno Olshausen and Martin Banks on natural scene statistics, eye tracking, and human…

BACKGROUND Originally from Madrid (Spain), I graduated Imperial College London in 2019 with a Master of Engineering degree in Aeronautical Engineering. I then joined LAE as a research assistant to pursue a PhD degree, specializing in ionic propulsion for aircraft. After completing my PhD in 2023, I transitioned into a postdoctoral associate position in LAE,…

BACKGROUND I come from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Science (Aerospace Engineering major) from the University of Toronto in 2016, and my Master’s and PhD degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT in 2018 and 2023 respectively. In my spare time, I am an avid fisherman; I also enjoy long-distance…