Our people

Naveen Chandrashekar

Position/Title: Director, Principal Investigator

Email: nchandra@uwaterloo.ca

Phone: 519-888-4567 x 38048

Location: E3-2115 (Office), E7-3417 (Lab)

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Mercy Ombogo

PhD, MME (2021-Present)

Position/Title: Doctor of Philosophy Candidate

Email: mombogo@uwaterloo.ca

Research: TBU

Education:

1. MS, Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University (2020)
2. BS, Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University (2017)

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Christina Birch

MASc, MME (2024-Present)

Position/Title: Master of Applied Science Candidate

Email: c2birch@uwaterloo.ca

Research: Finite Element Fracture Prediction and Metguard Evaluation

Education: BASc, Biomedical Engineering, University of Waterloo (2024)

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Howard Kao

MASc, MME (2024-Present)

Position/Title: Master of Applied Science Candidate

Email: h2kao@uwaterloo.ca

Research: ACL Injury Forecasting: Harnessing Data-Driven Insights with Machine Learning

Education: BEng, Mechatronics Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University (2023)

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Anandita Gautam

MASc, MME (2023-Present)

Position/Title: Master of Applied Science Candidate

Email: a32gauta@uwaterloo.ca

Research: Instrumented Footform Development for Metguard Testing

Education: BTech, Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (2022)

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Pranav Bhat

BASc, SYDE (2024-Present)

Position/Title: Undergraduate Research Assistant

Email: pbhat@uwaterloo.ca

Education: BASc, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo (Ongoing)

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