#  Current Members 

 



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#####  Lab Leadership 

 



  [### Joanna Aizenberg

 ](/people/joanna-aizenberg)Group Leader

 

 

 

      ![Joanna Aizenberg](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/joanna_aizenberg_0.jpg?itok=4bRnmJUI) 

 

 

 

   [### Marina DiDonato McLaughlin

 ](/people/marina-didonato-mclaughlin)Administrative Manager of Research

 

 

 

      ![mdmpfl](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/MDMProfile%281%29.jpg?itok=qcxBAKfL) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

#####  Graduate Students 

 



  [### Allan Abela

 ](/people/allan-abela)Visiting Masters Student

 

 

 

      ![Allan](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-02/Allan.jpg?h=6efbcc5a&itok=5A-Rt6S3) 

 

 

 

   [### Maryam Aljomairi

 ](/people/maryam-aljomairi)GSD, DDes Program

 

 

 

      ![Maryam](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/maryam.jpg?h=73fa54c4&itok=dAxVurCk) 

 

 

 

   [### Mohammad Elmi

 ](/people/mohammad-elmi)Visiting Ph.D. 

 

 

 

      ![Mohammad Elmi](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/photo5789807982106753007.jpg?h=8683c854&itok=mr04GPig) 

 

 

 

   [### Vicente Garrido Portilla

 ](/people/vicente-garrido-portilla)SEAS Graduate Student

Coop Student 2024

 

 

 

      ![Vicente](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-02/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-02-12%20at%2011.26.19.jpeg?h=67b6c62a&itok=8NSAs74B) 

 

 

 

   [### Michael Gee

 ](/people/michael-gee)ESE Graduate Student 

 

 

 

      ![MichaelGee](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/10-3%20Profile%20Pic.jpg?h=04094502&itok=ekSts_h4) 

 

 

 

   [### Raphael Kay

 ](/people/raphael-kay)SEAS Graduate Student

Masters Exchange Student 2022-2023

 

 

 

      ![Raphael Kay](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/photo_1.jpg?itok=uuyXzWw1) 

 

 

 

   [### Manon Konings

 ](/people/manon-konings)Visiting Masters Student

 

 

 

      ![Manon](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-09%20at%2013.43.38.jpeg?h=fb4b7f21&itok=5huzYVJE) 

 

 

 

   [### James Langford

 ](/people/james-langford)Master's of Architecture, GSD

 

 

 

      ![James Langdon](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/050624_James-14.pdf-2.jpg?itok=nmIXMVxZ) 

 

 

 

   [### Kathy Liu

 ](/people/kathy-liu)SEAS Graduate Student 🕺🪩

 

 

 

      ![Kathy Liu](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/grad_arcade_zoomed_0.jpg?itok=SMUYhzml) 

 

 

 

   [### Donald Oloruntobo

 ](/people/donald-oloruntobo)GSD, MArch Program

 

 

 

      ![DOloruntobo](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/donald_oloruntobo_2024.jpg?itok=XT9MAt3K) 

 

 

 

   [### Reena Paink

 ](/people/reena-paink-0)SEAS Graduate Student

Coop Student 2013

 

 

 

      ![Reena Paink 2022](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/img_8854.jpg?itok=21CkmjYP) 

 

 

 

   [### Foteini Trigka

 ](/people/foteini-trigka)Collaborating Graduate Student

 

 

 

      ![Fotini](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-02/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-02-12%20at%2015.15.04.jpeg?h=9af83adf&itok=uuXC6eMh) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

#####  Postdoctoral Fellows 

 



  [### Duygu Dengiz

 ](/people/duygu-dengiz)Post Doc

Collaborating Graduate Student 2023-2025

 

 

 

      ![Duygu](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-11/Duygu.jpeg?h=6bcf7d48&itok=LpyP8UP2) 

 

 

 

   [### Haritosh Patel

 ](/people/haritosh-patel-0)Post Doc

PhD Student 2020-2025

Coop Student 2017-2018

 

 

 

      ![photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/img_9847.jpg?itok=0c73L-5s) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

#####  Researchers and Associates 

 



  [### Hamed Almohammadi

 ](/people/hamed-almohammadi)Research Fellow

Post Doc 2023-2025

 

 

 

      ![Hamed](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-02/Photo_Hamed.jpg?h=8535b886&itok=8IteUm3t) 

 

 

 

   [### Jack Alvarenga

 ](/people/jack-alvarenga)Staff Scientist

 

 

 

      ![Jack Alvarenga 2022](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/jack_alvarenga_headshot_2.jpg?itok=RCxvUmjw) 

 

 

 

   [### Jonathan Grinham

 ](/people/jonathan-grinham)Assistant Professor of Architecture, GSD

 

 

 

      ![grinham_jonathan-pic-300x300.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/grinham_jonathan-pic-300x300.jpg?itok=spPqwTUJ) 

 

 

 

   [### Zachary Kons

 ](/people/zachary-kons)Research Associate

 

 

 

      ![Zach](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/ZK_professional_headshot_final.jpg?h=a11f6055&itok=tf13Uv28) 

 

 

 

   [### Kang Rui Garrick Lim

 ](/people/garrick-lim)Research Fellow

PhD Student 2020-2025

 

 

 

      ![garrick](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-01/GARRICK%20LIM_7722%20DONE%20%281-1%20aspect%20ratio%29.png?itok=ZyzN4Gqr) 

 

 

 

   [### Jacopo Movilli

 ](/people/jacopo-movilli)Research Fellow

Post Doc 2022-2025

 

 

 

      ![Jacopo Movilli](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/jacopo_movilli_.jpg?itok=GuHDEQHV) 

 

 

 

   [### Len Palmer

 ](/people/len-palmer)Research Associate

 

 

 

      ![lp_1.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/lp_1.jpg?itok=rV6aivQ_) 

 

 

 

   [### Carole Perry

 ](/people/carole-perry)Visiting Professor

 

 

 

      ![Carole Perry](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/carole-perry.jpeg?itok=dtrSP_l1) 

 

 

 

   [### Tanya Shirman

 ](/people/tanya-shirman)Senior Scientist

Postdoc 2012-2019

Wyss Technology Development Fellow

 

 

 

      ![ja2.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/ja2_3.png?itok=JP_HsiAN) 

 

 

 

   [### Anna Shneidman

 ](/people/anna-shneidman)Research Scientist

Post Doc 2016-2024

Collaborating Graduate Student 2012-2016

 

 

 

      ![Anna Shneidman 2022](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/rsz_annas_2022_1.jpg?itok=_m9cFMLq) 

 

 

 

   [### Friedrich Stricker

 ](/people/friedrich-stricker)Research Fellow

Post Doc 2022-2025

 

 

 

      ![Fritz Stricker](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/friedrich_stricker_001.jpeg?itok=3Lt_rsZf) 

 

 

 

   [### Paul S. Weiss

 ](/people/paul-s-weiss)Visiting Professor

 

 

 

      ![paul_weiss.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/paul_weiss.jpg?itok=cIfg5dzN) 

 

 

 

   [### Milan Wilborn

 ](/people/milan-wilborn)Research Fellow

PhD Student 2019-2025🐣

 

 

 

      ![Milan Wilborn-1](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/atalaya.jpg?itok=qW8zXK24) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

#####  Undergraduate & Youth Students 

 



  [### Jeniton Augustinpillai

 ](/people/jeniton-augustinpillai)Coop Student

 

 

 

      ![Jeniton](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/Jeniton.JPG?h=b56c636b&itok=rF5a1xJ_) 

 

 

 

   [### Tae Cooper

 ](/people/tae-cooper)REU Student 2025, 2026

 

 

 

      ![Tae](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/Headshot_Tae.JPG?itok=JKQ8f03m) 

 

 

 

   [### Richard Ding

 ](/people/richard-ding)Coop Student 2026

 

 

 

      ![RichardDing](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-05/Richard_photo.jpg?itok=43wlrDg8) 

 

 

 

   [### Zoe Dollar

 ](/people/zoe-dollar)Coop Student

 

 

 

      ![Zoe](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/ZoeDollar.jpeg?h=597c7c39&itok=l6DFx8GH) 

 

 

 

   [### Evan Hou

 ](/people/evan-hou)Harvard Undergraduate

 

 

 

      ![Evan Hou](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-05/Evan.jpg?h=1bbb1d99&itok=xmO7AvK4) 

 

 

 

   [### Sophie Hutter

 ](/people/sophie-hutter)Undergraduate Intern

 

 

 

      ![Sophie Hutter](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-06-13%20at%2020.38.53.jpeg?h=d06dd987&itok=_03JNaA_) 

 

 

 

   [### Alyssa Kang

 ](/people/alyssa-kang)Harvard Undergraduate

 

 

 

      ![AlyssaKang](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-11/DR5A3834.jpg?h=e5ded365&itok=YZUvGPF0) 

 

 

 

   [### Ryan Khandaker

 ](/people/ryan-khandaker)Coop Student 2026

 

 

 

      ![RyanKh](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-05/RyanKhadekar.jpg?h=d68799a5&itok=cRQAj7ml) 

 

 

 

   [### Nicholas Lee

 ](/people/nicholas-lee)Coop Student 2026

 

 

 

      ![Nick Lee](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-05/NickLee2.jpg?itok=QZPGC9G3) 

 

 

 

   [### Paulina Lopez

 ](/people/paulina-lopez)Undergraduate Intern

 

 

 

      ![Paulina Lopez](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/Paulina.jpg?h=7caa9b35&itok=6Yn6qlWZ) 

 

 

 

   [### Felix Metral

 ](/people/felix-metra)Undergraduate Intern 2026

Harvard Youth Program Intern 2024

 

 

 

      ![Felix Metral](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/fm.jpeg?itok=nb7DgHIa) 

 

 

 

   [### Alina Miranda

 ](/people/alina-miranda)Undergraduate Intern

 

 

 

      ![Alina Miranda](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/alina.jpg?h=95ca1165&itok=O2yklrHK) 

 

 

 

   [### Mia Montrose

 ](/people/mia-montrose)Senior Thesis Undergraduate (ES100)

Harvard Undergraduate

 

 

 

      ![Mia Montrose](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/Mia%20Montrose%20Headshot%202024%20%281%29.jpg?itok=dPb_UCg2) 

 

 

 

   [### Alden Panicker

 ](/people/alden-panicker)Coop Student 2025, 2026

 

 

 

      ![Alden](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-02/WhatsApp%20Image%202025-02-12%20at%2015.44.33.jpeg?h=c57ce434&itok=wdUJZWSU) 

 

 

 

   [### Rian Reichel

 ](/people/rian-reichel)Undergraduate Intern

 

 

 

      ![Rian](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/Headshot%20Updated.jpeg?itok=TtZXfKkk) 

 

 

 

   [### Kieran Shah McDaniel

 ](/people/kieran-shah-mcdaniel)Harvard Undergraduate 2025, 2026

 

 

 

      ![kieran mcdaniel](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/aizenberg/files/kieran_mcdaniel_1.jpg?itok=cklvV0DW) 

 

 

 

   [### Steven Singh

 ](/people/steven-singh)Coop Student

 

 

 

      ![StevenSingh](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/Steven.jpg?h=d546115b&itok=UPNgMyrH) 

 

 

 

   [### Nicole Zhan

 ](/people/nicole-zhan)Coop Student 2026

 

 

 

      ![NicoleZhan](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-05/Nicole.jpg?h=397764c7&itok=oJj1em5F) 

 

 

 

   [### Sofia Zhang

 ](/people/sofia-zhang)Harvard Undergraduate

 

 

 

      ![Sofia](/sites/g/files/omnuum6296/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/IMG_8189%20%281%29.JPG?h=5d7636ac&itok=7FOwYI4P)