Recent Alumni

Austin Cocciolone, Ph.D.

Research Scientist
Medtronic

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Iowa

Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University

Austin obtained his Ph.D. in the lab in 2019 and continued as a postdoctoral fellow for one year. He is now a research and development scientist at Miromatrix.

ajcoccio@gmail.com

Christie Crandall, Ph.D.

Computational Analyst - Sandia National Labs

B.S. Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Washington University
Christie was a Ph.D. student in the laboratory from 2019 – 2023. Her project was to determine how elastic fiber defects contribute to changes in biotransport across the aortic wall in aneurysmal disease. She is currently working for Sandia National Labs in California as a Solid Mechanics Computational Analyst.

christie.crandall@gmail.com

Amy Cui

Data analyst
Treatment Court

B.S. Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, Washington University

Amy worked in the laboratory from 2019 – 2021. She is currently living and working in New York as a Treatment Court Data Analyst.

amycui2@yahoo.com

Gabriela Espinosa, Ph.D.

Director of Engineering - Concordia University Irvine

Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Saint Louis University
B.S. Applied Physics, Yale

Gabriela completed her Ph.D. under the joint guidance of Dr. Wagenseil and Dr. Taber in 2018. She did a postdoctoral fellowship in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California at Irvine until 2021. She is currently the Director of Engineering at Concordia University Irvine.

gabriela.espinosa@cui.edu

Diana Griffin

Medical student
Northwestern University

B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Washington University

Diana worked in the laboratory from 2019 – 2021 as an undergraduate and then as a research technician after graduation. She is currently a medical student at Northwestern University.

314-935-7865
dbgriffin@wustl.edu

Jie Hawes, Ph.D.

Senior hardware engineer
OPPO

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Washington University
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Washington University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering and Physics, University of South AlabamaJie

joined the laboratory in 2016 for her Ph.D. work and defended her thesis in 2020. Her project was to investigate causal relationships between hypertension, arterial stiffness, and extracellular matrix remodeling in aging mice. She is currently working for OPPO to design wearable cardiovascular sensors.

jiehawes@gmail.com

Humza Ismail

B.S./M.S. student
Washington University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Washington University

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Washington University

Humza worked as a B.S. and M.S. student in the lab from 2017 – 2020. He is currently applying to medical schools.

h.ismail@wustl.edu

Jungsil Kim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Suncheon National University

Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University
Jungsil worked in the Wagenseil laboratory as a postdoctoral fellow from 2013 – 2017. She is now an Assistant Professor at Suncheon National University.

jungsilkim.wustl@gmail.com

Shawn Pavey

Ph.D. student
Washington University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Washington University

Shawn was a B.S. student in the lab from 2018 – 2020. He is currently a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student at Washington University with Dr. Spencer Lake.

shawn.pavey@wustl.edu

Jacob Rother

Laboratory Engineer
Bayer

Laboratory Engineer

Bayer

jrother1800@gmail.com

Marius Staiculescu, Ph.D.

Research Scientist
Merck

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Washington University
Ph.D. Biophysics, University of Missouri, Columbia
M.D. Carol Davila-University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Catalin worked in the Wagenseil Laboratory from 2014 – 2017. He is now a research scientist at Merck.

catalin.staiculescu@gmail.com