Xinfan Lin, Associate Professor, Principle Investigator
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), UC Davis
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PhD., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2014
M.S., Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2009
B.S., Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2007
Past Members
Rui Huang, Ph.D. Student
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
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Research area: Battery System Diagnostics and Management
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M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2020
B.S., Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2017
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Jackson Fogelquist, Ph.D. Student
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
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Research area: Data Analysis and Optimization for Estimation, Battery Systems
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M.S., Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, 2019
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, 2017
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Simon Kuang, PhD. Student
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
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Research area: Battery System Diagnostics and Management
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B.S., Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2020
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Nicolas Michel, Ph.D. Student
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
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Research area: UAV energy management
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2017
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Ayush Patnaik, Ph.D. Student
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
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Research area: UAV control and optimization
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B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2022
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Xuchang Tang, Ph.D. Student
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
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Research area: EV Evacuation Planning and Optimization
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B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2021
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Qingzhi Lai, Ph.D.
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PhD, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2022
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​Research area: Data Analysis and Optimization, Battery Diagnostics and Management
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M.S., Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2017
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2015
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Now: NIO
Yashdeep Sidana, M.S.
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M.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2023
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Research area: UAV control and optimization
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B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2021
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Now: Raytheon
Sidharth Jangra, M.S.
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M.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2019
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​Research area: Battery System Diagnostics and Management
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech., Vellore Institute of Technology, 2015
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Now: Tesla
Russell Hawkins, M.S.
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
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​Research area: Spacecraft Power System
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M.S., Physics, University of California, Davis, 2016
B.S., Physics, University of California, Merced 2013
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Now: Wisk Aero
Anish Kumar Sinha, M.S.
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Transportation Policy and Technology Graduate Group, UC Davis
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Research area: UAV energy management
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, 2015
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Now: Rejoule
Mengzhu Gao, M.S.
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
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​Research area: Battery System Diagnostics and Management
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, China, 2018
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Now: Gotion
Lucas Ang, B.S.
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US Airforce ROTC
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B.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2018
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Research area: UAV energy management
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Now: U.S. Air Force 412 Test Wing
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Chien Hsin (Vincent) Chung, M.S.
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M.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2020
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​Research area: Battery System Diagnostics and Management
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 2016
Samuel Stone, M.S.
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M.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2022
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​Research area: Mechanical System Control and Testing
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Now: Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Joshua Thrailkill, B.S.
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US Army ROTC
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B.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2022
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Research area: UAV testing