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PEOPLE
Prof. Vivek N. Prakash
Assistant Professor,
Department of Physics, College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)
Secondary Faculty in Biology (CAS), and Marine Biology and Ecology (RSMAS)
University of Miami, FL
Postdoc. Bioengineering, Stanford University, CA (2019)
Ph.D. Applied Physics, University of Twente, The Netherlands (2013)
E-mail: vprakash AT miami.edu
Links:
Faculty profile page
Full CV
Google scholar, ORCID, Publons, Twitter, BlueSky
Selected Recent Publications:
1. L-R asymmetry in early chick development PNAS 2025
2. Culinary fluid mechanics Reviews of Modern Physics 2023
3. Ductile-Brittle tissue deformations in Trichoplax Nature Physics 2021
4. Swimming and feeding in starfish larvae Nature Physics 2017
5. Energy spectra in turbulent bubbly flows J. Fluid Mech 2016
Collaborators
At University of Miami
Prof. Athula Wikramanayake, Department of Biology
Prof. Prannoy Suraneni, Prof. Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos, Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering
Prof. Chris Langdon, Prof. Andrew Baker, Prof. Diego Lirman, Department of Marine Biology & Ecology
Prof. Brian Haus, Department of Ocean Sciences
Prof. Jenna Efrein, Department of Art & Art History
In the U.S.
Prof. John Wallingford, University of Texas at Austin
Prof. Arnold Mathijssen, University of Pennsylvania
Prof. Takashi Mikawa, University of California, San Francisco
Prof. Cynthia Bradham, Boston University
Prof. Mansi Srivastava, Harvard University
Prof. Jacob Notbohm, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Dr. Margaret Miller, SECORE
Dr. Ian Enochs, NOAA
International
Prof. Maciej Lisicki, University of Warsaw
Postdocs
Dr. Melissa Ruszczyk
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Miami
Ph.D. Ocean Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (2022)
E-mail: mxr2870 AT miami.edu
Links: Google scholar, ORCID, CV
Dr. Santhan Chandragiri
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Miami
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, India (2020)
E-mail: santhanchandragiri AT gmail.com
Links: Google scholar, ORCID
Graduate Students
Bikram D. Shrestha
Graduate Student (2020 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Miami
M.S. Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2019)
E-mail: bxs896 AT miami.edu
Links: Google scholar, ORCID, CV
Shubham Sinha
Graduate Student (2021 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Miami
B.S. - M.S. Physics, IISER Tirupati, India (2020)
E-mail: sxs3556 AT miami.edu
Links: Google scholar, ORCID, CV
Patrick Kiel
Graduate Student (2022 - present)
Department of Marine Biology & Ecology, RSMAS, University of Miami
Honors:
-- NSF GRFP (2023)
co-advised by: Prof. Prannoy Suraneni (UM Civil Engineering)
Dr. Ian Enochs (NOAA)
B.S. Marine Science & Biology, University of Miami (2020)
E-mail: pkiel AT rsmas.miami.edu
Website: https://patrickkiel.com/
Gopika Madhu
Graduate Student (2022 - present)
Department of Physics, University of Miami
B.S. - M.S. Physics, IISER Pune, India (2022)
E-mail: gxm950 AT miami.edu
Christopher Roden
Graduate Student (2024 - present)
Department of Biology, University of Miami
co-advised by: Prof. Athula Wikramanayake (UM Biology)
B.S. Marine Biology, University of Oregon (2023)
E-mail: car1006 AT miami.edu
Undergraduate Students
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Merritt Sherrer
Undergraduate Student (2023 - present)
B.S. Marine Science & Biochemistry (class of 2026)
University of Miami
E-mail: mgs230 AT miami.edu
Leah Henseler
Undergraduate Student (2022 - present)
co-advised by: Prof. Prannoy Suraneni (UM Civil Engineering)
B.S. Marine Affairs & Fine Art (class of 2024)
University of Miami
E-mail: lmh248 AT miami.edu
ALUMNI
J'nesse Balkman
Undergraduate Student (2024 - present)
B.S. Marine Science & Biology (class of 2026)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- NSF REU Physics Student, University of Miami
E-mail: jab820 AT rsmas.miami.edu
Inge Brijker
Undergraduate Student (2023 - present)
B.S. Oceanography and International Studies (class of 2025)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Foote Fellow, University of Miami
-- Beyond the Books Scholarship, University of Miami
E-mail: ihb8 AT miami.edu
Katie Alvarez
Undergraduate Student (2024 - present)
B.S. Biology (class of 2024)
University of Miami
E-mail: katiealvarez AT me.com
Breelyn Cocke
Undergraduate Student (2024 - present)
B.S. Physics/Astrophysics and Mathematics (class of 2025)
Northern Arizona University, AZ
Honors:
-- NSF REU Physics Student, University of Miami
E-mail: bnc262 AT nau.edu
Johnnie Xia
Undergraduate Student (2023 - present)
B.S. Marine biology and ecology (class of 2024)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Beyond the Books Scholarship, University of Miami
Next position:
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Amaya N Crichton
Undergraduate Student (2021 - present)
B.S. Biology (class of 2023)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Jenkins Scholar, University of Miami
-- Choose Development! Fellow, Society of Developmental Biology
Next position: Industry
Alexandra Redford
Undergraduate Student (2022 - present)
B.S. Marine Science & Physics (class of 2024)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Presidential Scholar, University of Miami
Next position:
Owen Brown
Undergraduate Student (2023 - present)
B.S. Marine Biology & Ecology (Class of 2024)
University of Miami
Next position: Graduate student at Oregon State University
Ivan Levkovsky
Undergraduate student (2023 – present)
B.S. Chemistry (class of 2024)
University of Miami
Co-advised by: Prof. Fuwu Zhang (UM Department of Chemistry)
Next position: Graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University
Carolyn"Jack" Delli-Santi
Undergraduate Student (2022 - present)
B.S. Marine Science & Biology (class of 2023)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Canes Achievement Award, University of Miami
Next position: Glass blower, GlassBaby, Seattle, WA
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Samantha Levine
Undergraduate Student (2021 - present)
B.S. Marine Science & Biology (class of 2023)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Foote Fellow, University of Miami
Next position: Coral Restoration Intern, I.CARE, Islamorada, FL
Christian D. Gibson
Undergraduate Student (2021 - 2023)
B.S. Biomedical Engineering and Physics (class of 2023)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Stamps Scholar, University of Miami
-- FGLSAMP Scholar, Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NSF funded undergraduate research program)
Next position: Graduate student at Duke University
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Nina Rose Couture
Undergraduate Student (2022 Summer)
B.S. Environmental Engineering (class of 2023)
University of Miami
Honors:
-- Presidents Scholar, University of Miami
Next position:
Valentina Restrepo
Undergraduate Student (2021 Summer)
B.S. Biomedical Engineering (class of 2022), University of Miami
Honors:
-- FGLSAMP Scholar, Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NSF funded undergraduate research program)
Next position: Industry
LAB PHOTOS
7/2024 -- Breelyn, J'nesse and Katie's goodbye party, Gifford Arboretum, UM
5/2024 -- Allie and Owen's goodbye party, In front of Physics Building, UM
5/2024 -- Ivan's goodbye party, Gifford Arboretum, UM
8/2023 -- Sami's goodbye party, Frost Science Building, UM
7/2023 -- Carolyn's goodbye party, Knight Physics Building, UM
6/1/2023 -- Start of Summer 2023, Gifford Arboretum, UM
12/12/2022 -- Lab lunch at Bombay Darbar, Coconut Grove, FL
6/2/2022 -- Start of Summer 2022, In front of Knight Physics Building, UM
8/27/2021 -- Lab dinner at Titanic Brewery, Coral Gables, FL
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