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Meet the Lab!
PI: Nick Battista
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Associate Professor of Mathematics, TCNJ
Degree: Ph.D. Mathematics from UNC-CH
Math Office: Science Complex P209
Email: battistn[at]tcnj[.]edu
Office Hours: *** on Sabbatical for AY 2023-2024 ***
Research Interests: Biological fluid dynamics, fluid-structure interaction, machine learning, numerical analysis, and
​ applied math education
Hobbies: Weightlifting, scuba diving, Ghostbusters trivia
CV: August-2022
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Manasvi Mamilla
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Major/Year: Biology (3rd year)
Research: marine ecomechanics
Lab Alumni!
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Anna Dorval
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Major: Applied Math
Year: 2023
Research: Machine learning (polynomial chaos expansions) and jellyfish locomotion
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Eileen Yizzi
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Major: Applied Math
Year: 2023
Research: Lion's mane Jellyfish and Deep Neural Networks
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Lauren Terr
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Major Statistics
Year: 2024
Research: Using deep neural networks to study pelagic polychaetes
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Kendra Ebke
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Major: Mathematics
Year: 2023
Research: Marine snow and zooplankton interactions
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John Phelan
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Major: Applied Math
Year: 2022
Research: Box jellyfish locomotion
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Lana Abdelmohsen
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Major: Computer Science
Year: 2023
Research: Using convolutional neural networks to learn about swimmers from their vortex wakes
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Miruna Baciu
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Major: Applied Math
Year: 2022
Research: Reduced-order models in
locomotion
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Zain Moin
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Major: Biomedical Engineering
Year: 2022
Research: Biomimetic Pumping
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Spencer Haber
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Major: Biomedical Engineering
Year: 2022
Research Focus: Modeling adult dermal wound healing
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Lilly Hoffman
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Major/Year: Mathematics, 4th Year
Research: Lion's mane Jellyfish
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Stephanie Shen
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Major: Communications
Year: 2022
Research Focus: Ebola epidemics
and social campaigns
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Natalia Sokolnicki
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Major: Mathematics
Year: 2022
Research Focus: Ebola epidemics
and social campaigns
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Rose Pereira
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Major: Mathematics
Class: 2022
Research Focus: Anguilliform swimming
through saturated media
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Michael Mongelli​
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Major Computer Science
Class: 2021 (TCNJ)
Research Focus: Pendulums in fluids!
Papers: Pendulums
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Chris Jakuback​
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Major: Statistics/Physics
Class: 2021 (TCNJ)
Research Focus: Massive jellyfish
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Erin Haus​
Major: Biology
Class: 2019 (TCNJ)
Research: Immunology Modeling and Machine Learning
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Jason Miles
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Major: Mathematics
Class: 2019 (TCNJ)
Research Focus: Jellyfish locomotion!
Papers:
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Leigh Pearcy
Major: Math & Math Education
Class: 2017 (UNC-CH)
Currently: PhD program in Applied Math UTK
Awards/Honors: NSF GRFP Recipient 2017
Research Focus: Modeling the opioid epidemic
Papers: Opioid-Model
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