Led by Principal Investigator Amos G Winter, the GEAR Center at MIT is made up of research staff and students with various backgrounds. Their research interests include machine & product design, solid & fluid mechanics, computational design, and design for emerging markets & developing countries.
Professor Amos G. Winter V
Ratan N. Tata Career Development Professor
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Visiting Scholars
David Shrier
Professor of Practice, AI & Innovation, Imperial College
Research Staff
Susan Amrose
Research scientist
Desalination and Drip Irrigation Teams
Amanda Stack
Research engineer
Global Health Team
Ben Judge
Staff engineer
Desalination Team + wherever he can help
Emily Welsh
Staff engineer / Lab manager
All teams!
Tzu-Ching Chen (Andy)
Research engineer
Drip Irrigation Team
Sai Vadhula
Visiting Scientist
Global Health Team
Administrative Staff
Catherine “Cakky” Forrest
Administrative Assistant
Postdoctoral Associates
Rose Yin
Global Health Team
(Co-advised by Prof. Ellen Roche)
Leonardo Capeleto de Andrade
Water and Sanitation Team
(Co-advised by Prof. Gabriella Carolini)
Chotiwat Jantarakasem
Drip Irrigation & Desalination Teams
(Co-advised by Dr. Greg Sixt)
Mohamed Naouri
Desalination and Drip Irrigation Teams
Nina Petelina
Global Health and Energy Teams
Joël Chapuis
Energy Team
Students
Collin Goldbach
PhD Student
Energy Team
Melissa Brei
PhD Student
Desalination Team
ZhiYi Liang
PhD Student
Energy Team
Madi Reddie
PhD Student
Global Health Team
Autumn Geil
PhD Student
Global Health Team
Juan Romero
PhD Student
Energy Team
Kinjal Ruecker
PhD Student
Energy Team
Andria Jones
PhD Student
Desalination and Drip Irrigation Teams
Samuel Heath
PhD Student
Energy Team
Ellen Clarrissimeaux
Master’s Student
Global Health Team
(Co-advised by Prof. Hugh Herr)
Ariel Mobius
Master’s Student
Global Health Team
(Co-advised by Prof. Ellen Roche)
Haley Higginbotham
PhD Candidate
Global Health Team
(Co-advised by Prof. Ellen Roche)
Research Affiliates
Georgia Van de Zande
Research Affiliate
Assistant Professor, Olin College of Engineering
Mike Bono
Research Affiliate
Antonia Filingeri
Postdoctoral Associate
"Teoria dello sviluppo dei processi chimici" Lab
University of Palermo
Dan Recht
Managing Director
Activate Boston
Jamie Vinsant
VP Electrodialysis
EnergyX
