People
Team
The Lewis Lab is composed of more than 30 students, postdoctoral researchers, and staff. Our group thrives within a highly innovative and collaborative research environment. Our alumni are leaders in the field with successful careers in academia, national laboratories, and industry. Several alumni have co-founded startup companies based on our scientific discoveries.
Jennifer Lewis
Jennifer Lewis is the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a Core Faculty Member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Jennifer has made pioneering contributions to the programmable assembly of functional, structural, and living matter. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Inventors, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has co-founded four startups and currently serves on multiple Scientific Advisory Boards.
Lab Administration
We are continually updating our list of Lewis Lab alumni. If you are a past member of the Lewis Lab and would like to update your information, feel free to reach out to Jared Fujii.
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Bok Yeop Ahn
Research Scientist 2006-2021
Lewis Lab Research: Omnidirectional printing of flexible, stretchable, and spanning silver microelectrodes
Current Position: Photolithography Scientist, Center for Nanoscale Systems at Harvard University -
John Ahrens
PhD Student 2016-2022
Lewis Lab Research: Programming complex alignment in engineered cardiac tissue
Current Position: Entrepreneur -
Jaehyeong Bae
Postdoc 2021-2022
Lewis Lab Research: 3D printing of hydrogel for sensor application
Current Position: Postdoc at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology -
Michael Bell
Graduate Student 2013-2014
Lewis Lab Research: 3D printing of fully functional electronic devices
Current Position: CETI Program Manager at Harvard Univeristy -
Michael Bevan
Postdoc 2001-2002
Lewis Lab Research: Structural evolution of colloidal crystals with increasing ionic strength
Current Position: Professor at Johns Hopkins University -
Nicole Black
PhD Student 2014-2020
Lewis Lab Research: Biomimetic tympanic membrane grafts
Current Position: Vice President of Biomaterials and Innovation at Desktop Metal / Desktop Health -
Will Boley
Postdoc 2015-2018
Lewis Lab Research: High temperature printing mesoscale eutectic architectures; 4D printed shape shifting structures
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Boston University -
Travis Busbee
Graduate Student 2013-2014
Lewis Lab Research: Additive manufacturing materials and processes, specializing in the development of inks with sensing capabilities; 3D printing of fully functional biomedical electronic devices
Current Position: Director of Additive Manufacturing Textiles at Kornit Digital -
Angel Chan
PhD Student 2007
Lewis Lab Research: Nanoparticle engineering of colloidal suspension behavior
Current Position: Assistant Attending Physician at Johns Hopkins -
Kundan Chaudhary
Graduate Student 2012-2015
Lewis Lab Research: Image processing and statistical analysis of the dynamics of colloids
Current Position: Display Technologist at Apple -
Alex Chortos
Postdoc 2016-2020
Lewis Lab Research: 3D printed stretchable conductors and dielectrics; Elastomer chemistry for electrostatic actuators; 3D printed soft electrostatic actuators
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Purdue University -
Brett Compton
Postdoc 2013-2014
Lewis Lab Research: Epoxy composites
Current Position: Associate Professor at University of Tennessee Knoxville -
Jacinta Conrad
Postdoc 2005-2009
Lewis Lab Research: Confined flows of colloidal suspensions
Current Position: Professor at University of Houston -
Emily Davidson
Postdoc 2017-2020
Lewis Lab Research: 3D Printed liquid crystal elastomers
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Princeton University -
Zoey Davidson
Postdoc 2019-2022
Lewis Lab Research: Liquid crystal elastomers
Current Position: Seurat Technologies -
Adam DeConinck
Master's Student 2007-2010
Lewis Lab Research: Fabrication, dynamics and self-assembly of anisotropic colloidal particles
Current Position: Senior Product Architect at NVIDIA -
Priyadarshi Desai
PhD Student 1997
Lewis Lab Research: Processing-structure-property relations in novel organocement composites
Current Position: Vesuvius Co. -
Ramsey Doolittle
Research Engineer 2021-2022
Lewis Lab Research: Engineering materials and hardware for use in 3D bioprinting applications; Manufacturing of vascularized biological tissues -
Eric Duoss
PhD Student 2003-2009
Postdoc 2009-2010
Lewis Lab Research: 3D printing of functional materials; Sol-gel and nanoparticle inks for direct-write assembly of functional metal oxide and metallic materials
Current Position: Director of the Center for Engineered Materials and Manufacturing at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory -
Summer Ferreira
PhD Student 2009
Lewis Lab Research: Structure, dynamics, and flow behavior of model biphasic colloidal mixtures
Current Position: Manager, Renewable and Distributed Systems Integration at Sandia National Laboratories -
Daniele Foresti
Postdoc 2014-2016
Research Associate 2016-2022
Lewis Lab Research: Acoustophoretic printing
Current Position: Founder & CEO at AcousticaBio -
Yongxiang Gao
Postdoc 2010-2012
Lewis Lab Research: Phase behavior, structure and self assembly of colloidal rods
Current Position: Assistant ProfessorAssistant Professor at Shenzhen University -
James Gilchrist
Postdoc 2003-2004
Lewis Lab Research: Direct investigation of microsphere and nanoparticle assembly
Current Position: Ruth H. and Sam Madrid Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lehigh University -
Sydney Gladman
PhD Student 2010-2016
Lewis Lab Research: Biomimetic 4D printing
Current Position: Chief Scientific Officer at Material Innovation Initiative -
Elizabeth Glogowski
Postdoc 2008-2011
Lewis Lab Research: Nano-and micron-sized particle design, functionalization, and patterning
Current Position: Associate Professor in Materials Science & Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire -
Greg Gratson
PhD Student 2000-2005
Lewis Lab Research: Direct-write assembly of 3D periodic structures
Current Position: Director, Business Development at Stryker -
Jiyou Guo
PhD Student 1992-1997
Lewis Lab Research: Aggregation effects on the rheological, sedimentation, and drying behavior of colloidal silica suspensions
Current Position: Sr Staff Program Manager and Commodity Manager for TD Lithography Material Development at Intel Corporation -
Edward Guzman
Postdoc 2019-2021
Lewis Lab Research: Liquid crystal elastomers
Current Position: Polymer Development ChemistPolymer Development Chemist at Gelest -
Chris Hansen
PhD Student 2005-2011
Lewis Lab Research: Self-healing materials and multinozzle printheads with embedded microvascular networks
Current Position: Department Chair, Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Lowell -
James Hardin
Postdoc 2012-2014
Lewis Lab Research: Microfluidics and 3D-printing nozzle design
Current Position: Research Materials Engineer at Air Force Research Lab -
Daniel Harris
PhD Student 2001-2008
Lewis Lab Research: Evaporative lithographic patterning of colloidal films
Current Position: Intel Corporation -
Kimberly (Blackman) Havenstein
Master's Student 1994-1996
Lewis Lab Research: Processing of non-aqueous tape-cast ceramic layers
Current Position: Campus Missionary at The Navigators -
Timothy Holmstrom
Master's Student 1995-1997
Lewis Lab Research: Transport properties of magnetic field/liquid assisted textured YBa2Cu3O7-x tape-cast films
Current Position: Professor of Physics at Longwood University -
Kimberly Homan
Postdoc 2013-2019
Lewis Lab Research: Bioprinting
Current Position: Director and Principal Scientist, Complex in vitro Systems Group at Genentech -
Marsha Huha
Master's Student 1999
Lewis Lab Research: Effects of polymer properties on the chemorheological behavior and drying stress evolution of an aqueous alumina-poly(vinyl alcohol) gel casting system
Current Position: Seagate -
Matthew Janet
Master's Student 2000
Lewis Lab Research: Mechanical properties of mullite-based composites derived from silica-coated alumina powder
Current Position: 3M -
Jaime Juarez
Postdoc 2011-2013
Lewis Lab Research: Directed assembly
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Iowa State University -
Glen Kirby
PhD Student 2003
Lewis Lab Research: PAA/PEO comb polymer effects on rheological property evolution of concentrated cement suspensions
Current Position: General Electric -
Dimitri Kokkinis
Postdoc 2018-2019
Lewis Lab Research: Cellulose nanocrystal inks for 3D printing of textured cellular architectures
Current Position: Development Engineer, Printed Electronics at Cicor Group -
David Kolesky
PhD Student 2010-2016
Postdoc 2016-2018
Lewis Lab Research: 3D Bioprinting of vascularized human tissues; Organ engineering
Current Position: Principal at Flagship Pioneering -
Arda Kotikian
PhD Student 2015-2021
Postdoc 2021-2023
Lewis Lab Research: Programming 3D shape change in soft actuators by controlling molecular orientation at the filamentary scale while programming structure at the macroscopic scale via direct ink writing of liquid crystal elastomers. -
Steve Kranz
Master's Student 2013
Lewis Lab Research: Multinozzle printheads for 3D printing of viscoelastic inks -
Katharina Kroll
PhD Student 2017-2023
Postdoc 2023
Lewis Lab Research: Vascularizing kidney organoids with applications in drug testing, disease modeling, and tissue engineering. -
Armand Kurum
Master's Student 2015-2016
Research Fellow 2016-2019
Lewis Lab Research: Acoustophoretic printing of novel microparticle-based formulations of highly concentrated monoclonal antibodies for subcutaneous delivery
Current Position: PhD student at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) -
Natalie Larson
Postdoctoral Researcher 2018-2022
Research Associate 2022-2023
Lewis Lab Research: Multimaterial 3D printing of structural and functional materials with locally tailored structure and composition.
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Stanford University -
Neil Lin
Postdoc 2016-2019
Lewis Lab Research: Renal reabsorption in 3D vascularized proximal tubule models
Current Position: Assistant Professor at UCLA -
David Lorang
Master's Student 2013
Lewis Lab Research: Core-shell printing of functional polymer filaments
Current Position: Intel Corporation -
Carlos Martinez
PhD Student 1995-2002
Lewis Lab Research: Structure and property evolution during film formation from binary colloidal suspensions
Current Position: Associate Professor at Purdue University -
Mariana Mata
Research Assistant 2018-2022
Lewis Lab Research: Cell culture, organoid generation, and 3D bioprinting
Current Position: Clade Therapeutics -
Sarah Michna
Master's Student 2001-2004
Lewis Lab Research: Directed assembly of 3D hydroxyapatite scaffolds
Current Position: Instructor at South Dakota State University -
Valeria Tohver Milam
PhD Student 2001
Lewis Lab Research: Phase behavior, structure, and properties of colloidal microsphere-nanoparticle mixtures
Current Position: Associate Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology -
Ali Mohraz
Postdoc 2004-2006
Lewis Lab Research: Biphasic colloidal inks
Current Position: Professor at University of California, Irvine -
Sherry Morissette
PhD Student 1999
Lewis Lab Research: Compositional effects on the chemorheological properties and forming behavior of aqueous alumina-poly(vinyl alcohol) gel casting suspensions
Current Position: Johnson & Johnson -
Jochen Mueller
PhD Student 2015-2018
Postdoc 2018-2021
Lewis Lab Research: Developing novel print heads for DIW that enable more complex parts and higher throughout speeds
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University -
Joseph Muth
PhD Student 2012-2017
Lewis Lab Research: Direct foam writing of cellular ceramic architectures
Current Position: Materials Director at Fortify -
Jason Nicholas
Teaching Assistant 2000-2003
Current Position: Associate Professor at Michigan State University -
Thomas Ober
Postdoc 2013-2015
Lewis Lab Research: Nozzle design, mixing
Current Position: Quantitative Financial Analyst at Bank of America -
Andrea Ogden
PhD Student 1996
Lewis Lab Research: Effects of nonadsorbed polymer on the stability of weakly flocculated ceramic suspensions -
Lucas Osterbur
Master's Student 2009-2013
Lewis Lab Research: Direct-write assembly of 3D hydrogel scaffolds for stem cell and tissue engineering
Current Position: Chemistry Teacher at Glenbrook South High School -
Sara Parker
PhD Student 2004-2010
Lewis Lab Research: Direct-write assembly of 3D microperiodic scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
Current Position: Engineering Group Leader at Intel Corporation -
Gerry Raban
Undergraduate Student 1990-1993
Lewis Lab Research: Direct-write assembly of 3D microperiodic scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
Current Position: Principal Engineer, Yield at Microchip Technology Inc. -
Jordan Raney
Postdoc 2014-2016
Lewis Lab Research: Mechanics of composites and structures
Current Position: Assistant Profssor at University of Pennsylvania -
Ranjeet Rao
PhD Student 2001-2008
Lewis Lab Research: Biphasic nanoparticle inks for direct-write assembly of 3D periodic structures
Current Position: PARC -
Andrew Read
Master's Student 2001
Lewis Lab Research: Magnetic field and dopant effects on texturing of YBa2Cu3O7-δ thick films
Current Position: Edo -
Mark Roberts
Master's Student 2006
Lewis Lab Research: Rheological properties and micro-particle imaging velocimetry of model colloidal fluids and gels
Current Position: BP -
Sanlin Robinson
Postdoc 2017-2020
Lewis Lab Research: Renal reabsorption in 3D vascularized proximal tubule models
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Engineering at University of the Virgin Islands -
Analisa Russo
PhD Student 2008-2014
Lewis Lab Research: Pen-on-paper flexible electronics
Current Position: Engineer User Applications Manager at Formlabs -
Robert Shepherd
PhD Student 2002-2010
Lewis Lab Research: Microfluidic assembly and packing dynamics of colloidal granules
Current Position: Associate Professor at Cornell University -
Mark Skylar-Scott
Postdoc 2013-2020
Lewis Lab Research: Vascularizing thick tissues; Printing densely cellular tissues; Printing silver in mid-air; Multimaterial multinozzle 3D printing
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Stanford University -
Rita Slilaty
Master's Student 1995
Lewis Lab Research: The effects of suspension stability on the microstructure of as-cast alumina-poly(vinyl butyral) tapes
Current Position: Intel Corportation -
Scott Slimmer
Research Associate 2010-2023
Lewis Lab Research: Lewis Lab Manager
Current Position: Harvard Medical School -
Jim Smay
PhD Student 1996-2002
Lewis Lab Research: Directed colloidal assembly and characterization of PZT-polymer composites
Current Position: Colcord Chair Professor and Head of Materials Science and Engineering at Oklahoma State University -
Daniel Therriault
PhD Student 1999-2003
Lewis Lab Research: Directed assembly of three-dimensional microvascular networks
Current Position: Professor at Polytechnique Montréal -
Ryan Truby
PhD 2012-2018
Postdoc 2018-2018
Lewis Lab Research: Embedded three-dimensional printing of autonomous and somatosensitive soft robots
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Northwestern University -
Mariusz Twardowski
Postdoc 2003-2005
Lewis Lab Research: Fabrication of 3D microstructures of titanium oxide for use in photonics applications
Current Position: Director of Environment Health & Safety at Vor Biopharma -
Alex Valentine
Research Engineer 2014-2017
Lewis Lab Research: Stretchable electronics and hybrid 3D printing
Current Position: Resident Physician at University of Michigan -
Ronald van Gaal
Postdoctoral Researcher 2021-2023
Lewis Lab Research: Functional tissue models for kidney organoid technology
Current Position: TBD -
Connor Verheyen
Ph.D. Student 2019-2023
Lewis Lab Research: In vivo and in vitro additive manufacturing techniques for patient-specific therapies -
John Vericella
Master's Student 2012
Lewis Lab Research: Microfluidic assembly of polymer capsules for efficient carbon capture -
Brett Walker
PhD Student 2008-2013
Lewis Lab Research: Reactive silver inks for high performance printed electronics
Current Position: CEO at Electroninks -
Rob Weeks
PhD Student 2018-2022
Lewis Lab Research: Embedded 3D printing of multimaterial lattices
Current Position: Entrepreneur -
Markus Wegmann
Master's Student 1992-1995
Lewis Lab Research: Platinum induced liquid phase sintering of magnetically aligned YBCO thick films
Current Position: Failure Analysis Specialist at Qualitech Eurofins -
Sean Wei
PhD Student 2012-2017
Lewis Lab Research: Electrode suspensions with tailored flow behavior and electrochemical performance for multiscale lithium ion batteries
Current Position: Patent Agent at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP -
Willie Wu
PhD Student 2003-2011
Lewis Lab Research: Direct ink writing of microvascular networks
Current Position: Manufacturing Systems Software Development Engineer at Intel Corporation -
Mingxie Xu
PhD Student 2007
Lewis Lab Research: Direct-write assembliy of 3D polylelectrolyte scaffolds, inorganic hybrids, and photonic crystals
Current Position: Intel Corporation -
Jun Yoshikawa
PhD Student 2006-2009
Lewis Lab Research: Comb polymer architecture and particle size effects on the behavior of biphasic nanoparticle inks for direct-write assembly
Current Position: Group Manager at NGK Insulators, Ltd. -
Nanjia Zhou
Postdoc 2015-2018
Lewis Lab Research: 3D printed electronics
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Westlake University