

Xinfan Lin, Associate Professor, Principle Investigator
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), UC Davis
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
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Research area: Battery System Diagnostics and Management
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2020
B.S., Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2017
Jackson Fogelquist, Ph.D. Student
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Research area: Data Analysis and Optimization for Estimation, Battery Systems
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, 2019
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, 2017
Simon Kuang, PhD. Student
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Research area: Battery System Diagnostics and Management
B.S., Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2020
Nicolas Michel, Ph.D. Student
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Research area: UAV energy management
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2017
Ayush Patnaik, Ph.D. Student
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Research area: UAV control and optimization
B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2022
Xuchang Tang, Ph.D. Student
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Research area: EV Evacuation Planning and Optimization
B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2021
Qingzhi Lai, Ph.D.
PhD, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2022
Research area: Data Analysis and Optimization, Battery Diagnostics and Management
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2017
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2015
Now: NIO
Yashdeep Sidana, M.S.
M.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2023
Research area: UAV control and optimization
B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2021
Now: Raytheon

Sidharth Jangra, M.S.
M.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2019
Research area: Battery System Diagnostics and Management
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech., Vellore Institute of Technology, 2015
Now: Tesla

Russell Hawkins, M.S.
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Research area: Spacecraft Power System
M.S., Physics, University of California, Davis, 2016
B.S., Physics, University of California, Merced 2013
Now: Wisk Aero

Anish Kumar Sinha, M.S.
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Transportation Policy and Technology Graduate Group, UC Davis
Research area: UAV energy management
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, 2015
Now: Rejoule

Mengzhu Gao, M.S.
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis
Research area: Battery System Diagnostics and Management
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, China, 2018
Now: Gotion

Lucas Ang, B.S.
US Airforce ROTC
B.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2018
Research area: UAV energy management
Now: U.S. Air Force 412 Test Wing

Chien Hsin (Vincent) Chung, M.S.
M.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2020
Research area: Battery System Diagnostics and Management
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 2016
Samuel Stone, M.S.
M.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2022
Research area: Mechanical System Control and Testing
Now: Lawrence Livermore National Lab
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Joshua Thrailkill, B.S.
US Army ROTC
B.S. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Davis, 2022
Research area: UAV testing