Dr. Beiwen Li, William and Virginia Binger Assistant Professor 

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Education

Ph.D. Purdue University, 2017

​M.S. Iowa State University, 2014

​B.S. Beihang University, 2012

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Short Bio

​Dr. Beiwen Li is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University. His current research focuses on 3D imaging, data analysis and associated applications. His research interests include superfast (kHz) 3D imaging, multi-scale 3D optical metrology, machine vision, online inspection, and applications of 3D imaging

Jiaqiong Li (PhD Student, 2nd year, passes PhD qualifying exam)

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Education​

M.S. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

B.S.  University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

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Short Bio

Jiaqiong is a Ph.D student in HDOSL focusing on 3D optical sensing and metrology. She also has interests in the application of 3D optical metrology in industry. She worked at the R&D department of an automotive company. When she does get free time, she likes cooking.

Weijun Shen (PhD Student, 4th year, co-advise with Dr. Hantang Qin)

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Education​

​B.E. Shanghai Polytechnic University, China

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Short Bio

Weijun Shen is a Ph.D. student in HDOSL and FEAP (co-advise), focusing on nondestructive evaluation in additive manufacturing. Weijun worked as a lab coordinator/teaching assistant at Shanghai Polytechnic University for six years. He is interested in advanced metrology and inspection, and non-conventional manufacturing. In his leisure time, he likes cooking, hiking, and watching horror movies.

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Badrinath Balasubramaniam (PhD Student, 1st year)

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Education​

M.S Mechanical Engineering- Iowa State University, Ames, IA

B.E Mechanical Engineering-BITS Pilani, India

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Short Bio

Badrinath is a PhD student in HDOSL focusing on 3D Imaging and Optical Sensing and is interested in its applications in Robotics. Prior to this, Badrinath worked as a Project Engineer/Manager in the industry for three years. In his free time, he enjoys biking, cricket, pickle-ball and board games.

Email ID: yash13

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Micah Mundy (1st year, concurrent BS/MS)

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Education​

B. S. Iowa State University, Ames, IA (expected S2022)

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Short Bio

Micah is a concurrent B.S./M.S. student in HDOSL focusing on 3D optical sensing and robotics. He aims to apply these topics in industry to make robot navigation and manipulation safer and more efficient. In his free time, he enjoys climbing, biking, and playing board games.

Dr. Yi Zheng (PhD, Spring 2022)

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Google Scholar Profile

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Education​

​M.S. Northeastern University, Boston, MA

B.S. Chongqing University, China

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Awards

1st place winner in ME Research Symposium (2021)
2nd place winner in ISU Grad Research Poster Presentation (2021)
ISU Graduate and Professional Student Senate Research Award (2021)
ISU College of Engineering Research Excellence Award (2021)
ISU William and Virginia Binger Research Award (2020)

Yashwanth M Maddipatla (PhD Student, 1st year)

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Education​

B.E Sathyabama University, India

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Short Bio

Yashwanth is a concurrent M.S./Ph.D student in HDOSL focusing on vision-based computing. He has prior research and work experience in extended reality technologies, vision-based computing, embedded systems, and ML. Before his admission at ISU, Yash also worked as a research engineer at an emerging technologies lab and collaborated with global brands from North America and the EU.