Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
People
If you would like to join us, please contact Prof. Gu (ggu@berkeley.edu) and include your CV with research interests and potential project ideas. Prospective PhD students are encouraged to apply to the PhD program in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley. In the application, please indicate your interests in working at Gu Research Lab. We welcome researchers with different backgrounds in mechanical engineering, materials science, computer science, biology, and related fields.
Principal Investigator
Postdoctoral scholars
Zhi Cheng
Postdoctoral scholar
Education: BS in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering, Southeast University, 2016
ME in Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2019
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University and University of Waterloo, 2023
Education: BS in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering, Southeast University, 2016
ME in Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2019
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University and University of Waterloo, 2023
Jimin Gu
Postdoctoral scholar
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2017
MS in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2019
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2023
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2017
MS in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2019
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2023
Jiyoung Jung
Postdoctoral scholar
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, 2017
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2023
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, 2017
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2023
Jeong-Ho Lee
Postdoctoral scholar
Education: BS in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University, 2015
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 2021
Education: BS in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University, 2015
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 2021
Daniel Lim
Graduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2014
Master of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2015
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2014
Master of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2015
Kundo Park
Postdoctoral scholar
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2017
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano / KAIST, 2019
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2024
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2017
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano / KAIST, 2019
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2024
Dharneedar Ravichandran
Postdoctoral scholar
Education: BE in Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, India, 2016
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2018
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2024
Education: BE in Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, India, 2016
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2018
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University, 2024
Xingquan Wang
Postdoctoral scholar
Education: BS in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Ocean University of China, 2018
PhD in Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 2022
Education: BS in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Ocean University of China, 2018
PhD in Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 2022
Bowen Zheng
Postdoctoral scholar
Education: BS in Automotive Engineering, Beihang University, 2017
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2023
Education: BS in Automotive Engineering, Beihang University, 2017
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2023
Graduate students
Ekaterina Antimirova
Graduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Twente, 2022
co-advised by Professor David Bogy
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Twente, 2022
co-advised by Professor David Bogy
Brennan Birn
Graduate Student
Education: BSE in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Education: BSE in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2023
Ailin Chen
Graduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2021
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2021
Kahraman Demir
Graduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 2018
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 2018
Grace Hu
Graduate Student
Education: BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 2021
MS in Computer Science, Stanford University, 2021
co-advised by Professor Zev Gartner
Education: BS in Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 2021
MS in Computer Science, Stanford University, 2021
co-advised by Professor Zev Gartner
Zeqing Jin
Graduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), 2018
MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, 2020
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), 2018
MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, 2020
Eric Tai
Graduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2022
Zixiao Wei
Graduate Student
Education: BE(Hons) in Aerospace Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2020
MEng in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2022
Education: BE(Hons) in Aerospace Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2020
MEng in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2022
Yuna Yoo
Graduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, 2023
BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, 2023
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, 2023
BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, 2023
Zhizhou Zhang
Graduate Student
Education: BSE in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2018
BSE in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), 2018
Education: BSE in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2018
BSE in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), 2018
Zilan Zhang
Graduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), 2019
BS in Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2019
MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2021
co-advised by Professor Shaofan Li
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), 2019
BS in Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2019
MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2021
co-advised by Professor Shaofan Li
Undergraduate students
Cezar Carvajal
Undergraduate student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Karla Cebrero
Undergraduate Student
Education: BS in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2025
Education: BS in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2025
Alex Plewinski
Undergraduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Dominique Sun
Undergraduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Sydney Tsai
Undergraduate Student
Education: BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley, 2024
Education: BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley, 2024
Nandita Venkataraman
Undergraduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Kyle Woody
Undergraduate Student
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2024
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2024