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Faculty
Michael F. Howland
Michael F. Howland
Jeffrey Cheah Career Development Professor
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
617-253-2894
Postdoctoral Scholars
Karim Ali
Karim Ali
Postdoctoral Associate
Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Manchester, 2025
MSc in Aerospace Engineering
Cairo University, 2019
BSc in Aerospace Engineering
Cairo University, 2017
Puja Das
Puja Das
Postdoctoral Associate
Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Engineering
Northeastern University, 2025
M.Sc., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, 2022
B.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2017
Baris Kale
Baris Kale
Postdoctoral Associate
Ph.D. Aeronautical and Space Engineering (Cum Laude)
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 2024
Master-After-Master level [Research Master] (Hons)
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, 2019
M.Sc. Heat and Fluid
Istanbul Technical University, 2017
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Istanbul Technical University, 2014
Graduate Students
PhD students
Skylar Gering
Skylar Gering
Graduate student
B.S., Joint Computer Science and Mathematics
Harvey Mudd College, 2022
Weixuan Li
Weixuan Li
Graduate student
MSE, Mechanical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University, 2025
B.S., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Southern University of Science and Technology, 2023
Ilan Upfal
Ilan Upfal
Graduate student
Sc.B, Electrical Engineering
Brown University, 2022
Ziqi Wei
Ziqi Wei
Graduate student
B.S., Mathematics and Physics & B.E., Environmental Engineering
Tsinghua University, 2025
Masters students
Kiley McClure
Kiley McClure
Graduate student (MIT-Navy program)
B.S. Ocean Engineering
United States Naval Academy, 2024
Undergraduate Students
Alumni
Liying Qiu
Liying Qiu
Postdoc alumni (2025)
First position after Howland Lab: Research Analyst at Transition Asia
Kerry Klemmer
Kerry Klemmer
Postdoc alumni (2025)
Postdoc alumni (2025)
First position after Howland Lab: Associate at RA Capital | Planetary Health
Jaime Liew
Jaime Liew
Postdoc alumni (2024)
Postdoc alumni (2024)
First position after Howland Lab: Senior Engineer at Nordex
Sara Porchetta
Sara Porchetta
Postdoc alumni (2024)
Postdoc alumni (2024)
First position after Howland Lab: Assistant Professor, TU Delft
Hannah Johlas
Postdoc alumni (2022)
Hannah Johlas
Postdoc alumni (2022)
First position after Howland Lab: Energy Security Analyst at ISO New England Inc.
Ben Healy
Ben Healy
Graduate student alumni
Thesis title: Integration of a Unified Momentum Model in OpenFAST and
Application to Fatigue-Aware Wind Turbine Derating Optimization
First position after Howland Lab: Program Manager for Strategic Project Development at Eversource
Nithyaharini Suresh
Nithyaharini Suresh
Graduate student alumni
Thesis title: Optimization of Renewable Energy Siting Decisions through Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Integration
First position after Howland Lab: Analyst at the Coalition for Green Capital
Bo Tignol
Bo Tignol
Graduate student alumni
Thesis title:
Effect of turbine motion on floating offshore wind turbine aerodynamics
First position after Howland Lab: Boston Consulting Group
Emily Condon
Graduate student alumni
Emily Condon
Graduate student alumni
Thesis title: Characterizing the Influence of Turbulence Intensity on Energy Production at the Vineyard Wind 1 Farm
First position after Howland Lab: Water Resources Engineer, CDM Smith
Ana Fiallo
Ana Fiallo
Graduate student alumni
Thesis title:
Forecasting Wind Direction Across Very Short and Short Term Time Horizons for Wind Turbine Control
First position after Howland Lab: Tesla, Inc.
Former lab visitors
Paul Hulsman
Paul Hulsman
Ph.D. candidate
ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research
Undergraduate student alumni
Wilhem Hector
Wilhem Hector
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2025
First position after Howland Lab: Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University, U.K.
Reyna Ayala
Reyna Ayala
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2025
First position after Howland Lab: Ph.D. student, Princeton University, U.S.A.
Grace Harrington
Grace Harrington
B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, 2024
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