People

Michael F. Howland

Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

mhowland@mit.edu

617-253-2894

Karim Ali

Postdoctoral Associate

karimali@mit.edu

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

Baris Kale

Postdoctoral Associate

bkale@mit.edu

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

Liying Qiu

Postdoctoral Associate

lyqiu@mit.edu 

Ph.D., Environmental Engineering

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2021

B.S., Environmental Science

Sun Yat-sen University, 2017

Skylar Gering

Graduate student

sgering@mit.edu

B.S., Joint Computer Science and Mathematics 

Harvey Mudd College, 2022

Kirby Heck

Graduate student

kheck@mit.edu; Website

B.S., Engineering Mechanics

UW-Madison, 2021

Storm Mata

Graduate student

storm@mit.edu

A.B., Engineering Sciences

Dartmouth College, 2019

YoungIn Shin

Graduate student

youngin@mit.edu

S.B., Mechanical Engineering

Yonsei University, 2022

Ilan Upfal

Graduate student

iupfal@mit.edu; Website 

Sc.B, Electrical Engineering 

Brown University, 2022

Nithyaharini Suresh

Graduate student (MEng)

nhsuresh@mit.edu 

B.S., Environmental Engineering

Rutgers University, 2024

Kiley McClure

Graduate student (MIT-Navy program)

kiley147@mit.edu 

B.S. Ocean Engineering

United States Naval Academy, 2024

Wilhem Hector

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 

(exp. 2025)

Reyna Ayala

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 

(exp. 2025)

Kerry Klemmer

Postdoc alumni (2025)

First position after Howland Lab: Associate at RA Capital | Planetary Health

Jaime Liew

Postdoc alumni (2024)

First position after Howland Lab: Senior Engineer at Nordex 

Sara Porchetta

Postdoc alumni (2024)

First position after Howland Lab: Assistant Professor, TU Delft

Hannah Johlas
Postdoc alumni (2022)

First position after Howland Lab: Energy Security Analyst at ISO New England Inc.

Bo Tignol

Graduate student alumni

BSc, Civil Engineering

Delft University of Technology, 2023

MEng, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, 2024

Thesis title: 

Effect of turbine motion on floating offshore wind

turbine aerodynamics

First position after Howland Lab: Boston Consulting Group

Ana Fiallo

Graduate student alumni

S.B., Computer Science

S.B., Urban Studies and Planning MIT, 2022

MEng, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, 2023

Thesis title: 

Forecasting Wind Direction Across Very Short and Short Term Time Horizons for Wind Turbine Control

First position after Howland Lab: Tesla, Inc.

Emily Condon
Graduate student alumni

S.B., Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, 2021

MEng, Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, 2022

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

Paul Hulsman

Ph.D. candidate

ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research

Dr. James Carroll

Reader (Associate Professor) 

University of Strathclyde 

Website

Grace Harrington

B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, (exp. 2024)