Sydney Packard 

 

Undergraduate Students 

Nicole Calandra

Kitty Guo

Biomedical Engineering Class of 2026
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

Lab Alumni

Graduate Students

1. Kim Mori, M.S. Chemical Engineering, 2023

Thesis title: Quantitative Assessments of Staphylococcal Phage and Biofilm Properties for Evaluating Phage as Antibiofilm Therapies

First Employment: Quality Control Analytical Associate, Bristol Myers Squibb

Undergraduate Graduate 

1. Jacob Pickett: Summer Undergraduate Researcher, B.S. Chemical Engineering 2019, WPI. First employment: Process Conversion Specialist, ConEcSus
2. Ulises Cardona: Summer Undergraduate Researcher, B.S. Chemical Engineering 2022, WPI. First employment: QC Microbiology Analyst, Astellas Gene Therapies 
3. Elham Shoghi Ghalelshahi: NSF REU Undergraduate Researcher, B.S. Bioengineering 2021, UC Berkley, First employment: Clinical Laboratory Associate I – Extractions, Natera 
4. Philip Ye: Summer Research Volunteer, Biomedical Engineering 2022, UMASS Amherst
5. Mary Cromwick: MQP Student, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2020, WPI. First employment: Quality Engineer, Werfen
6. Helena Petroff: MQP Student, B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2020, WPI. First Employment: New Product Introduction Engineer, Resonetics 
7. Andrew Yatsuhashi: Undergraduate Researcher, B.S. Chemical Engineering 2022, M.S. 2023, WPI. First Employment: Research Associate, AmberGen
8. Jay Gandhi: Undergraduate Researcher, B.S. Chemical Engineering 2022, M.S. Chemical Engineering 2023, WPI. First Employment: Process Development Engineer III, Takeda
9. Ciara Young: Undergraduate Researcher, B.S. Chemical Engineering 2022, WPI
10. Elia Petros: MQP Student, B.S. Chemical Engineering 2022, WPI
11. Grace Henderson: Undergraduate Researcher, Mechanical Engineering 2026, WPI 
12. Gabriel Bulacan: NSF REU Undergraduate Research, B.S. Biomedical Engineering 2025, Penn State