Principle Investigator

Dr. Che-Wei Chang

Assistant Professor

Ocean Engineering

401.874.6617
chewei.chang@uri.edu

Current Lab Members

Ramin Safari

PhD student

Ocean Engineering

Fall 2024 – present
ramin.safarighaleh@uri.edu

Alex Hilbert

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

Fall 2024 – present
alex.hilbert@uri.edu

Chris Hankins

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

Fall 2024 – present
chris.hankins@uri.edu

Kitara Pottebaum

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

Spring 2025 – present
kitarapottebaum@uri.edu

Calli Dunn

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

Spring 2026 – present
calli.dunn@uri.edu

Devinn Grivno

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

Spring 2026 – present
t.grivno@uri.edu

Sam Wells

Undergraduate Researcher

Mechanical Engineering

Fall 2026 – present
sam.wells@uri.edu

Lab Alumni

Felipe Espinoza

MS (2025)

Ocean Engineering

felipe.espinozab@alumnos.usm.cl

Katie Aaronson

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

Fall 2025 – Spring 2026
kaaronson@uri.edu

Eleni Mouyos

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

Spring and Fall 2025

Heather Parlardy

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

Spring 2025

Connor Young

Undergraduate Researcher

Ocean Engineering

Spring 2024