{"id":85,"date":"2021-01-26T17:11:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T22:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2025-09-26T18:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T22:59:26","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Principle Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/20211026_Salerno_URIEngineering_Headshots-0102_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-889\" style=\"width:516px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/20211026_Salerno_URIEngineering_Headshots-0102_cropped.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/20211026_Salerno_URIEngineering_Headshots-0102_cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/20211026_Salerno_URIEngineering_Headshots-0102_cropped-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/20211026_Salerno_URIEngineering_Headshots-0102_cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/20211026_Salerno_URIEngineering_Headshots-0102_cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/20211026_Salerno_URIEngineering_Headshots-0102_cropped-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/20211026_Salerno_URIEngineering_Headshots-0102_cropped-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/20211026_Salerno_URIEngineering_Headshots-0102_cropped-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/20211026_Salerno_URIEngineering_Headshots-0102_cropped-1280x1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ryan Poling-Skutvik<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Assistant Professor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Department of Physics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/CV_Poling-Skutvik.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/CV_Poling-Skutvik.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><br>Email: ryanps@uri.edu<br>Phone: (401) 874-2627<br>Socials: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ryan-poling-skutvik\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ryan-poling-skutvik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/rpslab.bsky.social\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/rpslab.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles thirds\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1397\" height=\"1397\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391.jpeg 1397w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391-1280x1280.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/MasoudAbdi-e1739900925391-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1397px) 100vw, 1397px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Masoud Abdi<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Ph.D. Candidate<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Polymer-grafted nanoparticles for advanced sensing (co-advised with <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/meet\/irene-andreu\/\">Dr. Irene Andreu<\/a>)<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:masoud.abdi@uri.edu\">masoud.abdi@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1710\" height=\"1710\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549.jpg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549.jpg 1710w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/JacobCultrera-e1758299276549-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1710px) 100vw, 1710px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Jacob Cultrera<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">M.S. Candidate<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Optimization of 3D-printed anodes for benthic fuel cells <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jacob_cultrera@uri.edu\">jacob_cultrera@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518.jpg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/IMG_20241215_214606_263-scaled-e1739900729518-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Mohammadjavad Haji Rezaei<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Ph.D. Candidate<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Stability of polymer liners for natural gas pipeline remediation<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:mohammadjavad@uri.edu\">mohammadjavad@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729.jpg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/ElnazNikoumanesh-1-scaled-e1739901024729-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Elnaz Nikoumanesh<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Ph.D. Candidate<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Elucidating the physics of the yield transition<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:elnaznm@uri.edu\">elnaznm@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SabirulKhanPriyo-e1739900848811.jpg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SabirulKhanPriyo-e1739900848811.jpg 552w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SabirulKhanPriyo-e1739900848811-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SabirulKhanPriyo-e1739900848811-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SabirulKhanPriyo-e1739900848811-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SabirulKhanPriyo-e1739900848811-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SabirulKhanPriyo-e1739900848811-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Sabirul Khan Priyo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Ph.D. Candidate<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Promoting polymer bridge formation in colloidal suspensions<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:sabirulkhanpriyo@uri.edu\">sabirulkhanpriyo@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-1280x1280.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/SepehrYari-scaled-e1739900816756-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Sepehr Yari<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Ph.D. Candidate<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Intracellular Dynamics of Carbon Nanotubes (co-advised with <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/meet\/daniel-roxbury\/\">Dr. Daniel Roxbury<\/a>)<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:sepehr.yari@uri.edu\">sepehr.yari@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles fourths\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-1280x1280.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LeilaChowning-scaled-e1758300137646-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Leila Chowning<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Chemical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Faster-than-expected diffusion of single-wall carbon nanotubes in polymer solutions<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:leila.chowning@uri.edu\">leila.chowning@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1749\" height=\"1749\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330.jpg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330.jpg 1749w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/AidenFerreira-scaled-e1739900897330-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1749px) 100vw, 1749px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Aiden Ferreira<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Optical microscopy methods to identify microplastics<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:aiden_ferreira@uri.edu\">aiden_ferreira@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1915\" height=\"1915\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290.jpg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290.jpg 1915w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/LiamKennings-1-scaled-e1739900870290-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1915px) 100vw, 1915px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Liam Kennings<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Liquid-crystal elastomers for artificial tendons<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:liam_kennings@uri.edu\">liam_kennings@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935.jpg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/OliviaKittrell-scaled-e1739900674935-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Olivia Kittrell<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Liquid-crystal elastomers for artificial tendons<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:olivia_kittrell@uri.edu\">olivia_kittrell@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304.jpg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/BriannaMarandola-scaled-e1739900597304-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Brianna Marandola<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Chemical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Biomimetic transport of nanoparticle-based therapeutics<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:bmarandola@uri.edu\">bmarandola@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1168\" height=\"1168\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562.jpeg 1168w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/DanieleRusso-e1739981179562-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1168px) 100vw, 1168px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\">Daniele Russo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\"><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Chemical Engineering<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-address p-street-address\">Project: Aggregation of polymer-functionalized emulsion droplets<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:daniele.russo@uri.edu\">daniele.russo@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/100_0594-1-e1758300619493.jpg\" class=\"u-photo full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/100_0594-1-e1758300619493.jpg 711w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/100_0594-1-e1758300619493-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/100_0594-1-e1758300619493-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/100_0594-1-e1758300619493-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/100_0594-1-e1758300619493-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/100_0594-1-e1758300619493-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soft-matter-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1895\/100_0594-1-e1758300619493-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, 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