Led by Principal Investigator Amos G Winter, the GEAR Center at MIT is made up of research staff and students with various backgrounds. Their research interests include machine & product design, solid & fluid mechanics, computational design, and design for emerging markets & developing countries.
Professor Amos G. Winter V
Ratan N. Tata Career Development Professor
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Visiting Scholars
Dr. Bryony DuPont
Associate Professor, Oregon State University
David Shrier
Professor of Practice, AI & Innovation, Imperial College
Research Staff
Susan Amrose
Research scientist
Desalination & drip irrigation teams
Shane Pratt
Staff engineer
Some of everything!
Amanda Stack
Research engineer
Prosthetic foot team
Ben Judge
Staff engineer
Desalination + wherever he can help
Mike Bono
Research scientist
Desalination & drip irrigation teams
Emily Welsh
Staff engineer / Lab manager
Drip irrigation team
Tzu-Ching Chen (Andy)
Research engineer
Drip irrigation team
Mike Reed
Research engineer
Drip irrigation team
Sai Vadhula
Visiting Scientist
Global Health
Administrative Staff
Catherine “Cakky” Forrest
Administrative Assistant
Postdoctoral Associates
Rose Yin
Global Health
Students
Aditya Ghodgaonkar
PhD Student
Drip Irrigation Team
Collin Goldbach
PhD Student
Energy Team
Fiona Grant
PhD Student
Drip Irrigation Team
Jon Bessette
PhD Student
Desalination Team
Melissa Brei
PhD Student
Desalination Team
Nina Petelina
PhD Student
Prosthetic Leg Team
ZhiYi Liang
PhD Student
Energy Team
Madi Reddie
PhD Student
Prosthetics Team
Benjamin Weizer
Master’s Student
Desalination and Drip Irrigation Teams
Autumn Geil
Master’s Student
Prosthetics Team
Juan Romero
PhD Student
Energy Team
Kinjal Ruecker
PhD Student
Energy Team
Andria Jones
PhD Student
Desalination and Drip Irrigation Teams
Samuel Heath
PhD Student
Energy Team
Anthony Altala
Master’s Student
Energy Team
Ellen Clarrissimeaux
Master’s Student
Global Health
Research Affiliates
Georgia Van de Zande
Visting Assistant Professor
Olin College of Engineering
Antonia Filingeri
Postdoctoral Associate
"Teoria dello sviluppo dei processi chimici" Lab
University of Palermo
Dan Recht
Managing Director
Activate Boston
Jamie Vinsant
VP Electrodialysis
EnergyX
