Mr. Pranjal Khakse is a Master’s Student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, currently studying at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He completed his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, and was awarded the Best Paper Award for An Abstract Model for Onshore Wind Turbine Blade Maintenance at 10th RSI International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics. His recently led Projects include the Design of Light Weight Robotic Gripper and Upper Limb Prosthetics, for which he was awarded a Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant by the University of Michigan to support his final stages of research. He has published two papers in IEEE Xplore, and serves as a consultant for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Society, Mechanical Engineering, at the University of Michigan.
His disciplines include Flexible and Scalable Electronics, Materials, Upper Limb Prosthetics, and Robotics and his interests include product development, generative design, industrial design, electrification.
Ms. Rawan is a distinguished Mechanical Engineer, having earned her Bachelor's degree from MATE University in Hungary, and is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Industrial Systems Engineering at the University of Regina in Canada. With a robust academic background, she has demonstrated her expertise through scholarly contributions, including a paper published in Micro Machines and an accepted manuscript in the ICIMP conference.
Her research portfolio encompasses a wide array of projects, notably in multi-material coaxial extrusion, 3D printing parameter optimization, and enhancing the electric conductivity of liquid metals. Her dedication to advancing the fields of generative design, material science, and additive manufacturing underscores her commitment to excellence and innovation.
