Structure printed using Nanoscribe at Boston U
Monan Ma
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
Boston University (Defended April 2026)
My doctoral projects involve hardware and software components and focus on precision metrology using optical and electromechanical systems, nonlinear nanomechanics and sensor development, multiphysics finite-element models, and physics-informed machine learning.
In the summer of 2025, I was a graduate intern at the Aramco Research Center in Houston, working with the Robotics and Sensors Development Team, and I developed platforms for monitoring non-Newtonian drilling fluids. I completed my M.Sc. and B. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at Stony Brook University in New York.
I am actively applying for Postdoctoral Fellowships and Industry R&D positions, with start dates in Summer or Fall of 2026.
Select Awards
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MIT Postdoctoral Fellowship for Engineering Excellence - Finalist [2026]
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BU College of Engineering Portfolio Challenge - Runner Up [2025]
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BUnano Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship - Two-time Awardee [2022-2023 and 2023-2024]
- MIT NT'24 Nanotechnology Conference Travel Grant [2024]
- BU Nanotechnology Innovation Center Travel Grant [2024]
- 3-minute-thesis (3MT®) Research Competition Finalist [2023]
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BU Graduate Student Organization Executive Board Service Award [2023]
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BU MechE Departmental Distinguished Fellowship [2021-2022]
- Stony Brook U Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence Research (SPIR) Scholarship [2017]