Structure printed using Nanoscribe at Boston U
Monan Ma
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Boston University (May 2026 Grad)
My doctoral projects involve hardware and software components and focus on precision metrology using optical and electromechanical systems, hardware and sensor development, multiphysics finite-element models (FEM), and physics-informed machine learning.
A high-level overview of my work and background is covered in this news article.
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. At Aramco, I worked on metrology platforms for real-time monitoring of oil drilling fluids. Before my Ph.D., I completed my M.S. and B.E. degrees (magna cum laude) at Stony Brook University in New York.​​
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I am actively applying for Postdoctoral Fellowships and Industry R&D positions (such as Mechanical Design, Testing/Metrology, and FEM Engineer), with start dates in April through Fall 2026.
My Postdoctoral Research Proposal is available here. A link to my CV can be found below in the footnote section.​