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Faculty

John Kurelek

Assistant Professor

Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Queen’s University

john.kurelek@queensu.ca

Bio | CV

Postdoctoral Fellows

Supun Pieris

Postdoctoral Fellow

t.s.pieris@queensu.ca

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2023

MASc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2017

BASc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2015

Graduate Students

Aidan Westdal

MASc Student

19acw@queensu.ca

BASc, Mechanical Engineering,
Queen’s University, 2024

Katie Cooper-Gray

Accelerated MASc Student

Co-supervised with Prof. Barbara L. da Silva

katie.coopergray@queensu.ca

BASc, Mechanical Engineering,
Queen’s University, 2025

Andrew Phillips

Accelerated MASc Student

21asp13@queensu.ca

BASc, Mechanical Engineering,
Queen’s University, Expected 2026

Undergraduate and Summer Students

Tyler Galley

BASc Student

20tag3@queensu.ca

BASc, Mechanical Engineering,
Queen’s University, Expected 2026

Divine Nduka

BASc Student

23xtp1@queensu.ca

BASc, Mechatronics & Robotics Engineering,
Queen’s University, Expected 2027

Katrina Reimer

BASc Student

katrina.reimer@queensu.ca

BASc, Mechanical Engineering,
Queen’s University,  Expected 2026

Alumni

Undegraduate

Tyler Galley (BASc, Summer 2025 research intern)

Divine Nduka (BASc, Summer 2025 USSRF researcher)

Katrina Reimer (BASc, Summer 2025 USRA researcher)

James Hocevar (BASc, Winter 2025 research intern)