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Aja Anh Phan

Incoming WashU MEMS Ph.D. Student & Ann W. and Spencer T. Olin-Chancellor’s Fellow
UIUC B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2025
aphan20@illinois.edu

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Featured in:

  • Undergraduate Student Awards – Recipient of the Oscar A. Leutwiler Award
  • Mind in Vitro – Undergraduate Researcher Participant
  • Siebel School of Computing and Data Science – Undergraduate Research, MiV

Recent Posts

  • Saif honored by Grainger Engineering for career of prominenceApril 17, 2025
  • Saif aims to improve efficacy of pancreatic cancer treatmentFebruary 15, 2025
  • New Publication: A multifunctional sensor for cell traction force, matrix remodeling and biomechanical assays in self-assembled 3D tissues in vitroJanuary 26, 2025
  • Three from MechSE selected to inaugural cohort of Chan Zuckerberg Biohub ChicagoAugust 10, 2024
  • Saif elected to National Academy of EngineeringFebruary 10, 2024

Saif Lab

2210 Mechanical Engineering Lab

105 S. Mathews Ave

Urbana, Illinois 61801

Email: saif@illinois.edu

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