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William Cartwright Drennan

PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering
BSME ’19 – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
william.c.drennan@gmail.com

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Recent Publications

For all publications, please refer to William’s Google Scholar

  • A fast, muscle-actuated biohybrid swimming robot (bioRxiv, 2024)
  • Disorder to order transition in cell-ECM systems mediated by cell-cell collective interactions (Acta biomaterialia, 2022)
  • Investigating centerline bridging in continuous casting during speed drops with conoffline (2019)

CV

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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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