Current Student SILab Advisors
Alec Rocca
SILab Advisor
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 2025
Email: arocca@bu.edu
Notable projects: Speakers, CNC Machine clamping system
Experience: CNC Routing, SolidWorks
Interests: Skiing, Traveling, Foodie
Shrijit Banerjee
SILab Advisor
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 2025
Email: shrijitb@bu.edu
Notable projects: NERF Turret, wooden stir spoon, miniature ships
Experience: Woodworking, CAD, soldering
Interests: Material Science, ice skating, foodie
Todd Lee-Millstein
SILab Advisor
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 2026
Email: toddlm@bu.edu
Notable projects: phone stand
Experience: 3D printing, NC mill
Anna Tretiakova
SILab Advisor
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 2026
Email: atretiak@bu.edu
Notable Projects: sheep farming board game, wooden stool
Experience: woodworking, CAD, soldering, NC mill
Interests: knitting, crochet, bushwhacking, and rhythmic gymnastics
Winita (Ploy) Wangsrikhun
SILab Advisor
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Year: 2025
Email: ploywini@bu.edu
Notable Projects: Smart bike light
Experience: 3D printing, soldering, circuitry
Interests: 3D modeling, baking, painting
Thanadol (TT) Sangprasert
SILab Advisor
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 2025
Email: tontun55@bu.edu
Notable Projects: Light communication system
Experience: CAD, fabrication, prototype, 3D printing
Interests: prosthetic hand, engines
Kumudha Tiriveedhi
SILab Advisor
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Year: 2027
Email: tiriveek@bu.edu
Experience: Soldering
Interests: crochet, baking, reading
Maddie Malloy
SILab Advisor
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Year: 2026
Email: malloym@bu.edu
Notable Projects: Whaleshark Chandelier
Experience: CAD, 3D printing, Laser cutting
Interests: Building large sculptures, drawing, and a variety of other things
Nahiyan Muhammad
SILab Advisor
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 2025
Email: nahiyanm@bu.edu
Notable Projects: Water Dispensing System, Seabin Technology,
FreshFridge, Autonomous Garbage Disposal System, Lamp Buddy
Experience: SolidWorks, MATLAB, Javascript, VBA, AutoCAD, Fluidics
Interests: Energy, Sustainability, Soccer, Blue economy
Omofolarin Balogun
SILab Advisor
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 2027
Email: otb@bu.edu
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Matthew Nizich
SILab Advisor
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 2027
Email: mnizich@bu.edu
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Bianca Sparr
SILab Advisor
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: 2026
Email: biancasp@bu.edu
Notable Projects: Automated Steerable Desk Lamp
Experience: CAD, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Soldering, Sewing
Interests: 3D Modeling, Woodworking, Gym, Robotics, Nanotech