Eli Paster

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Masters Student in Mechanical Engineering

Contents

Research:

Co-fabrication of Conducting Polymers

Academic Background

  • 2008-Present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
S.M., Mechanical Engineering
  • 1999-2004: University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
S.B., Mechanical Engineering
  • 2000-2001: Sorbonne University, Paris, France
Certificate, French, History, and Art History

Publications

  • The thermal impulse response of Escherichia coli. Paster, E., Ryu, W.S., Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 105, 5373-5377, 2008.
  • Quantifying the Effects of Surface Debris on Vehicle Deceleration Rate and Anti-lock Brake Systems. JD Hamernik, E Paster, D Wittekind, B Tholl, J Padden., SAE 2006

Interests

  • Conducting polymers
  • Artificial muscles
  • X-ray crystallography
  • Biological nano-motors
  • MEMS
  • Actin-Myosin force generation
  • Stoichastic system identification