Nico Mesyngier

5th year Graduate Student in Mechanical Engineering
nmesyn@umich.edu
Hometown: Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

In the Bailey Lab, Nico’s research focuses on developing novel sensing platforms with applications in chemistry and biochemistry. His current research is focused on optical detection of droplet properties, including viscosity and refractive index, in droplet microfluidic systems.

GET TO KNOW Nico

Undergraduate Degree: 2017 B.S. Engineering Science, Pennsylvania State University

Favorite food: Empanadas

Favorite TV show: Fleabag

Favorite sports to watch: Soccer and basketball (but only the sixers!)

Favorite place visited: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Favorite paper: Roberto Carlos inspired: The spinning ball spiral

If you were not doing science, what would you be doing? I’d be a park ranger.

What can people find you doing outside of the lab? Playing soccer, reading or exploring new foods.

Check out Nico on LinkedIn!

Awards and Recognition

Gem Employer Fellow (2017)

Microfluidics and Biomedical Sciences Training Program (2018-2020)