Shalaka Madge worked in the lab as a sophomore undergraduate student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Her interests include all areas of science and their applications in living systems. Her summer research in the lab focused on multi-phase flow in porous media.

Shalaka is a New Jerseyian born and raised, and she is not a fan of people making fun of the state. She loves all sports and types of music. Shalaka has a YouTube channel called The Pink Guitar Girl where she covers songs with her angelic voice and one of her three guitars (Brad, Rosie, or Eddie). In her spare time, she likes to dance as well as channel her inner grandma through knitting.