I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT. I am currently a research assistant in the d'Arbeloff Lab working with Professor Harry Asada on developing a new "Robotic Strap" category of manipulator/gripper design.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • d'Arbeloff Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Graduate Research Assistant (8/21  present)
  • Terrain Robotics Advanced Control & Experimentation Lab, NERVE Center, UMass Lowell
    Visiting Researcher (11/20 – 8/21)
  • Robot Locomotion & Biomechanics Lab, Tufts University
    Graduate Research Assistant (1/20 – 6/20)
  • William Messner Research Group, Tufts University
    Graduate Research Assistant (9/18 – 5/20)
  • Evolutionary Robotics Group, Union College
    Undergraduate Research Assistant (2/17 – 6/18)
  • GE Global Research, Model-Based Manufacturing Lab
    R&D Intern (6/16 – 1/17)

EDUCATION

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2021 - present
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, 2018 - 2020
  • BSME, Mechanical Engineering, Union College, 2014 - 2018