Lab Members
Matthew Woodward, PhD
Principle Investigator
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University, USA
PhD Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
MS Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
BS Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University, USA
Graduate Student Researchers
Samuel Burns
PhD Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Jumping Locomotion
Shang Wang
Visiting Scholar, MS Student,
Electrical Engineering
Project: Jumping Locomotion
BS Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Undergraduate Student Researchers
Alanna Levitt
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Swarm Locomotion
Gregory Osha
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Swarm Locomotion
Shawn Kuriakose
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Jumping Locomotion
Dillan Tran
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Swarm Locomotion
Benjamin Kraft
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Perching
Alumni
Rónán Gissler
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Gliding Locomotion
Aashir Jalal
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Perching
Travis Clauson
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Swarm
Ahmed "Reese" Abouelnasr
MS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Jumping Locomotion
BSME, Georgia Institute Of Technology, GA
Sebastián Fernández
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Perching
Aashir Jalal
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Perching
Taiki Tashiro
MS Student,
Biomedical Engineering
Project: Soft Manipulators
BS Systems Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Hadi Shanaa
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Climbing
Shayna Milstein
MS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
(joint with Dr. Trimmer)
Project: Climbing Robots
Next Step: Tech Startup Boston
Libby Albanese
BS Student,
Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Project: Climbing Robots
Eric Wu
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Legged Locomotion
Maya Kurzman
BS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Perching
Kentaro Barhydt
MS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Jumping Robots
BS Mechanical Engineering, Union College, NY
Next Step: PhD MIT
Xiaopeng Zhang
MS Student,
Mechanical Engineering
Project: Jumping Robots
BS Package Engineering, Shanghai University, CN