SURF Mentoring

Potential projects/topics: Our lab studies soft robotic systems and materials, with a focus on textile-based structures, mechanical metamaterials, and advanced manufacturing approaches for soft and wearable robotic devices. Undergraduate projects may involve hands-on fabrication and testing, computational exploration of structure-function relationships, or introductory programming tasks such as image analysis, data processing, and/or basic computer vision for these systems.

Potential skills gained: Students can build foundational skills in mechanical design/CAD prototyping, experimental mechanics, mechatronics, and/or computational thinking while gaining exposure to how materials and structures are designed to produce motion and functionality in soft robots and wearable devices.

Required qualifications or skills: There are no required prior research skills for joining our lab through SURF. Students majoring in STEM fields with interests in robotics, materials, mechanics, and wearable devices are especially welcome.

Direct mentor: Faculty/P.I., Post-doctorate, Graduate Student