MS Students

• Gareth Meirion-Griffith completed his PhD and a short postdoc in the robotics lab in 2012. His research was on the development of predictive mobility models for small-wheeled UGVs operating on deformable terrain. He is now a software engineering consultant at DMC, Chicago (www.dmcinfo.com).

• Gareth Meirion-Griffith completed his PhD in the robotics lab in 2012. His research was on the development of predictive mobility models for small-wheeled UGVs operating on deformable terrain. He is now a software engineering consultant at DMC, Chicago.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Gareth Meirion-Griffith recently completed his Ph.D. and specializes in robotic mobility and vehicle-terrain interaction. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Kingston University (U.K.) and a Master of Science degree from the University of Surrey (U.K.). From 2006 - 2007 Gareth worked in geostationary spacecraft operations at the EUMETSAT operations center, Germany.

• Matej Hraksa was a visiting Ph.D. student from the Czech Republic. He worked directional polymer stalks.

• Pavel Kukula was a visiting scholar from the Czech Republic. He worked on agility metrics for UGVs.
• Jainam Shah worked on several projects as an undergraduate researcher.

• Bastien Loton was a visiting scholar from ENSEA (France) and worked on the Active Camouflage problem.

• Agata Ciesielski was an undergraduate student who helped out on a variety of projects.

• Adrien Thryland was a visiting scholar who worked on the perching MAV problem.
• Ran Chen helped program the VIV.
• Guillaume Hauschka received his M.S. in July 2010. He is currently looking for a job somewhere in France.
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• Ben Vancoillie completed his professional master's degree.

• Manuel López was an undergraduate who worked on building some parts of the omnidirectional vehicle.

• Imad Khan completed his Masters Degree in 2009 on the omnidirectional vehicle. He is currently a Ph.D. student at Rensaleer Poly Tech.
• Jeff Mizek worked on active camouflage solutions. He is now a graduate student in the EE department at Purdue.
• Agata Ciesielski was an undergraduate student who helped out on a variety of projects. She disappeared into "too much class work" her junior year, but we hope she returns.
• Efann Saung worked in the lab as an undergraduate student for two semesters. He was funded by the Office of Undergraduate Research for his first semester. He is responsible for developing the shape deposition manufacturing process, and he also worked on developing new manufacturing techniques to optimize the shape of directional polymer stalks. He is now somewhere in San Diego enjoying the sun.

• Efann Saung worked in the lab as an undergraduate student for two semesters. He was funded by the Office of Undergraduate Research for his first semester. He is responsible for developing the shape deposition manufacturing process, and he also worked on developing new manufacturing techniques to optimize the shape of directional polymer stalks.
• Sinan Oncu worked in the lab in 2008 on the omnidirectional vehicle project.
• Simo Cusi was a visiting Master's student from Barcelona. He was responsible for the initial experimental and simulation results of the VIV project.
• Matej Hraksa was a visiting Ph.D. student from the Czech Republic. He worked directional polymer stalks.

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Efann Saung is developing new manufacturing techniques to optimize the shape of directional polymer stalks.
Jainam Shah works on the omnidirectional project and the VIV project.
Agata Ciesielski is working on active camouflage solutions.
Jeff Mizek is working on active camouflage solutions.
Manual Lopez has designed and built some parts of the omnidirectional vehicle.

Alumni

Simo Cusi was a visiting Master's student from Barcelona. He was responsible for the initial experimental and simulation results of the VIV project.
Matej Hraksa was a visiting Ph.D. student from the Czech Republic. He worked directional polymer stalks.

PhD Students

Master's Students

Undergraduate Students

His research interests focus on robotics with specific attention to designing for, understanding, and exploiting the dynamics of mobile systems in the context of challenging environments. He has previously worked on creating dynamically safe hazard avoidance algorithms for high-speed unmanned ground vehicles in rough terrain and biomimetic design for autonomous climbing robots. ||||

His research interests focus on robotics with specific attention to designing for, understanding, and exploiting the dynamics of mobile systems in the context of challenging environments. He has previously worked on creating dynamically safe hazard avoidance algorithms for high-speed unmanned ground vehicles in rough terrain and biomimetic design for autonomous climbing robots. || ||