Lab Meeting
Lab meetings for are open for any Stanford affiliate to attend; please contact Allison for the zoom link. If you are new to the meeting, please introduce yourself.
Winter Quarter 2026
| Date | Presenter/Leader | Title | Location | Time |
| January 07, 2026 | Rotation Mentors | Rotation Matching | MERL 203 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm |
| January 15, 2026 | Pascal Spino, MIT | Towards Large Underwater Exploration with Small Robotic Swarms | MERL 203 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm |
| January 22, 2026 | Everybody | Lab Clean Up | MERL 126 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm |
| January 29, 2026 | Elizabeth Childs | Research update | MERL 203 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm |
| February 05, 2026 | Katelyn King, Alex Mallery, William Heap, Sehui Jeong, Ava Chen | Quick Research Updates | MERL 203 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm |
| February 12, 2026 | Ariane Richard, Mary Kate Gale, Brian Vuong, Megan Coram, Cosima du Pasquier | Quick Research Updates | MERL 203 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm |
| February 19, 2026 | Everybody | Resources Workshop | MERL 203 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm |
| February 26, 2026 | No Lab Meeting | |||
| March 05, 2026 | Katelyn King | Practice Research Qual Presentation (~40 mins) | MERL 203 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm |
| March 12, 2026 | Rotators | Short Rotator Presentations | MERL 203 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
Topics/speakers for future lab meetings: (CHARMers, add your ideas here)
- Lab exchange with another lab
- Faculty job search process
- Alumni panel: experiences in industry, academia, and national labs
Please see records of our past lab meetings here.

