People

Interested in joining the CHARM Lab? Please see this page. We are currently seeking a postdoc in haptics.

Summer 2016 CHARM Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Allison Okamura
	Title: Professor, Mechanical Engineering Email: aokamura [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:aokamura [snail] stanford [period] edu Phone: 650-721-1700 Address Building 550, Room 107, 416 Escondido Mall Stanford, CA 94305-4021 Webpage: School of Engineering profile Personal webpage

Staff

Crystal Pennywelll
	Title: Administrator Email: crystal [period] pennywell [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:crystal [period] pennywell [snail] stanford [period] edu Phone: 650-498-9887 Address Building 560, Room 205, 424 Panama Mall Stanford, CA 94305-2232

Visiting Scholars

Yu Sun
	Title: Visiting Associate Professor Projects: Robotic grasping, manipulation, haptics, robot vision Education: Email: sunyu [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:sunyu [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Yu's Webpage

Yasuhisa Kamikawa
	Title: Visiting Scholar Projects: Haptics Education: MS in Integrated Design Engineering, Keio University, Japan BS in Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Japan Email: Yasuhisa [period] Kamikawa [snail] jp [period] sony [period] com -> mailto:Yasuhisa [period] Kamikawa [snail] jp [period] sony [period] com Webpage: Yasu's Webpage

Elliot Hawkes

Title:
Visiting Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Projects:
Growing Robots, Soft Actuators, Exoskeletons
Education:
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
AB in Mechanical Engineering, Harvard University
Email:
ewhawkes [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:ewhawkes [snail] stanford [period] edu
Webpage:
Elliot's Webpage

Postdocs

Giada Gerboni
	Project: Robotic Needle Steering Education: PhD in Biorobotics, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy MS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Pisa, Italy Email: ggerboni [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:ggerboni [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Coming Soon.
Heather Culbertson
	Project: Haptic Displays for Ultrasound Guidance Education: PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno Email: hculbert [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:hculbert [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Heather's Webpage

MS/PhD Students

Cara Welker
	Project: Rehabilitation Robotics Education: BSE in Biomedical Engineering, BSE in Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University Email: cgwelker [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:cgwelker [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Cara's Webpage ?
Julie Walker
	Project: Control and Analysis of Haptic Systems Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Rice University Email: juliewalker [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:juliewalker [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Julie's Webpage
Nathan Usevitch
	Project: 3D Shape Displays Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University Email: usevitch [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:usevitch [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Nathan's Webpage ?
Jacob Suchoski
	Project: Tactile Feedback for Virtual Reality Applications Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Email: jsucho [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:jsucho [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Coming Soon.
Sean Sketch
	Project: Sensory Augmentation for Post-Stroke Movement Rehabilitation Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University BSE in Mechanical Engineering, Princeton University Email: ssketch [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:ssketch [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Coming Soon.
Cole Simpson
	Project: Rehabilitation Robotics Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology BS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology BA in Music, Emory University Email: cssimps [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:cssimps [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Cole's Webpage
Sam Schorr
	Project: Skin Stretch Sensory Substitution and Guidance in Teleoperation Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University BS in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Email: sschorr [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:sschorr [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Sam's Webpage
Melisa Orta
	Project: Haptics for Education Education: Coming soon. Email: melisao [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:melisao [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Coming Soon.
Tania Morimoto
	Project: Personalized Medical Robots Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Email: taniakm [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:taniakm [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Tania's Webpage
Margaret Koehler
	Project: Brain Catheter Control Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University Email: mkoehler [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:mkoehler [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Margaret's Webpage ?
Joey Greer
	Project: Robotic Needle Steering: Needle Localization and Visualization Education: BS in Math, BS in Computer Science, University of Oregon Email: jdgreer [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:jdgreer [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Joey's Webpage
Darrel Deo
	Project: Haptic Augmentation for Enhanced Control of Neuroprosthetic Devices Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University BS in Robotics Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz Email: ddeo [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:ddeo [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Darrel's Webpage
Yuhang Che
	Project: Human-Robot Collaboration for Multilateral Manipulation Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Purdue University Email: yuhangc [snail] stanford [period] eduu -> mailto:yuhangc [snail] stanford [period] eduu Webpage: Yuhang's Webpage

Laura Blumenschein
	Project: Robotics Education: MS Mechanical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering, Rice University Email: lblumens [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:lblumens [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Laura's Webpage ?

Visitors

None currently.

Rotators, Undergraduate Researchers, and High School Interns

Tara Gholami Bavil Olyaee <tgholami@stanford.edu> - TBD

Joey Frederick Campion <jcampion@stanford.edu> - TBD

Zack Hammon <zhammond@stanford.edu> - TBD

Cara Gonzalez Welker <cgwelker@stanford.edu> - Dimensionality of neural control (collaborating with Cole and Sean)

Kenji Hata <kenjihata@stanford.edu>, Robert Carrera <rcarrera@stanford.edu>, Nathan Usevitch <usevitch@stanford.edu>, Rohan Khanna <rokhanna@stanford.edu> - Soft haptic interfaces (collaborating with Andrew and Elliot)

Lingjie (Kimi) Kong <ljkong@stanford.edu> - Exoskeleton robot (collaborating with Sean)

Kristine Chen <kchen7@stanford.edu> - Brain-computer interface with haptics (collaborating with Darrel)

Kirsten Kaplan <kekaplan@stanford.edu> - Multilateral manipulation (collaborating with Kirk)

Tsung-Yuan (Antony) Wu <antonywu@stanford.edu> - Laboratory science using automated robotic lab assistants (collaborating with Kamran)

Gabe Haro <gharo@stanford.edu> - Human-robot collaboration for minimally invasive surgery (mentor: Yuhang)

Michael Raitor <mraitor@stanford.edu> - Haptic feedback for ultrasound guidance (mentor: Julie)

Collaborators

Kara Flavin, M.D. (Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center)

Maarten Lansberg, M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center)

Mark Cutkosky, Ph.D. (Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)

Jake Abbott, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah)

Tarik Massoud, M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center)

Gloria Hwang, M.D. (Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center)

Paul Laeseke, M.D., Ph.D. (Resident Physician, Stanford University Medical Center)

Sean Follmer, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)

Ken Goldberg, Ph.D. and Pieter Abbeel, Ph.D. (UC Berkeley)

Lab Alumni

Click here for past lab members.

Past Lab Photos

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Lab Jobs

Lab data storage & backup (Dropbox), MATLAB Server - Yuhang
Webmaster, software record management - Joey
Equipment/materials, software, and lab clean up - Tania & Elliot
Projet (3D printer), laser cutter, shop coordinator - Sam & Jake
UV laser cutter coordinator - Cole
Lab safety coordinator, Building Evacuation Response Team (BERT) member - Sean
Meeting/events coordinator - Julie
Robotics seminar coordinator - Julie
Biomechanics student representative - Sean
Lab tour/demo coordinator - Margaret
Outreach coordinators - Melisa & Darrel
Human subjects - Allison & Heather