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Autumn 2019 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

Postdocs and Research Scientists

Ming Luo
	Project: Soft Robots, Haptics Education: Ph.D in Robotics, Worchester Polytechnic Institute MS in ISAT, Southeastern Louisiana University BS in ECE, Tian Jin Polytechnic University, China Email: mingluoATstanford [period] edu -> mailto:mingluoATstanford [period] edu Webpage: Ming's Webpage
Mine Sarac Stroppa
	Project: Haptics Education: Ph.D in Perceptual Robotics, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy MS in Mechatronics, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey Email: msarac [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:msarac [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Mine's Webpage
Fabio Stroppa
	Project: Software, Interfaces Education: Ph.D in Perceptual Robotics, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy MS in Computer Science Engineering, Politecnico di Bari, Italy BS in Computer Science Engineering, Politecnico di Bari, Italy Email: fstroppa [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:fstroppa [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Fabio's Webpage
Caitlyn Seim
	Project: The Rehab Glove: Wearable Vibrotactile Stimulation for Stroke Rehabilitation Education: Ph.D in Human-Centered Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Email: cseim [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:cseim [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Caitlyn's Webpage
Laura Blumenschein
	Project: Robotics Education: Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University MS in Mechanical Engineering, Rice University BS in Mechanical Engineering, Rice University Email: lblumens [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:lblumens [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Laura's Webpage

PhD Students

Melisa Orta Martinez
	Project: Haptics for Education Education: Coming soon. Email: melisao [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:melisao [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Melisa'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
Margaret Koehler
	Project: Particle Jamming Shape Display Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University Email: mkoehler [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:mkoehler [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Margaret's Webpage
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
Nathan Usevitch
	Project: 3D Shape Displays Co-advisor: Mac Schwager (Stanford) Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University Email: usevitch [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:usevitch [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Nathan's Webpage
Cara Welker
	Project: Rehabilitation Robotics Co-advisors: Scott Delp (Stanford) and Steve Collins (Stanford) Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University BS in Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University BS in Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University Email: cgwelker [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:cgwelker [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Cara's Webpage
Margaret Coad
	Project: Design, Modeling, and Control of Vine Robots for Exploration of Unknown Environments Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University BS in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Email: mmcoad [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:mmcoad [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Margaret's Webpage
Sophia Williams
	Project: Needle Steering Education: BS in Engineering, Harvey Mudd College Email: sophiarw [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:sophiarw [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Sophia's Webpage
Cara Nunez
	Project: Haptics Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University International Engineering Program, University of Rhode Island BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Rhode Island BA in Spanish, University of Rhode Island Email: nunezc [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:nunezc [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Coming Soon.
Mike Salvato
	Project: Tracking for Haptic Devices Co-advisor: Jeannette Bohg (Stanford) Education: MS in Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS in Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Email: msalvato [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:msalvato [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Coming Soon
Brian Do
	Project: Soft Robotics Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University BS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech Email: brianhdo [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:brianhdo [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Brian's Webpage
Zonghe Chua
	Project: Motor Learning and Training in Surgical Robotics Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Email: chuazh [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:chuazh [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Zong's Portfolio
Nathaniel Agharese
	Project: Soft Robotics in Search and Rescue Applications Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University Email: agharese [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:agharese [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Coming Soon
Negin Heravi
	Project: Haptic Textures Co-advisor: Jeannette Bohg (Stanford) Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Email: nheravi [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:nheravi [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Coming Soon
Kyle Tadao Yoshida
	Project: Soft Robotics for Haptics Education: BS in Bioengineering (Mechanical Track), Harvard University Email: kyle3 [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:kyle3 [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Kyle's Webpage
Catie Cuan
	Project: Coming soon. Education: BS, University of California, Berkeley Email: ccuan [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:ccuan [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Catie's Webpage

Medical Students

Yousi (Josey) Oquendo
	Project: Robot-Assisted Surgical Training in a Complex Virtual Surgical Environment with Divergent and Convergent Force Fields Education: B.S.E. Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania M.S.E. Robotics Engineering, University of Pennsylvania Email: oquendoy [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:oquendoy [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Josey's Stanford Page

Visiting Scholars and Students

Sang-Goo Jeong
	Project: Vine Robots for Search and Rescue Applications Education: BS Mechanical Engineering, KOREATECH Email: jsg1215z [snail] gmail [period] com -> mailto:jsg1215z [snail] gmail [period] com Webpage: Sang-Goo's Webpage

Rotators, Undergraduate Researchers, High School Interns, Etc.

Autumn 2019:
Abdoul Salam Nizeyimana <abdoulsm@stanford.edu> - PhD rotator working with Laura, Margaret C., and Catie on vine robots
Elizabeth Danielle Vasquez <vasqueze@stanford.edu> - PhD rotator working with Laura, Margaret C., and Catie on vine robots
Jasmin Elena Palmer <jasminp@stanford.edu> - PhD rotator working with Mine on wearable haptics
Rianna M Jitosho <rjitosho@mit.edu> - PhD rotator working with Zong on surgical learning
ZHENGLIANG BIAN <bianzl@stanford.edu> - PhD rotator working with Fabio on shared autonomy
Steven H Trinh <steventrinh@stanford.edu> - undergraduate working with Ming and Kyle on soft materials characterization
Thomas Paul Trzpit <ttrzpit@stanford.edu> - MS student working with Ming on vine robot manipulation
Tita Kanjanapas <smitak2@stanford.edu> - MS student working with Brian on vine robots
Alexis Lowber <lowbaj21@stanford.edu> - undergraduate working with Caitlyn on passive tactile stimulation for stroke rehab
Marie Catherine Payne <mcpayne@stanford.edu> - undergraduate working with Caitlyn on passive tactile stimulation for stroke rehab
Brandon Ritter <ritter98@stanford.edu> - MS student working with Caitlyn on passive tactile stimulation for stroke rehab

Collaborators

Dorsa Sadigh, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University)

Jeannette Bohg, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University)

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

Heather Culbertson, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Southern California)

Elliot Hawkes, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California San Diego)

Jonathan Fan, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University)

Mac Schwager, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University)

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)

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

Lab Alumni

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Past Lab Photos

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Lab Jobs

• Lab data storage & backup (Google Drive) - Zonghe
• Webmaster, software record management, MATLAB Server - Mike, Fabio
• Equipment/materials, software, and lab clean up - Mine & Cara W
• Objet 3D printer management - Ming
• Formlabs 3D printer acquisition and setup - Julie
• Laser cutter - Cole (other currently approved users: Sean, Nathan, Sophia, Ming, Brian)
• Mini shop coordinators (tools, Makerbots, UV laser cutter) - Margaret C. & Kyle
• Lab safety coordinator, Building Evacuation Response Team (BERT) member - Cara N.
• Meeting/events coordinator - Sophia
• Lab tour/demo coordinator - Laura & Nathan
• Outreach coordinators - Brian, Nathaniel
• Human subjects - Allison