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Winter 2021 CHARM Lab Meeting (during Covid19 Pandemic)

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 94305-2203 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

Mine Sarac
	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

PhD Students

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: Wearable Haptic Interfaces and Perception 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: Cara's Webpage
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: Mike's Webpage
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
Jasmin Elena Palmer
	Project: Wearable Haptics Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Email: jasminp [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:jasminp [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Coming Soon
Rianna Jitosho
	Project: Motion Planning for Soft Robots Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Email: rjitosho [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:rjitosho [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: https://rjitosho.github.io/
Elizabeth Danielle Vasquez
	Project: Rehabilitation Robotics, Human-Centered Design for Under-Served Communities Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Email: vasqueze [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:vasqueze [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Coming Soon

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

Rotators, Undergraduate Researchers, High School Interns, Etc.

Winter 2021:
Crystal Winston <cwinston@stanford.edu> - PhD rotator working with Kyle and Sophia on soft actuators
Andrew Kin Wei Low <akl5@stanford.edu> - MS student working with Cara N. on soft haptics
Bryce Huerta <bhuerta@stanford.edu> - undergraduate student working with Cara N. and Kyle on vibration display and perception
Steven Trinh <steventrinh@stanford.edu> - undergraduate student working with Cara N. and Kyle on vibration display and perception
Ellie Prince <ejprince@stanford.edu> - undergraduate student working with Brian on soft robotics

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)
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)
Monroe Kennedy, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)
Steve Collins, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)
Zac Manchester, Ph.D. (Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University)
Katsu Yamane, Ph.D. (Honda Research Institute)

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 - Mike
• COVID-19 lab scheduling - Fabio
• Materials, COVID-19 supplies, and lab clean up - Mine
• Mini shop coordinator (tools, Makerbots, UV laser cutter, Formlabs, Objet 3D printer management) - Kyle
• Laser cutter in Shape Lab- approved users are Brian, Caitlyn, Sophia, Crystal
• Lab safety coordinator, Building Evacuation Response Team (BERT) member - Catie
• Meeting/events coordinator - Rianna
• Outreach and social media coordinators - Brian, Nathaniel, Jasmin, Elizabeth
• Lab tour/demo coordinator - N/A during COVID-19
• Human subjects - Allison