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Spring 2025 CHARM Lab

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

Administrative Staff

Gosia Wojciechowska
	Title: Administrator Email: gosiaw [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:gosiaw [snail] stanford [period] edu Phone: (650) 723-9233 Address Building 560, Room 217, 424 Panama Mall Stanford, CA 94305-2232

Postdocs and Research Scientists

Cosima du Pasquier
	Project: Modeling in Soft Robotics and Wearable Soft Robotics Education: Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) Email: cosimad [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:cosimad [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Cosima's Webpage
Ava Chen
	Project: Multipoint Contact Pressure for Haptic Sensory Prostheses Education: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Email: avachen [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:avachen [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Ava's Webpage

PhD Students

Elizabeth Childs
	Project: AR and Haptics for Education and Training Co-advisor: James Landay (Stanford) Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park Email: elchilds [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:elchilds [snail] stanford [period] edu Webpage: Elizabeth's Webpage
Yimeng Qin
	Project: Vine Robots Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BS in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Email: yimengq [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:yimengq [snail] stanford [period] edu
Brian Vuong
	Project: Surgical Robotic Teleoperation and Haptic Devices Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University BS in Biomedical Engineering, Brown University Email: bbvuong [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:bbvuong [snail] stanford [period] edu
Sehui Jeong
	Project: Modeling in Soft Robotics Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University Email: sehui [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:sehui [snail] stanford [period] edu
Mary Kate Gale
	Project: Human Motor Learning for Teleoperation Education: BS in Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech Email: mgale7 [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:mgale7 [snail] stanford [period] edu
William Heap
	Project: Mechanical design for vine robots Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara Email: wheap [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:wheap [snail] stanford [period] edu
Megan Coram
	Project: Design and Fabrication of Wearable Devices Education: BA in Mechanical Engineering, Harvard University Email: mccoram [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:mccoram [snail] stanford [period] edu
Ariane Richard
	Project: Continuum Robot Design Education: BS in Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech Email: ariane7 [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:ariane7 [snail] stanford [period] edu
Katelyn King
	Project: Medical Robotics Education: BSE in Robotics, BSE in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan Email: kateking [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:kateking [snail] stanford [period] edu
Alex Mallery
	Project: Small Ocean Sensing Robots Education: M.S. in Computer Science, Stanford University B.S. Honors in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Email: amallery [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:amallery [snail] stanford [period] edu

Rotators, MS and Undergraduate Researchers, High School Interns, Etc.

Winter 2026:
Ana Paola Aranzola <aranzola@stanford.edu> - ME PhD student working with Brian Vuong on surgical robotics teleoperation interfaces
Amanda Weckerly <weckerly@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Cynthia Sung and Allison Okamura on self-donning garments
Wooseok Kim <wskim81@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Cynthia Sung and Allison Okamura on self-donning garments
Herron Ha-Vi Nguyen <herron@stanford.edu> - BSME student working working with Allison Okamura, Megan Coram, and Sehui Jeong on the magic chair
Thu Shun Lei <thulei13@stanford.edu> - BS student working working with Allison Okamura, Megan Coram, and Sehui Jeong on the magic chair
Mikul Rai <mikulrai@stanford.edu> - BS EE/CS student working working with Allison Okamura, Megan Coram, and Sehui Jeong on the magic chair
Aditi Shirish Oak <oakaditi@stanford.edu> - MSEE student working working with Yimeng Qin on vine robot system electronics
Cole Evan McBeth <comcbeth@stanford.edu> - EE Coterm student working working with Yimeng Qin on vine robot system electronics
Aytan Sadirova <aytan@stanford.edu> - MSEE student working working with Yimeng Qin on vine robot system electronics
James Kong <haonan68@stanford.edu> - MSME student working working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Carter Hughes <hughesc@stanford.edu> - MSME student working working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Mira Iris Kim <mirakim@stanford.edu> - BSME student working working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Michael Beals <mbeals27@stanford.edu> - BSME student working working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Odommoly (Moly) Tranin <otranin@stanford.edu> - BSME student working working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Alex Rosalia <arosalia@stanford.edu> - BSME student working working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Ellen Guo <ellenguo@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Alex Mallery on ocean sensing robots hardware
Ilana Cohen <iacohen@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Cosima du Pasquier on pneumatic haptics
Joshua Phelps <joshua18@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Cosima du Pasquier on pneumatic controllers for haptic devices
Ben Otter <botter@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Cosima du Pasquier on pneumatic haptics controls and electronics
Brianna Liang <briliang@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Cosima du Pasquier on pneumatic haptics controls and electronics
Kamal Eissa <keissa@stanford.edu> - BSCS student working with Mary Kate Gale on surgical robotics
Sangeet Satpathy <sangeet.satpathy@stanford.edu> - BSEE student working with Mary Kate Gale on surgical robotics
Joel Kiernan <joelx@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Allison Okamura on a wearable haptic compass
Anthony Chukhlov <chukhlov@stanford.edu> - BSEE student working with Allison Okamura and Joel Kiernan on a wearable haptic compass


Fall 2025:
Sammie Staudinger <sammiest@stanford.edu> - ME PhD student working with Brian Vuong on novel teleoperation interfaces for surgical robotics
Sunny Li <sunnystl@stanford.edu> - ME PhD student working with Ava Chen on wearable haptics
Sarah Nicole Glomski <glomski@stanford.edu> - ME PhD student working with Cosima du Pasquier and Ava Chen on learning from demonstration
Howard Ji <howardji@stanford.edu> - BS CS student working with Alaa Eldin Abdelaal on surgical robotics
Jiaqi (Jack) Shao <jiaqis7@stanford.edu > - MS ME student working with Alaa Eldin Abdelaal on surgical robotics
Chetan Reddy Narayanaswamy <chetanrn@stanford.edu> - MS ME student working with Alaa Eldin Abdelaal on surgical robotics
Ina Natseva <natseva@stanford.edu> - MS&E student working with Cosima du Pasquier on a user interface for pneumatic haptics
Ilana Cohen <iacohen@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Cosima du Pasquier on pneumatic haptics
Joshua Phelps <joshua18@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Cosima du Pasquier on pneumatic controllers for haptic devices
Ben Otter <botter@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Cosima du Pasquier on pneumatic haptics controls and electronics
Brianna Liang <briliang@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Cosima du Pasquier on pneumatic haptics controls and electronics
Cecilia Wu <zhixinwu@stanford.edu> - MS CS student working with Ava Chen on vibrotactile wearables for stroke therapy
David Hu <dwhu@stanford.edu> - BSEE student working with Mary Kate Gale on user biomechanics for robotic surgery
Haonon (James) Kong <haonan68@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Elvy Yao <elvyyao@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Carter Hughes <hughesc@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Nathan Cai <nathanyc@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Alexander (Alex) Rosalio <arosalia@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Odommoly (Moly) Tranin <otranin@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with William Heap on vine robot system hardware
Amanda Weckerly <weckerly@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Cynthia Sung and Allison Okamura on self-donning garments
Wooseok Kim <wskim81@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Cynthia Sung and Allison Okamura on self-donning garments
Isabella Szabo <iszabo@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Cynthia Sung and Allison Okamura on self-donning garments
Rohan Karunaratne <rohan3@stanford.edu> - BSEE student working with Yimeng Qin on vine robot electronics system
Da-Hee Kim <daheek@stanford.edu> - BSEE student working with Yimeng Qin on vine robot electronics system
Cole Evan McBeth <comcbeth@stanford.edu> - EE Co-term student working with Yimeng Qin on vine robot electronics system
Aditi Shirish Oak <oakaditi@stanford.edu> - MSEE student working with Yimeng Qin on vine robot electronics system
Joel Kiernan <joelx@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Allison Okamura on a wearable haptic compass
Anthony Chukhlov <chukhlov@stanford.edu> - BSEE student working with Allison Okamura and Joel Kiernan on a wearable haptic compass
Ellen Guo <ellenguo@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Alex Mallery on ocean sensing robots hardware
Austin Chan <austinc8@stanford.edu> - BSEE student working with Alex Mallery on ocean sensing robots hardware

Current and Recent Collaborators

Harry Asada, Ph.D. (Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT)
Jeannette Bohg, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University)
Steve Collins, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)
Heather Culbertson, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Southern California)
Mark Cutkosky, Ph.D. (Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)
Sean Follmer, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)
Elliot Hawkes, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California San Diego)
Maarten Lansberg, M.D., Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center)
Monroe Kennedy, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University)
Zac Manchester, Ph.D. (Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University)
Jee-Hwan Ryu, Ph.D. (Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, KAIST)
Dorsa Sadigh, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University)
Mac Schwager, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University)
Mark Skylar-Scott, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Bioengineering, Stanford University)
Katsu Yamane, Ph.D. (previously at Honda Research Institute)

Lab Alumni

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Past Lab Photos

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Lab Jobs

• Lab data storage & backup (Google Drive) - Mary Kate
• Webmaster - Katelyn
• Shared lab materials and purchases - Sehui and Cosima
• Mini shop coordinator (tools, Makerbots, UV laser cutter, Formlabs, Objet 3D printer, Ultrasonic welder management) - William and Megan
• Laser cutter in Shape Lab - Sehui
• Lab safety coordinator, Building Evacuation Response Team (BERT) member - Brian V.
• Meeting/events and lab clean up coordinators - Ariane
• Outreach and social media coordinators - Elizabeth C.
• Lab tour/demo coordinator - Ava
• da Vinci maintenance - Brian
• Human subjects - Allison