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Winter 2024 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

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

Alaa Eldin Abdelaal

Project:
Force-based Robot Learning from Demonstration for Soft Tissue Manipulation
Education:
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada
M.S. in Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada
B.S. in Computer and Systems Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt
Email:
abdelaal [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:abdelaal [snail] stanford [period] edu
Webpage:
Alaa's Webpage

PhD Students

Jasmin Elena Palmer

Project:
Wearable Haptics, Relocated Haptic Feedback in VR Environments
Education:
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
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

Crystal Winston

Project:
Origami Robot Design and Control

Education:
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MPhil in Aerospace Engineering, Imperial College London
Email:
cwinston [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:cwinston [snail] stanford [period] edu
Webpage:
https://sites.google.com/view/crystal-winston/about

Godson Osele

Project:
Soft Growing Robots for Manipulating Payloads
Education:
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University
BS in Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
Email:
obum [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:obum [snail] stanford [period] edu
Webpage:
Godson's Webpage

Sreela Kodali

Project:
Sensory Substitution for Proprioception
Education:
MS in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
BS in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
Email:
kodali [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:kodali [snail] stanford [period] edu
Webpage:
Sreela's Webpage

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
Webpage:
N/A

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
Webpage:
Coming soon

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
Webpage:
Coming soon

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

Melissa Klein

Project:
3D Printing of Soft Robots
Education:
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Email:
kleinm [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:kleinm [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

Visiting Faculty, Scholars and Students

Ko Yamamoto

Position:
Professor at University of Tokyo
Project:
Humanoid Robotics, Soft Robotics, Biomechanics, Human Flow Simulation
Education:
Ph. D. in Mechano-informatics, University of Tokyo
Email:
yamamoto [period] ko [snail] ynl [period] t.u-tokyo [period] ac [period] jp -> mailto:yamamoto [period] ko [snail] ynl [period] t.u-tokyo [period] ac [period] jp
Webpage:
Ko's Webpage

Nam Gyun Kim

Project:
Vine Robots, Soft Robotics, Kinesthetic Haptics, Control Systems
Education:
M.S. in Robotics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
B.S. in Mechanical and System Design Engineering, Hongik University
Email:
nam96bird [snail] kaist [period] ac [period] kr -> mailto:nam96bird [snail] kaist [period] ac [period] kr

Serin Huber

Project:

Education:


Email:
huberser [snail] stanford [period] edu -> mailto:huberser [snail] stanford [period] edu

Kyosuke Ishibashi

Project:
Human Flow Simulation, Soft Robotic Hand, Agricultural Robotics
Education:
M.S. in Mechano-informatics, University of Tokyo
B.S. in Mechano-informatics, University of Tokyo
Email:
ishibashi-kyosuke [snail] ynl [period] t.u-tokyo [period] ac [period] jp -> mailto:ishibashi-kyosuke [snail] ynl [period] t.u-tokyo [period] ac [period] jp

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

Fall 2024:
Yahir Ruiz Meneses <yahiruiz@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Elizabeth Vasquez on Collaborative Therapy Game
Jonathan Siskind <jsiskind@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Elizabeth Vasquez on Collaborative Therapy Game
Ariane Richard <ariane7@stanford.edu> - ME PhD student working with Allison on Medical Robotics
Katelyn King <kateking@stanford.edu> - ME PhD student working with Allison on Medical Robotics
Xinhao Quan <xhquan@stanford.edu> - ME PhD student working on Soft Robotics
Kai Hammond <kaihamm@stanford.edu> - Stanford BS student working with William Heap on vine robots
Anish Bayya <anish25@stanford.edu> - Stanford BS student working with William Heap on vine robots
Sal Amezcua Hernandez <salamezc@stanford.edu > - Stanford BS student working with William Heap on vine robots
Trevor Perey <tperey@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Allison on Medical Robotics
Zin Yamin Tun <zytun@stanford.edu> - MSEE student working with Ko Yamamoto on HumanFlow VR simulator
Rohan Karunaratne <rohan3@stanford.edu> - BSEE student working with Yimeng Qin on vine robots
Kerry Tu <kjwtu@stanford.edu> - MSEE student working with Yimeng Qin on vine robots
Meiqing Huo <meiqing7@stanford.edu> - MSEE student working with Yimeng Qin on vine robots
Akemi Sabatier <akemisab@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with Yimeng Qin on vine robots
Haotong Han <hthan@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Yimeng Qin on vine robots
Kailana Baker-Matsuoka <kailana@stanford.edu> - BSEE student working with Mary Kate Gale on surgical robotics
Isabella Cailey Correa <icorrea@stanford.edu> - BSME student working with William Heap on vine robots
Elvy Yao <elvyyao@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with William Heap on vine robots
Eddie Kuo <eddiekuo@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with William Heap on vine robots
Qianhe (Lia) Ye <qianhey@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Godson Osele on Tapebot Characterization
Aarya Sumuk <asumuk@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Sreela Kodali on haptic perception
Jorge Alejandro Garcia <jalgarci@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Sreela Kodali on haptic perception
Joel Kiernan <joelx@stanford.edu> - MSME student working with Allison Okamura on haptic feedback for navigation

Collaborators

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)
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, software record management - Godson
  • Shared lab materials and purchases, COVID-19 supplies - Yimeng and Sehui
  • Mini shop coordinator (tools, Makerbots, UV laser cutter, Formlabs, Objet 3D printer management) - William and Megan
  • Laser cutter in Shape Lab - approved user is Godson
  • Ultrasonic welder manager: Cosima
  • Lab safety coordinator, Building Evacuation Response Team (BERT) member - Brian V.
  • Meeting/events and lab clean up coordinators - Jasmin
  • Outreach and social media coordinators - Elizabeth C. and Melissa
  • Lab tour/demo coordinator - TBD
  • da Vinci maintenance - Alaa Eldin
  • Human subjects - Allison