People
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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: | |
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