Ali Kilic is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2021 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He received the 2021 Dynamics & Controls Award presented to an outstanding student showing the most promise in the study and pursuit of dynamics and controls engineering at Vanderbilt University. Ali’s work is focused on the dynamics and control of legged robots.