David Braun is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Engineering with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, he was visiting researcher with the Institute…
Beau is a postdoctoral researcher at the Braun Lab working on variable stiffness human augmentation devices. Beau received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt, studying under Dr. Michael Goldfarb. His research interests include the design and control of assistive and augmentative devices…
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…
Ashley is an undergraduate student at Vanderbilt studying Electrical & Computer Engineering, with a minor in piano performance. She is also a member of the SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program.
Ben is an undergraduate mechanical engineering student at Vanderbilt University from Wilmington Delaware seeking to apply foundational knowledge in robotics and dynamics to challenging complex problems.
Jack is an undergraduate student in mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University. He likes to do research related to dynamics, control, and robotics. He has held multiple internships in the renewable energy industry for NextEra Energy and is interested in pursuing a…
Kaijia is an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in computer science. He is passionate about research and has been involved with numerous research projects related to robotics. He possesses a strong penchant for road…
Christin is an undergraduate student in computer science at the School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University and a part of the SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Program. She is passionate about research and likes math and programming. Outside of research and school,…
Jordyn is an undergraduate student at Vanderbilt University studying Electrical & Computer Engineering and Mathematics with minors in Computer Science, Physics, and Economics. He is also a member of the SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program. His passion for the intersection of…
Hello, I’m George Dzadzamia from Georgia, studying Physics and Computer Science at Vanderbilt University. My research interests have recently expanded to include nonlinear optics and nanoparticles, in addition to my ongoing work with non-linear parametric oscillators. Outside of my academic…
Vincent Chalvet was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Vincent obtained his Engineering Diploma in Mechatronics from the National Engineering Institute of France in 2008, and the Ph.D. degree in Automatic…
Farnaz Adib Yaghmaie was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Braun Lab at Technology and Design. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering-Control at K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Subsequently,…
Cole earned his M.S. degree in mechanical engineering while working in the Braun Lab at Vanderbilt University. He graduated from the University of Nebraska with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Yuqing earned his Ph.D. in 2019 while working in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design. He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Mechatronics and Robotics at the Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China.
Evrim earned her Ph.D. in 2019 while working in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design. Upon graduation, Evrim worked at iWALK and is currently a lecturer at Clemson University.
Isabel Peppard is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. She was an undergraduate student researcher at the Braun Lab in 2021.
Chey Sirota is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He was a student researcher in the Braun Lab in 2020.
Yangzhi Li was a Ph.D. student in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He is pursuing a joint Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at SUTD, advised by Dr. Braun (2018-2019) and Dr. Gim Song Soh, and the…
Linfeng Li was a research assistant in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design. He was subsequently a researcher with Eureka Robotics in Singapore. He is currently a Ph.D. student at the National University of Singapore.
Lau Hong Fai (Justin) was a research assistant in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He received his B.S. degree in Engineering Product Development from SUTD, where he specialized in Mechanical Engineering, and the M.S.…
Aaron Chong was a Research Assistant in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design (2015-2017). He received his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Product Development from SUTD where he specialized in Electrical Engineering, and the M.S. degree from The…
Abhinav Dahiya earned his B.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (2009-2013). Subsequently, he was a visiting student (2015) and research assistant (2016-2017) in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design. Abhinav…
M Dewmini Sudara received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Electronics from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. She was subsequently, a visiting student (2015) and research assistant (2017) in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and…
Fabio Izzi earned his M.S. degree in Bio-Robotics from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. As part of his M.S. studies, he was a visiting student in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design (2016). Currently, he is…
Allan Costa was a visiting student in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design (2016). Allan earned his B.S. degree form MIT. He is currently a Research Assistant with the MIT Media Lab, and an intern at Facebook.
Salil Apte earned his B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (2009-2013). Subsequently, he was a visiting student in the Braun Lab at Singapore University of Technology and Design (2014-2015). Salil earned his M.S. degree…