Meet the Team

Sean Follmer

Sean Follmer

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Elizabeth Danielle Vasquez

Elizabeth Danielle Vasquez

Mechanical Engineering PhD Student

rehabilitation technology for stroke patients in marginalized communities

Danyang Fan

Danyang Fan

Mechanical Engineering PhD Student

accessible graphics

Savannah Cofer

Savannah Cofer

Mechanical Engineering PhD Student

reconfigurable origami robotics

Sofia Di Toro Wyetzner

Sofia Di Toro Wyetzner

Computer Science PhD Student

computational interfaces

Ahad Rauf

Ahad Rauf

Mechanical Engineering PhD Student

reconfigurable soft robots

Wing-Sum Law

Wing-Sum Law

Mechanical Engineering PhD Student

reconfigurable surfaces

Yujie Tao

Yujie Tao

Computer Science PhD Student

sensory augmentation & well-being

Olivia Tomassetti

Olivia Tomassetti

Mechanical Engineering PhD Student

haptics for accessible education

Saehui Hwang

Saehui Hwang

Mechanical Engineering PhD Student

accessible exploration of virtual reality

Collin Liou

Collin Liou

Sequoia High School Student

transformable origami unit cells

Libby Ye

Libby Ye

Design Undergraduate Student

augmented reality

Brittany Schwartz

Brittany Schwartz

Program Administrator

Alumni

PhD Students

Jingyi Li

Jingyi Li

Assistant Professor, Pomona College

Elyse Chase

Elyse Chase

Post-Doc, Rice University

Eric Gonzalez

Eric Gonzalez

Research Engineer, Google

Parastoo Abtahi

Parastoo Abtahi

Assistant Professor, Princeton University

Alexa Siu

Alexa Siu

Research Scientist, Adobe Research

Zack Hammond

Zack Hammond

Research Engineer, Apple

Evan Strasnick

Evan Strasnick

Research Scientist, Meta Reality Labs

Kai Zhang

Kai Zhang

Research Scientist, Huawei

Lawrence Kim

Lawrence Kim

Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University

Inrak Choi

Inrak Choi

Post-Doc, Seoul National University, Controls Intuitive Surgical

Post Docs & Visiting Scholars

Daniel Drew

Daniel Drew

Assistant Professor, ECE University of Utah

Seunghwan Lee

Seunghwan Lee

Visiting Scholar / UX Researcher@Hyundai

Mathieu Le Goc

Mathieu Le Goc

Google ATAP

Visiting & Rotating PhD Students

Brian Do

Brian Do

Friend of Shape (ME PhD Student)

variable stiffness soft robots

Obumneme Godson Osele

Obumneme Godson Osele

Mechanical Engineering PhD Student

cost-effective and compliant robotic designs

Anthony Stuart

Anthony Stuart

Mechanical Engineering PhD Student

shape changing truss robots

Veronika Domova

Veronika Domova

Visiting PhD Student

industrial human automation interaction

Jackie Yang

Jackie Yang

Computer Science PhD Student

texture display

Mark Roman Miller

Mark Roman Miller

Computer Science PhD Student

wolverine, virtual reality

Masters Students

Allen Zhao

Allen Zhao

M.S. Symbolic Systems

Zooid Remote Collaboration

Evan (Yiwei) Zhao

Evan (Yiwei) Zhao

Mechanical Engineering MS Student

haptic illusions

Michael Cheung

Michael Cheung

Mechanical Engineering MS Student

Wearable haptics, AR/VR

Ernesto Ramirez

Ernesto Ramirez

Mechanical Engineering MS Student

electroadhesion display

Shenli Yuan

Shenli Yuan

Mechanical Engineering MS Student

dynamic shape display

Boqi Li

Boqi Li

Mechanical Engineering MS Student

swarm user interface

Maggie Xu

Maggie Xu

Mechanical Engineering MS Student

rovables

Undergraduate Students

Brandon Briones

Brandon Briones

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate

reconfigurable surface actuation

Raymond Zhen

Raymond Zhen

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student

haptic contours

Merissa Rieken

Merissa Rieken

Product Design Undergraduate Student

stroke rehabilitation technology

Sandra Valente

Sandra Valente

Product Design Undergraduate Student

stroke rehabilitation technology clinical trials

Jack S. Bernardo

Jack S. Bernardo

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student

auxetic shape displays

Dani Algazi

Dani Algazi

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student

stroke rehabilitation technology

Julia Rose Chin

Julia Rose Chin

Computer Science Undergraduate Student

creativity tools

Cherié Francis

Cherié Francis

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student

haptic perception

Amy Zhou

Amy Zhou

Product Design Undergraduate Student

haptic perception

Abena Boadi-Agyemang

Abena Boadi-Agyemang

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student

accessible haptics

Gene Sung-Ho Kim

Gene Sung-Ho Kim

Symbolic Systems Undergraduate Student

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Xavier Vazquez

Xavier Vazquez

Product Design Undergraduate Student

design for accessibility and social impact

Alan Brantley

Alan Brantley

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student

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Julea Chin

Julea Chin

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student

high resolution shape display

Hieu Pham

Hieu Pham

Undergraduate Student

AR for remote collaboration

High School Students

Alex Magana

Alex Magana

Mid-Peninsula High School Student

CAD Modeling and Load Sensor Exploration

Administrators

Renée Chao

Renée Chao

Design Program Administrator

Andrea Brand-Sanchez

Andrea Brand-Sanchez

Administrative Assistant