{"id":369,"date":"2012-04-09T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/?page_id=369"},"modified":"2025-10-28T05:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:17:23","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2573\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Kam01-125x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"150\" \/>Kam K. Leang<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu\/id.php?id=180713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ph.D.<\/a><br \/>Professor and Director of the\u00a0DARC Lab<br \/>ASME Fellow<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mech.utah.edu\/\">Dept. of Mechanical Engineering<\/a><br \/>Robotics Center, University of Utah<br \/>Salt Lake City, Utah<br \/>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Personal web site<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Ga4j7UIAAAAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to Google Citation Report<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kamkleang\">LinkedIn<\/a>]\n<p><strong><br \/>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu\/id.php?id=180713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering<\/a>, University of Washington, Seattle WA<br \/>Advisor: <a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.washington.edu\/devasia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santosh Devasia<\/a>; Specialization: Dynamic systems and controls; mechatronics; robotics<br \/>Dissertation: &#8220;Iterative Learning Control of Hysteresis in Piezo-based Nano-positioners: Theory and Application in Atomic Force Microscopes&#8221; [ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/KamKLeangPhDDec2004.pdf\">Click here to download (PDF) <\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah<\/li>\n<li>B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Honors and awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ASME Fellow (2020)<\/li>\n<li>IEEE Senior Member (2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.utah.edu\/info\/gould-lecture\/\">2018 William R. and Erlyn J. Gould Distinguished Lecturer on Technology and the Quality of Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/dejun-guo-wins-2017-asme-dynamic-systems-and-control-conference-dscc-best-student-paper-award\/\">2017 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC) Student Best Paper Award (Student author: Dejun Guo)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/smasis2015_best_paper\/\">2015 ASME Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS) Conference Student Best Paper Award (Student authors: J. Carrico and N. Traeden)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2014 Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regent&#8217;s Rising Researcher of the Year Award<\/li>\n<li>2013 College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award, University of Nevada, Reno<\/li>\n<li>University of Nevada, Reno College of Engineering Senior Scholar Mentor; Senior Scholar: Charley Voos (2011-2012)<\/li>\n<li>VCU NBSE Professor of the Year Award (2006-2007)<\/li>\n<li>National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellow (2001-04)<\/li>\n<li>Univ. of Utah, College of Engin. Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (1999)<\/li>\n<li>Univ. of Utah, Teaching Assistant of the Year Awards (1997-98, 1998-99)<\/li>\n<li>NSF Human and Computer Interface, and Intelligent Control Traineeship (1999)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Academic positions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Professor, Univ. of Utah (2020\u00a0\u2013 present)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof., Univ. of Utah (2014 \u2013 2020)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Prof., Univ. of Nevada Reno (2011 \u2013 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Assistant Prof., Univ. of Nevada Reno and Virginia Commonwealth Univ. (2005-2011)<\/li>\n<li>Research Associate, Univ. of Washington (January 2005 &#8211; July 2005)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Editorial positions (journals and conferences)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Editor, ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control (Sept. 2019\u00a0 \u2013 present)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, Mechatronics, The Science of Intelligent Machines, Elsevier (January 2016 \u2013 present)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, 2024 American Control Conference (ACC) (Sept. &#8211; December 2023)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (Sept.-Dec., 2023)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, Int. J. of Intelligent Robotics and Applications (IJIRA) (April 2016 \u2013 2020)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor,\u00a08th IFAC Symposium on Mechatronic Systems (MECHATRONICS 2019) and the 11th IFAC Symposium on Nonlinear Control Systems (NOLCOS 2019)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, \u00a0IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2019<\/li>\n<li>Lead Guest Editor, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/TMech-FS-Soft-Actuators-Sensors-Components.pdf\">Focus Section on Soft Actuators, Sensors, and Components, IEEE\/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics<\/a> (Sept 2017 &#8211; February 2019)<\/li>\n<li>Guest Editor, Focus Section on Advances in Soft Robotics,\u00a0Int.\u00a0J. of Intelligent Robotics and Applications (IJIRA) (June 2016 \u2013 2017)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor,\u00a0Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Nature Publishing (2015\u20132019)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, IEEE Control Systems Magazine (2012\u20132017)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, International Symposium on Flexible Automation, Cleveland, Ohio, August 1-3, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, \u00a0IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2016<\/li>\n<li>Technical Editor, IEEE\/ASME Trans. Mechatronics (2012\u20132015)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, IEEE\/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics July 7-11, 2015. Busan, Korea.<\/li>\n<li>Guest Editor, Int. J. Smart and Nano Materials (2011-2012)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, 15th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2011), Tallin, Estonia, June 20-23, 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conference Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Program Chair, American Control Conference 2024<\/li>\n<li>Workshop Chair, 2023 Modeling, Estimation, and Control Conference (MECC), Lake Tahoe, NV<\/li>\n<li>Finance Chair, American Control Conference 2022, Atlanta, GA<\/li>\n<li>Finance Chair, IEEE\/ASME Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) Conference, 2023, Seattle, WA<\/li>\n<li>Workshops Chair, 2020 IEEE\/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, Nevada (October 24-30)<\/li>\n<li>Operating Committee Member, Local Arrangements Chair, American Control Conference 2020<\/li>\n<li>General Chair, 2019 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC)<\/li>\n<li>Operating Committee Member, Publicity Chair, <a href=\"http:\/\/acc2016.a2c2.org\">American Control Conference 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Program Committee Member, <a href=\"http:\/\/acc2015.a2c2.org\">American Control Conference 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Program Committee Member, <a href=\"http:\/\/acc2014.a2c2.org\">American Control Conference 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Current graduate and student scholars<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2103\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2103\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2103\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/2016_1110_DARCLabGroup02.jpg\" alt=\"DARC Lab group, November 2016.\" width=\"600\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/2016_1110_DARCLabGroup02.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/2016_1110_DARCLabGroup02-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DARC Lab group, November 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ph.D and M.S. Graduate Student Scholars<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>J. Anderson<\/strong>, Ph.D. Candidate<\/li>\n<li><strong>S. McKee<\/strong>, Ph.D. Candidate<\/li>\n<li><strong>K. McGrath<\/strong>, Ph.D. Candidate<\/li>\n<li><strong>M. Mrotek<\/strong>, Ph.D. Candidate<\/li>\n<li><strong>I. Goodfellow<\/strong>, Ph.D. Candidate<\/li>\n<li><strong>W. S. Nagel<\/strong>, Ph.D. (April 2022)<br \/>Dissertation title: \u201cLong-Range Low-Coupling Dual-Stage Nanopositioning: Design and Control for High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy\u201d. Dr. Nagel joined Widener University as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Robotics Engineering Department in Sept. 2022.<\/li>\n<li><strong>J. A. Steiner<\/strong>, Ph.D. (August 2022)<br \/>Dissertation title: \u201cLocomotion and Steering of a Magnetic-electroactive Endoluminal Soft Robot\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>J. R. Bourne<\/strong>, Ph.D. (April 2020)<br \/>Dissertation title: &#8220;Decentralized Multi-agent Information-theoretic Target Localization and Estimation: Finding and Predicting Chemical Gas Leak&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>X. He<\/strong>, Ph.D. (January 2020)<br \/>Dissertation title: &#8220;Modeling and control of in-ground-effects on rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>D. Guo<\/strong>, Ph.D. (August 2019)<br \/>Dissertation title: &#8220;Dynamic and aggressive image-based flying in GPS-denied environments: estimation, motion planning, and control&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>J. D. Carrico<\/strong>, Ph.D. (August 2018)<br \/>Dissertation title: &#8220;3D printing, performance characterization, and machine learning control of ionic polymer-metal composite actuators with applications in soft robotics&#8221;<br \/>Dr. Carrico joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umary.edu\/\">the University of Mary<\/a> as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering on August 2018.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.utah.edu\/~bareiss\/index.html\"><em><strong>D. Bareiss<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Ph.D. (May 2016)<br \/>Dissertation title: &#8220;Model-based collision avoidance for dynamic single- and multi-robot systems: theory and application in ground and aerial robots&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/2016BareissDissertation.pdf\">download dissertation (PDF)<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Y. Shan<\/em><\/strong>, Ph.D. (December 2011)<br \/>Dissertation title: \u201cRepetitive control for hysteretic systems: theory and application in piezo-based nanopositioners\u201d [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/ShanY_2011_Dissertation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download dissertation (PDF)<\/a>].<\/li>\n<li><strong>N. Olsen, MS<\/strong> (November 2022)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;Information-Based Mobile Sensor Network Coordination for Localizing and Tracking of an Uncooperative Target&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>M. Goodell, MS<\/strong> (April 2022)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;Bayesian Find-and-Consume Strategy for Mobile Robotic Sensor Networks: Estimating and Localizing Multiple Gas Leaks&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>G. Kou, MS<\/strong> (June 2021)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;The Effect of Surface Roughness on Quasi-Steady in-Ground Effect for Multirotor Aerial Vehicles&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>T. Tyler, MS<\/strong> (May 2019)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;Hygroscopic swelling for 4D fabrication of ionic polymer-metal composite soft-robotic devices&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>E. Andersen, MS <\/strong>(October 2018)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;Design and control of a micro aerial vehicle powered with resonant inductive wireless power transfer&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>K. Jensen<\/strong>, MS (July 2018)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;Near-Optimal Area Coverage Path Planning for an Energy Constrained Autonomous Mobile Robot: Application to Autonomous Aerial Chemical Sensing&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>K. C. Hoffman<\/strong>, MS (July 2018)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;Characterization, Modeling, and Feedforward Compensation of Gas Sensor Dynamics for\u00a0Aerial Robot Chemical Plume Mapping and\u00a0Swarm-based Localization&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>K. Dockstader<\/strong><\/em>, MS (January 2018)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;Design, modeling, and gait control of a rolling quadruped (Roll-U-Ped)&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>C. J. Pratt<\/em><\/strong>, MS\u00a0 (December 2016)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;Design and modeling of the dynamic underactuated flying-walking (DUCK) robot&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/PrattCJ_MSThesis2016.pdf\">download thesis (PDF)<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>M. Tsugawa,<\/strong><\/em> MS (August 2014)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;Development of a Tube-Shaped Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuator with Integrated Sensing&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>C. J. Dudley<\/em><\/strong>, MS\u00a0 (June 2014)<br \/>Thesis title: &#8220;A Spherical Aerial Terrestrial Robot (ATR)&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/DudleyCJ_2014_MSThesis.pdf\">download thesis (PDF)<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>M. B. Hurd, <\/strong><\/em>MS (December 2013)<br \/>Thesis title:\u00a0&#8220;<em>Control of a Quadcopter Aerial Robot Using Optic Flow Sensing<\/em>&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/2013HurdThesis.pdf\">download thesis (PDF)<\/a>]<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>M. J. Fleming,<\/strong><\/em> MS (May 2012)<br \/>Thesis title:\u00a0 <em>\u201cMitigating IPMC back relaxation through feedforward and feedback control of patterned electrodes \u201d\u00a0 <\/em>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/FlemingMJ_2012MSThesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download thesis (PDF)<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>R. Riddle<\/em><\/strong>, MS (August 2011)<br \/>Thesis title: \u201cDesign and characterization of scanning probe microscopy platform with active electro-thermal microcantilever for multifunctional applications.\u201d [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/RiddleRO_2011_MSThesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download thesis (PDF)<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Joel Hubbard<\/em><\/strong>, MS (July 2011)<br \/>Thesis title: \u201cDesign and characterization of sectored (patterned) IPMC actuators for propulsion and maneuvering in bio-inspired underwater systems.\u201d [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/HubbardJ_2011_MSThesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download thesis (PDF)<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>S. Ashley<\/em><\/strong>, MS (October 2010)<br \/>Thesis title: \u201cApplication of an Inverse-Hysteresis Iterative Control Algorithm for AFM Fabrication.\u201d [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/AshleySC_2010_MSThesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download thesis (PDF)<\/a>]Seth Ashley is currently employed as Electrical Product Engineer at ALSTOM Power in Richmond, VA.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>B. J. Kenton<\/em><\/strong>, MS (August 2010)<br \/>Thesis title: \u201cDesign, characterization, and control of a high-bandwidth serial-kinematic nanopositioning stage for scanning probe microscopy applications\u201d [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/BJKentonThesis2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download thesis (PDF)<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Y. Shan<\/em><\/strong>, MS August 2008<br \/>Thesis title: \u201cFabrication and Integrated Feedforward and Feedback Control of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuators\u201d. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kam.k.leang.com\/academics\/pubs\/ShanY_2008Thesis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download thesis (PDF)<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Visiting Graduate Student Scholars<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><strong><i><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zum.put.poznan.pl\/zum\/mgr-inz-roman-regulski\/\">R. Regulski<\/a><\/b><\/i>, <\/strong>Visiting Ph.D. Student (Poznan University of Technology, September 2015-December 2015)<br \/>Focus: Piezo-driven flapping wing<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Undergraduate Student Scholars<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>H. Grant<\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (September 2025 &#8211; Present)<\/li>\n<li><strong>M. Mrotek<\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (April 2024 &#8211; August 2025)<\/li>\n<li><strong>T. Dixon<\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (January 2024 &#8211; May 2024)<\/li>\n<li><strong>M. Clancy<\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (January 2024 &#8211; May 2024)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>G. Kuo<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0Undergraduate researcher (September 2017 &#8211; December 2018)<\/li>\n<li><i><b>C. Buchanan<\/b><\/i>, Undergraduate researcher (January 2017 &#8211; January 2018)<\/li>\n<li><i><b>I. Adibnazari<\/b><\/i>,\u00a0Undergraduate researcher (January 2017 &#8211; August 2018)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>K. Fluckiger<\/strong><\/em>, Undergraduate researcher (September 2016 \u2013 December 2017)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>C. Mortensen<\/strong><\/em>, Undergraduate researcher (November 9, 2015 \u2013 December 2017)<\/li>\n<li><i><b>M. Givens<\/b><\/i>, Undergraduate researcher (January 2015 \u2013 May 2017)<\/li>\n<li><i><b>N. Nikolaev<\/b><\/i>, Undergraduate researcher\u00a0(January 2017 &#8211; May 2017)<\/li>\n<li><i><b>J. Schramm<\/b><\/i>, Undergraduate researcher\u00a0(September 2016 &#8211; May 2017)<\/li>\n<li><i><b>C. Wing<\/b><\/i>, Undergraduate researcher (January 2017 &#8211; May 2017)<\/li>\n<li><i><b>J. Zubair<\/b><\/i>, Undergraduate researcher (August 2016 &#8211; May 2017)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>R. Farr<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (August 2016 &#8211; December 2016)<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>J. Erickson<\/em><\/strong>, Engineering Scholars Undergraduate researcher (January 2016 -September 2016)<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>G. Cairo<\/em><\/strong>, Graduate Preparation Institute (GPI) Undergrad Researcher (June 2015-July 2015)<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>R. Jones<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (June 2015-August 2015)<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>C. Yeaton<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (June 2015)<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>A. Colburn<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (September 2013 &#8212; December 2013)<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>B. Alber<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (September 2013)<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>K. Mittal<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (July 2012 &#8212; May 2013)<strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>A. Woods<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0 Undergraduate researcher (May 2012 &#8212; May 2013)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>M. Smith<\/strong><\/em>, Undergraduate researcher (September \u2013 December 2011)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>S. Ashmore<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (September \u2013 December 2011)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>M. B. Hurd<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate researcher (January \u2013 December 2011)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>A. Wirth<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate research scholar (September 2009 \u2013 May 2010)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>C. Song<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate research scholar (September 2009-December 2009)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>S. Cutler<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate Research (June 2007 \u2014 June 2008)<br \/>Project: Modeling and control of piezoelectric actuators for nano\/bio technology<br \/>Project support: The National Science Foundation, DUE<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>M. Freed<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate Research (January 2007 \u2014 January 2008)<br \/>Projects: (1) Modeling and control of piezoelectric actuators for nano\/bio technology, and (2) Finite element modeling of an active AFM cantilever.<br \/>Project support: The National Science Foundation, DUE<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>R. Riddle<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate Research (January 2008 \u2014 June 2008)<br \/>Project: Modeling and control of AFM.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>M. R. Vaerewyck<\/strong><\/em>, Undergraduate Research (September 2007 \u2014 June 2008)<br \/>Project: Fabrication of a high-speed AFM scanner.<br \/>Matthew joined VCU for graduate studies in August 2008.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>T. Hall<\/strong><\/em>, Undergraduate Research (June 2007 \u2014 August 2007)<br \/>Project: Optimizing the Design and Fabrication of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) Actuators to Propel an Autonomous Underwater Robot.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>R. Brik<\/em><\/strong>, K-12 student scholar, Godwin High School, Richmond, VA (June 2006 \u2014 June 2008)<br \/>Robert joined MIT for undergradute studies in Mechanical Engineering.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>J. Dodson<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate Research (September 2006 \u2014 May 2007)<br \/>Project: Design and control of a biaxial cell-stretching platform.<br \/>After graduating VCU, Jacob attended Virginia Tech and entered Ph.D. program.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>G. G. Anderson<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate Research (January 2006 \u2013 June 2006)<br \/>Project: Development of control software for a wireless mobile robot.<br \/>Project support: VCU CTE Small Grant Award<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>R. M. Mohr<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate Research (October 2005 \u2013 August 2006)<br \/>Project: Control of a shape memory alloy actuator.<br \/>After graduating VCU, Ryan attended UC Santa Barbara and entered Ph.D. program.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>J. Beck<\/em><\/strong>, Undergraduate Research (October 2005 \u2013 May 2006)<br \/>Project: Hysteresis characterization under charge-feedback control of a LIPCA device<br \/>After graduating VCU, James attended Columbia University and entered Masters program.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kam K. 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