Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Research Faculty
Dr. Aaron Young
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Kinsey Herrin
Principal Research Scientist
Taryn Harvey
Research Engineer
Dr. Daniel Rodriguez-Jorge
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Chuyi Cui
Postdoctoral Fellow
Principal Investigator
Research Faculty
Kinsey Herrin
Senior Research Scientist
Taryn Harvey
Research Engineer
Dr. Daniel Rodriguez-Jorge
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Chuyi Cui
Postdoctoral Fellow
Doctoral Students
Ethan Schonhaut
Mechanical Engineering
X Scholar
Pathbreakers Fellow
Hanjun Kim
Mechanical Engineering
Ryan Casey
Robotics
Co-advised by Mazumdar
Siddharth Nathella
Mechanical Engineering
Co-advised by Ting
GTME Fellow
NSF GRFP Fellow
Yash Mhaskar
Robotics
NSF GRFP Fellow
Kyle Kaveny
Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Lerner
Mechanical Engineering
NSF SUSMED fellow
Hangyeol Song
Mechanical Engineering
NSF SUSMED fellow
Ethan Park
Robotics
Co-advised by Gombolay
NSF GRFP Fellow
Theresa Hardin
Robotics
Co-advised by Sawicki
John Shim
Robotics
Sofia Arvelo Rojas
Robotics
Co-advised by Sawicki
IRIM Fellow
Varshith Sreeramdass
Robotics
Co-advised by Gombolay
Xinyuan (Caesar) Guo
Mechanical Engineering
Vibha Iyer
Robotics
Co-advised by Sawicki
NSF GRFP Fellow
Krystal Lan
Robotics
Co-advised by Sawicki
NSF GRFP Fellow
Sean Leapley
Robotics
Co-advised by Sawicki
Kathleen Ho
Robotics
Cassidy Schuman
Robotics
Masters Students
Chase Sun
Mechanical Engineering
Emily Rice
Mechanical Engineering
Summer Sun
Biomedical Engineering
Aditya Rao
Robotics
Research Teams
We conduct research in our lab with the help of fantastic research teams made up of non-thesis Master’s and undergraduate students that work with our graduate students. All students below participate in our lab through the Georgia Tech VIP Program unless otherwise noted (MS: non-thesis Master’s, other fellowships). For more information about how to get involved with our research group, check out our Joining the Lab page.
Human Balance Augmentation
Mentors: Sofia Arvelo Rojas, Theresa Hardin, taryn Harvey
Pictured: Ilka Moreno Mendoza, Michael Wood, Jack Mezzogori, Sofia Morote, Aditi Rajvanshi, Toan Huynh, Nola Charles, Violetta Krossler, Sofia Arvelo Rojas, Theresa Hardin, Ekam Kataria
Not Pictured: Taryn Harvey
Pediatric Knee Exoskeleton
Mentors: Siddharth Nathella, Dr. Keya Ghonasgi, Taryn harvey
Pictured: Taryn Harvey, Dennis Green, Alexandra Mitchell, Emily Rice, Siddharth Nathella, Dr. Keya Ghonasgi
Not Pictured: Antonio Jiminez, Arina Kucinskaja
Activity-Invariant Human Augmentation
Mentors: Ethan Schonhaut, Matthew Lerner, Ethan Park, Hangyeol Song, Taryn Harvey
Pictured: Matt Lerner, Kaz Hayes, John Sommer, Will Knutson, Maako Fangajei, Hamd Azam, Riya Prakash, Summer Sun, Ethan Park, Muazzam Salman, Hangyeol Song
Not Pictured:
Prosthesis
Mentors: Sixu (Jason) Zhou, Hanjun Kim, John Shim
Pictured: Kaston Carr, Caesar Guo, Carson Heath, John Shim, Nathan Wallace, Charlie Conti, Jason Zhou, Hanjun Kim, Iskander Dyussenov, Anuhya Gottam
Not Pictured: Joey Walter, Kareena Sharma, Sarah Hamilton
Generalized Robotic Assistance for Handling And Manipulation (GRAHAM)
Mentors: Christoph Nuesslein, Ryan Casey
Pictured: Ryan Casey, Zhengyu Liu, Gabriel Aca, Chase Sun (MS), Christoph Nuesslein, Allen Liu (MS), Sarasit (Arm) Sirawattanakul
Not Pictured: Devasena Sitaram, David Nedelcov, Leo Jiang
Hip Exoskeleton
Mentors: Dongho Park, Yash Mhaskar, dr. keya Ghonasgi, Dr. Daniel rodriguez-Jorge, Taryn Harvey
Pictured: Jelovy Djaja, Jimin An, Cameron Mackay, Yash Singh, Katie Peterka, Taryn Harvey, Dash Katragadda, Dr. Keya Ghonasgi, Dylen Liverman, Dr. Daniel Rodriguez-Jorge, Dongho Park, Samar Vora, Sunny Park, Alex Boskovic, Elizabeth Chu, Yash Mhaskar, Mitchell Miller, Jinseo Lee, Carson Wolff
Not Pictured: Rafael Chavez, Mackenzie Maxwell, Steven Zhou, Kayal Murugesan
Lab Alumni
| Lab Member | Degree | Year | Where They Went Next | |
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Chase Sun |
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (Thesis) |
2026 |
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Allen Liu |
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (Thesis) |
2026 |
Wing (Mechatronics Engineer) |
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Dongho Park |
Ph.D. Robotics |
2026 |
Stanford University (Postdoctoral Fellow) |
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Christoph Nuesslein |
Ph.D. Robotics |
2026 |
Carnegie Robotics |
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Sixu (Jason) Zhou |
Ph.D. Robotics |
2026 |
Shift Robotics (Gait Controls Engineer) |
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Ph.D. Robotics |
2026 |
SpaceX (Automation & Controls Engineer) |
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Postdoctoral Fellow |
2025 |
Rice University (Assistant Professor) |
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Cole Johnson |
M.S. Computer Science (Thesis) |
2025 |
echo (Founder) |
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Abhiram Ghanta |
M.S. Computer Science |
2025 |
Meta (Software Engineer) |
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Jairo Maldonado |
Ph.D. Robotics |
2025 |
Verdant Robotics (Machine Learning Intern) |
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Ph.D. Robotics |
2024 |
Harvard University (Postdoctoral Fellow) |
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Justine Powell |
M.S. Robotics |
2024 |
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Keaton Scherpereel |
Ph.D. Robotics |
2024 |
Skip – Google X Spinout (Research Scientist) |
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Ben Shafer |
Ph.D. Robotics |
2023 |
ESTAT Actuation (Entrepreneurial Post-Doctorate Researcher) |
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Kendra Dawson |
M.S. Biomedical Engineering |
2023 |
Medtronic Spine and Biologics (R&D Engineer) |
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Aakash Bajpai |
Ph.D. Robotics |
2023 |
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (Senior Professional Staff) |
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Dean Molinaro |
Ph.D. Robotics |
2023 |
Boston Dynamics AI Institute (Applied Scientist) |
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Sujay Kestur |
M.S. Bioengineering |
2023 |
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Biomedical Engineer in EACE) |
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Dawit Lee |
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering |
2023 |
Stanford University (Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioengineering) |
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Ian Cullen |
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (Thesis) |
2022 |
Ossur (Mechanical Engineer) |
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Reese Peterson |
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (Thesis) |
2022 |
IHMC Robotics (Exoskeleton Controls Developer) |
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Emily Upton |
M.S. Bioengineering (Thesis) |
2022 |
Dynocardia (Algorithm Development Engineer) |
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Postdoctoral Fellowship |
2021 |
Northeastern University (Assistant Professor) |
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Amy Pan |
Postdoctoral Fellowship |
2021 |
OMRON Robotics (Robotics & Control Systems Engineer) |
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Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering |
2021 |
GameChanger Analytics (Algorithm Development Engineer) |
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Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering |
2021 |
MIT (Postdoctoral Fellow in Brain & Cognitive Sciences) |
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Ph.D. Robotics |
2021 |
Facebook Reality Labs (Visiting Research Scientist) |
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Pooja Moolchandani |
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (Thesis) |
2021 |
KPMG (Data, Analytics, and AI Consultant) |
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Jared Li |
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (Thesis) |
2020 |
IHMC Robotics (Mechanical Engineer) |
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Pratik Kunapuli |
M.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering (Thesis) |
2020 |
University of Pennsylvania (CIS Ph.D. Student in GRASP Lab) |
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Jeff (Hsiang) Hsu |
M.S. Mechanical Engineering (Thesis) |
2019 |
May Mobility (Embedded Engineer) |
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Trent Rankin |
M.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering |
2019 |
Apple (Software Engineer) |
Research Collaborators
At Georgia Tech
| Name | Affiliation |
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Greg Sawicki |
Mechanical Engineering and Biological Sciences |
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Ani Mazumdar |
Mechanical Engineering |
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Frank Hammond |
Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering |
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Jun Ueda |
Mechanical Engineering |
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Omer Inan |
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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Michael Mayo |
Georgia Tech Research Institute |
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Court Bevins |
Georgia Tech Research Institute |
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Hong Yeo |
Mechanical Engineering |
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Matthew Gombolay |
Interactive Computing |
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Ye Zhao |
Mechanical Engineering |
Outside of Georgia Tech
| Name | Affiliation |
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Aaron Ames |
California Institute of Technology |
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Elliott Rouse |
University of Michigan |
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Xiangrong Shen |
University of Alabama |
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Nick Fey |
University of Texas – Austin |
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Eric Ambrose |
California Institute of Technology |
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Rachel Gehlhar |
California Institute of Technology |
Clinical Collaborators
| Name | Affiliation |
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Geza Kogler, MSPO |
Kennesaw State University |
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Lee Childers, PhD, CP, CO, CFI |
Center for the Intrepid, Brooke Army Medical Center |
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Benjamin Rogozinski, DPT |
Emory University |
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Erin Eggebrecht, DPT |
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
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Kelly Moore, DPT |
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
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David Westburry, MD |
Shriners Hospital for Children |
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Trisha Kesar, PT, PhD |
Emory University |
