Principal Investigator
 |
Christoph Keplinger | Assistant Professor, Mollenkopf Faculty Fellow Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
2012 - 2015
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University
George M. Whitesides Group, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
2011 - 2012
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University
Zhigang Suo Group, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2008 - 2011
PhD (Dr. techn.) in Physics, Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Siegfried Bauer, Soft Matter Physics
2003 - 2008 Master's & Bachelor's (Dipl.-Ing.) in Physics, Johannes Kepler University of Linz |
Postdocs
 | Philipp Rothemund | Mechanical Engineering Research interests: Materials science, Soft actuators, Modeling Personal interests: Rock climbing, Hiking, Skiing, Chess 2012-2018 Ph.D. Engineering Sciences, Harvard University 2012-2014 M.S. Engineering Sciences, Harvard University 2009-2012 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 2006-2009 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | |
 | Timothy Morrissey | Mechanical Engineering Research interests: Materials science, Direct energy conversion for sustainable energy, Soft artificial muscles Personal interests: Skiing, Pop-up truck campers, Biking, 2013-2019 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder 2013 - 2016 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder 2007 - 2011 B.S. Ceramic Engineer, Alfred University |
Ph.D. Students
 | Eric Acome | Mechanical Engineering Research interests: Soft actuators and sensors Personal interests: Fly fishing, Bicycles, Music, Design 2007 - 2011 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech 2015-2018 M.S. Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado BoulderEmail: Eric.Acome@colorado.edu | ||
 | Nick Kellaris | Materials Science and Engineering Research interests: Dielectric breakdown in polymers, Artificial muscles Personal interests: Rock climbing, Biking, SCUBA 2008 - 2012 B.A. Physics, University of California at Berkeley 2015-2017 M.S. Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado Boulder | ||
 | Shane Mitchell | Mechanical Engineering Research interests: Soft machines, Ocean wave energy conversion, Renewable energy Personal interests: Skiing, Racquetball, Biking, Hiking, Camping, Archery, Guitar, Disc golf 2010 - 2014 B.S. Physics and Mathematics, Dickinson College 2015-2018 M.S. Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado Boulder | ||
 | Ellen Rumley | Mechanical Engineering Research interests: Soft robotics, Materials science, Polymer physics Personal interests: Climbing, Flute, Biking, Hiking, Reading 2014 - 2018 B.A. Physics, Willamette University Email: Ellen.Rumley@colorado.edu | ||
 | Gavriel Kleinwaks | Mechanical Engineering Research interests: Materials, Automated mechanics, Fluid mechanics Personal interests: Martial arts, Reading, Hiking, Traveling 2014 - 2018 B.S. Physics, Haverford College | ||
 | Zach Yoder | Mechanical Engineering Research interests: Prosthetic devices, Soft robotics, Energy harvesting Personal interests: Trail running, Road cycling, Cello 2015 - 2019 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh Email: Zachary.Yoder-1@colorado.edu | ||
 | Sophie Kirkman | Mechanical Engineering Research interests: Energy harvesting, Renewable energy Personal interests: Trail running, Road biking, Hiking, SCUBA 2015 - 2019 B.S. Physics, Dickinson College Email: Sophie.Kirkman@colorado.edu | ||
 | Ingemar Anderson Schmidt | Mechanical Engineering Research interests: Soft robotics, Adaptive controls, Autonomy, Extreme environment robotics Personal interests: Adventure, Illustration, Martial arts 2015 - 2019 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Email: Ingemar.Schmidt@colorado.edu | ||
 |
|
M.S. Students
 |
|
Undergraduate Students
 |
Trent Martin | Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research interests: Electromechanics, Material science, Sustainable design
Personal interests: Kayaking, Climbing, Hockey, Skiing, Art
Email: Trent.Martin@colorado.edu
|
|
 | Christina Chase-Markopoulou | Engineering Plus Research interests: Mechanical prosthesis, CAD, Soft robotics Personal interests: Photography, Biking, Photo editing, Traveling, Basketball  | |
 | Yi Zeng | Mechanical Engineering Research interests: Soft robotics, CAD, Controls, Programming Personal interests: Model building, Ping pong, Movies, Music |
Visiting Scholars
 |
Xingrui Wang Home university: Tongji Univerity, Shanghai, China Email: 978wangxr@tongji.edu.cn Resume |
|
 | Fanny Ho | Materials Science and Engineering Home university: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Research interests: Soft materials, Flexible devices, Soft robotics Personal interests: Travelling, Music, Double bass |
Keplinger Group Alumni
 |
Eric Ambos | Mechanical Engineering
M.S. Student 2015-2017
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
|
|||
 |
Eliza Beisher | Mechanical Engineering |
|||
 |
Claire Benjamin | Mechanical Engineering
M.S. Student 2015-2017
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
|
|||
 | Charlie Bright | Mechanical Engineering | |||
 | Grant McElhany | Mechanical Engineering M.S. Student 2017-2019 2010 - 2014 B.S. Chemistry, Texas A&M University | |||
 | Aniya Khalili | Mechanical Engineering M.S. Student 2018-2019 2014 - 2017 2009 - 2012 Email: Maryam.Khalili@colorado.edu | |||
 | Madison Emmett | Mechanical Engineering | |||
 | Vidyacharan (VC) Gopaluni Venkata | Mechanical Engineering M.S. Student 2012 - 2016 B.Tech Mechatronics, SASTRA University, India | |||
 |
Ethan Harrington | Pre-Engineering |
|||
 | Alex Jaros | Mechanical Engineering | |||
 | Madeline King | Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Research Associate 2016 - 2018 | |||
 |
Nick Kurtyka | Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate Research Associate 2016 - 2017
|
|||
|
|
|||
 | Garrett Smith| Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Research Associate 2016 - 2018 Email: Garrett.Smith-3@colorado.edu | |||
 | Miles Radakovitz | Mechanical Engineering |
