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
    Email: Christoph.Keplinger@colorado.edu                                                                              Google Scholar Citations  

 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
Email: Philipp.Rothemund@colorado.edu                               Resume       Google Scholar Citations     https://www.linkedin.com/in/rothemund-philipp-b3108856       


   

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, YouTube.TGMorrissey.com

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
 
    
Resume        Google Scholar Citations       https://www.linkedin.com/in/tgmorrissey        ResearcherID


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 Boulder


Google Scholar Citations     https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-acome-7134803a      Resume
   
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


Google Scholar Citations     https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-kellaris     Resume
   
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

 

 Google Scholar Citations     Resume
   
 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 
 


 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-rumley-b22210104/    Resume

  
 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
 


 https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-yoder-196576130/      Resume     
   
 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 
 


 https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-kirkman/      Resume        
    
 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
 



https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingemar-schmidt-6601a814a/     Resume     
   
 
Hyeong-Joon Joo | Mechanical Engineering
 
Research interests: Soft robotics
Personal interests:  Jiu-jitsu, Yoga, Shooting, Hiking

2016 - 2018
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea

2009 - 2016
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, Korea

 




M.S. Students
 
 
Matt McClelland | Mechanical Engineering
 
Research interests: Soft robotics, Controls, Biomimicry, Wearable robotics, Programming  
Personal interests: Guitar, Singing, Snowboarding, Football, Basketball 

2014 - 2018
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Austin



Undergraduate Students
     
Trent Martin   Trent Martin | Electrical and Computer Engineering
 
Research interests:  Electromechanics, Material science, Sustainable design
Personal interests:  Kayaking, Climbing, Hockey, Skiing, Art



 
 Christina Chase-Markopoulou | Engineering Plus
 
Research interests: Mechanical prosthesis, CAD, Soft robotics
Personal interests: Photography, Biking, Photo editing, Traveling, Basketball



 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-chase-markopoulou-896b35128/   

  

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



Google Scholar Citations           https://www.linkedin.com/in/fannyyho/             Resume   



Keplinger Group Alumni



  
  Eric Ambos | Mechanical Engineering

M.S. Student 2015-2017

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College



Email: Eric.Ambos@colorado.edu         https://www.linkedin.com/in/eambos  
   
    Eliza Beisher | Mechanical Engineering
 
Undergraduate Research Associate 2018 


 
www.linkedin.com/in/eliza-beisher
   
  Claire Benjamin | Mechanical Engineering

M.S. Student 2015-2017

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University




   
 
Charlie Bright
 | Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate Research Associate 2019 

   
 Grant McElhany | Mechanical Engineering

M.S. Student 2017-2019 


2010 - 2014
B.S. Chemistry, Texas A&M University

   
Aniya Aniya Khalili | Mechanical Engineering
 
M.S. Student 2018-2019 

2014 - 2017
M.S. Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Stuttgart, Germany

2009 - 2012
B.E. Control Electricity Engineering,, Fars Research and Science University, Shiraz, Iran

  
 Madison Emmett | Mechanical Engineering
 
Undergraduate Research Associate 2016 - 2018


   
   
 Vidyacharan (VC) Gopaluni Venkata | Mechanical Engineering

M.S. Student 2012 - 2016

B.Tech Mechatronics, SASTRA University, India
 

  
   
Ethan Harrington   Ethan Harrington | Pre-Engineering
 
Undergraduate Research Associate 2018


   
Alex Jaros Alex Jaros | Mechanical Engineering
 
Undergraduate Research Associate 2018


 

   
 Madeline King | Mechanical Engineering
 
Undergraduate Research Associate 2016 - 2018


   
  Nick Kurtyka | Chemical Engineering

Undergraduate Research Associate 2016 - 2017

 



Artemii Goshkoderia
 
Visiting Scholar 2017


Home university: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology



Email: goshkoderia@campus.technion.ac.il 
   
  Garrett Smith| Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate Research Associate 2016 - 2018




   
 Miles Radakovitz | Mechanical Engineering
 
Undergraduate Research Associate 2016 - 2018