I did my undergraduate studies at Olin College of Engineering, a start-up school focused on creating engineers who are not only proficient in the technical aspects of engineering but are experienced solving open-ended problems, working in interdisciplinary teams, and familiar with the surrounding business and design aspects that are needed for successful technology transfer.

I am currently pursuing my PhD at the the Harvard Biorobotics Lab, studying the use of compliant mechanisms in robotic grasper design. Many tasks that are dull, dirty, or dangerous can be performed by robots. Although there has been rapid progress in fields such as computer vision, navigation, and locomotion, a significant gap exists in the area of robust grasping. It is still difficult for robots to perform tasks that require grasping a wide range of objects in an unstructured environment.

Through our research, we hope to enable robots to perform tasks in the real world including hazardous waste cleanup, ordinance disposal, hospital care (freeing nurses to focus on patients rather than busywork such as fetching supplies), and home applications that allow the elderly to maintain their independence.

Long-term, I seek to lead a robotics research laboratory that applies cutting edge robotics research to solve people's problems.