Congratulations to Xueyang Qi on successfully defending his master’s thesis, “Algorithmic Design of an Origami Squirrel-inspired Paw for Quadrupedal Locomotion in Bar-like Terrains.” We’re proud of you and wish you continued success in your career.

This prize is awarded to the graduating senior in the School of Engineering and Applied Science who has been selected by the faculty as having displayed the best grasp of the mathematical principles underlying the profession of engineering.

Mason Mitchell (CIS) and Annie Yang (MEAM) are joining our group as new PhD students this semester. Welcome!

Alec Lanter and Rongqian Chen completed MS thesis in our group and have graduated with their MS degrees. Good luck on your next steps!

We’re excited to be a part of Penn’s new exciting Center for Soft and Living Matter, under the direction of Prof. Andrew Liu (Physics & Astronomy). Check out this website for information and updates!

https://web.sas.upenn.edu/slm/