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School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Modeling, Motion, and Medical Robotics Laboratory (M3 Robotics Lab)

Emily Allen

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: emily.allen2@wsu.edu

Biography

Emily is pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at WSU with a focus on bioinspired tunably compliant soft actuators for medical applications. She also earned her B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at WSU, with research on variable stiffness structures for soft robotics applications. Since childhood, she has had a passion for understanding how things work, so she set her heart on engineering at age 9.

Emily hopes to contribute to the advancement of robotics technology while she works toward her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at WSU. She also enjoys teaching college math and engineering courses where she can inspire the next generation of engineers.

In her free time, Emily enjoys playing the piano, participating in church activities, and playing sports.

Research Interests

Emily’s research focuses on the design, modeling, and control of soft robotic structures and actuators. Her research experience includes:

  • Shape memory alloys
  • Pneumatic actuation
  • Materials characterization
  • Soft robotic structure design and control
  • Mechanical/electrical system modeling
  • Finite element analysis

Projects

Journal Articles

Refereed Conference Articles

Thesis & Dissertation

Teaching

  • [ENGR 107] Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications: Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022
  • [ENGR 101] Success in Engineering: Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022
  • [ME 212] Dynamics: Summer 2019, Spring 2020, Summer 2020
  • [ME 313] Engineering Analysis: Summer 2021
  • [ME 306] Thermal and Fluids Laboratory: Summer 2019, (TA Spring 2019)
  • [MATH 172] Calculus II: (TA Fall 2017)
  • [MIRA Program] Introductory Mathematics for STEM Applications: Summer 2021