People
03. 2023
Principal Investigator
Prof. Ming Luo, Flaherty Assistant Professor
School of Mechanical and Material Engineering
Postdoc scholar: Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering, 2020
PhD: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Robotics Engineering, 2017
Email: ming.luo@wsu.edu
Phone number: +1 (509)-335-4034
Address: Sloan 211, 405 NE Spokane St, Pullman, WA 99163
Postdocs
Kyle T. Yoshida, PhD (Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow)
School of Mechanical and Material Engineering
Research: Haptics, Soft Robot Interaction
PhD: Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering, 2023
MS: Stanford University, Mechanical Engineering, 2020
BS: Harvard University, Bioengineering (African Studies Secondary), 2018
Email: kyle.yoshida@wsu.edu
Website: www.kyleyoshida.net
PhD students
Justin C. Allen (Starting from 2021 Fall, GAANN Fellow)
School of Mechanical and Material Engineering
Research: Personal robot
BS: WSU, School of Mechanical and Material Engineering 2021
Email: justin.allen3@wsu.edu
Ryan John. Dorosh (Starting from 2022 Fall, Nakahara Fellow)
School of Mechanical and Material Engineering
Research: Agriculture robot
BS: WSU, School of Mechanical and Material Engineering 2022
Email: ryan.dorosh@wsu.edu
Christopher Andre Ninatanta (Starting from 2023 Fall, WSU NRT-LEAD Fellow)
School of Mechanical and Material Engineering
Research: Agriculture robot
BS: WSU, School of Mechanical and Material Engineering 2023
Email: c.ninatanta@wsu.edu
Ariel Nicole Ramos (co-advised with Dr. M. Karkee, Starting from 2023 Fall, WSU NRT-LEAD Fellow)
School of Biosystems Engineering
Research: Agriculture robot
BS: WSU, School of Mechanical and Material Engineering 2023
Email: ariel.ramos@wsu.edu
Justin Pilgrim (Starting from 2024 Fall, WSU NRT-LEAD Fellow)
School of Mechanical and Material Engineering
Research: Soft Actuator Design
BS: WSU, School of Mechanical and Material Engineering 2023
Email: justin.pilgrim@wsu.edu
Cole James (Starting from 2024 Fall, WSU NRT-LEAD Fellow)
School of Mechanical and Material Engineering
Research: Human Robot Collaboration
BS: WSU, School of Mechanical and Material Engineering 2021
Email: cole.james@wsu.edu
Master students
Undergraduate Students
Zoe Fichtel (McNair Fellow)
Work on the Soft Snake Robot
Capstone teams:
2023 Spring:
Agriculture robot: Justin Pilgrim; Christopher Ninatanta; Jacob Benedict; Ian Wells; Ryan Taylor; Ryan Cole.
2022 Spring:
Agriculture robot (With Dr. Karkee): Ryan Dorosh; Ethan Tuck; Jack Spieker; Jodan Kurtz; Jack Coleman.
Hapkit: Connor Austin Toulou; Joshua Latimer; Phillip Andrew Stiles; Jesus R Mendoza.
Lab Alumi
2023
Justin Pilgrim (B.S. Currently: DoD)
Collaborators
Dr. Allison Okamura (Stanford, Mechanical Engineering)
Dr. Cagdas Onal (WPI, Robotics Engineering)
Dr. Manoj Karkee (WSU Prosser – IAREC, Biological Systems Engineering)
Dr. Weihong (Katie) Zhong (WSU, School of Mechanical and Material Engineering)
Dr. Tahira M. Probst (WSU, Department of Psychology)
Dr. Matthew D. Whiting (WSU Prosser – IAREC, Department of Horticulture)