CV
General CV Document
You can find an up to date general CV (mid May, 2022) can be found here: link
Teaser
Creative, Precise, & Thorough. John has a demonstrated ability for prototyping and delivering complex robotic systems and for succeeding within a variety of disciplines. Current work is on benchmarking robot hand designs for distal, in-hand manipulation and understanding human in-hand manipulation strategies.
Brief Stats
- Bachelors in Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2011-2015.
- Masters in Robotics Engineering at Oregon State University, 2015-2018 (January), in silicone 3D printing with Yigit Menguc.
- Expected in Summer 2022: PhD in Robotics Engineering at Oregon State University, 2018-2022, in robot hand validation benchmarks for in-hand manipulation with Cindy Grimm and Ravi Balasubramanian.
- Extra perspectives: Basic systems engineering and management training. Significant management and leadership experience — managed about 40 undergraduate and graduate students.
- Lecturer and Teaching Assistant in ME351: Intro to Instrumentation.
- Administratively managed my lab
Research Interests
Robot hand design & actuation, Benchmarks for grasping & in-hand manipulation, Autonomous grasping \& in-hand manipulation, Human grasping & in-hand manipulation strategies, Simulated grasping & in-hand manipulation, Human-in-the-loop control, Teleoperation & interface design, Systems engineering for robotics, Engineering/robotics pedagogy, Robotics policy