Jessica Weakly

I am a Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department at the University of Pennsylvania. I teach masters level courses in robotics and undergraduate lab courses. I am passionate about engineering education!

I completed my PhD in mechanical engineering in 2024 while working with Dr. Cynthia Sung. My dissertation was titled "Bistable Structures Enable Passive Transitions in Mobile Robots." Before coming to Penn, I completed my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2018, where I conducted undergraduate research under Dr. Sarah Bergbreiter to develop a mobile robotic solution for bridge inspection.

My preferred contact method is email, but you can also find me on LinkedIn.