Members
Jun Zhang, Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Nevada, Reno
1164 N. Virginia Street, Mail Stop: 0312, Reno, NV 89557 USA
Office: 225 Palmer Engineering
Director: Smart Robotics Lab
Tel: (775)682-9383
Email: jun@unr.edu
Aaron Baker (2022/02-present)
Graduate Dean's Merit Scholarship at UNR, 2023-2024
Biomimetic and Soft Robotics (BioSoRo): Undergraduate Research Experience (REU) participant, 2022
Nevada NSF EPSCOR Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Scholarship, 2022
Aaron started working in the lab in 2022/02. He has been pursuing a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering since 2023/08. He hopes to one day work on the next generation of NASA's robotic exploration vehicles that will deepen our understanding of the universe. Aaron is also an astronomy, landscape, and aviation photographer.
Claire Foy (2022/11-present)
Nevada NSF EPSCOR Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Scholarship, 2023
Claire is a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics. She plans on getting her Ph.d. and hopes to become a robotics engineer or professor. In her free time Claire enjoys reading, boxing, and taking care of her plants.
Manav Dudhia (2023/02-present)
Nevada NSF EPSCOR Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Scholarship, 2023
Manav is a junior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, and Embedded Systems. He plans on attending graduate school and continuing to participate in research. In his free time, Manav likes to make model kits, explore the outdoors, and learn new hobbies.
Kurt Juarez (2023/10-present)
Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Scholarship, 2024
Kurt is a senior pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis on Robotics and Aerospace. He plans on getting a Master’s Degree and researching ways to incorporate robotics in space operations. In his free time, Kurt likes playing volleyball and painting.
Dylan Carson (2024/01-present)
Alumni
Graduate students:
Revanth Konda (2019/01-2023/11), PhD degree, Next: Postdoc at Georgia Tech
Thulani Tsabedze (2019/01-2023/11), PhD degree, Next: Staff Design Engineer at Johnson & Johnson
David Bombara (2020/07-2022/08), MS degree, Next: Ph.D. at Harvard
Undergraduate students:
Nathan Ly, 2023/05 - 2023/12, Mechanical Engineering
Tejash Vangala, 2023/01 - 2023/12, Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Furno, 2022/09-2023/05, Mechanical Engineering
Jennifer Trinh, 2021/08-2023/05, Electrical Engineering
Aaron Backer, 2022/02 - 2023/05, Mechanical Engineering
Ayu Gaiser, 2022/09-2023/02, Mechanical Engineering
Shannon Keegan, 2022/06-2023/02, Mechanical Engineering
Reese Jednorozec, 2021/09-2022/04, Computer Science
Jennifer Clayton, 2021/09-2022/04, Mechanical Engineering
Steven Swanbeck, 2021/08-2022/08, Mechanical Engineering. Next: MS at UT Austin
Ammar Alomran, 2021/12-2022/05, Mechanical Engineering
Erick Hartman, 2020/06-2021/12, Electrical Engineering
Dan Liu, 2021/02-2021/08, Electrical Engineering
Cianan Brennan, 2019/10-2021/05, Mechanical Engineering
Ember Chow, 2021/06-2021/08, Intelligent Systems Engineering at Indiana University. Next: PhD at the University of Washington
Ryan Coulter, 2019/04-2021/05, Mechanical Engineering. Next: PhD at UNR
Brehany-Anne Calvert, 2019/12-2021/05, Mechanical Engineering. Next: PhD at CU Boulder
Gregory Billingsley, 2020/02-2021/01, Electrical Engineering
Sean Ross, 2020/01-2020/05, Mechanical Engineering
Edwin Abrego, 2019/09-2020/05, Electrical Engineering
Steven Fowzer, 2019/03-2020/05, Mechanical Engineering
Vasilii Mansurov, 2019/02-2019/08, Electrical Engineering
Christopher Mullen, 2019/05-2019/08, Mechanical Engineering
Lyndie Munson, 2019/03-2019/08, Mechanical Engineering
Aaron Wiese, 2018/09-2019/05, Mechanical Engineering
David Bombara, 2018/09-2020/05, Mechanical Engineering
High-school students:
Scott Wade, 2019/05-2019/09, David Academy of Nevada
Erik Hartman, 2019/08-2020/05, Truckee Meadows Community College High School