Research Overview

Invited Presentations

  1. NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, The Mathematical Laws of Morphology and Biomechanics Seminar, Talk, virtual, 3/2025
  2. JHU, Functional Anatomy & Evolution Seminar, Talk, Baltimore, MD, 5/2024 Video
  3. West Virginia U, Robotics Seminar, Talk, Morgantown, WV, 4/2024
  4. JHU, ME Faculty Forum, Talk, Baltimore, MD, 2/2024
  5. SICB, Symposium on Computational and Physical Models in Research and Teaching to Explore form-function Relationships, Talk, Seattle, WA, 1/2024
  6. JHU, Applied Physics Lab, Robotics Seminar, Laurel, MD, 2/2023
  7. University of California, Riverside, Comparative Neuromuscular Biomechanics, Seminar, Virtual, 2022
  8. Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, Beckman Young Investigators Summit, Talk, Virtual, 2022
  9. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Machine & Ground Interaction Conference, Talk, Virtual, 2022
  10. University of Notre Dame, Department of Electrical Engineering, Seminar, Virtual, 2022
  11. University of California, San Diego, Contextual Robotics Institute, Seminar, Virtual, 2022
  12. American Physical Society March Meeting, Robophysics Focus Session, Talk, Chicago, IL, 2022
  13. Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Annual Conference, Symposium on Evolutionary Conservation and Diversity in A Key Vertebrate Behavior: “Walking” as a Model System, Talk, Virtual, 2022, Video
  14. Northwestern University, Center for Robotics & Biosystems, Seminar, Virtual, 2021
  15. Cornell University, Department of Biological & Environmental Engineering, Seminar, Virtual, 2021
  16. University of Washington, Robotics Center, Seminar, Virtual, 2021, Video
  17. University of Wisconsin, Madison Machine & Ground Interaction Conference, Talk, Virtual, 2021
  18. Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, Beckman Symposium, Poster, Virtual, 2021
  19. HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Workshop on Mechanics in Physiological Systems, Talk, Virtual, 2021
  20. SMi Group, Military Robotics & Autonomous Systems, Talk, Virtual, 2021
  21. Carnegie Mellon University, Biorobotics Lab, Talk, Virtual, 2021
  22. Dynamic Walking Conference, Biomechanics Focus Session, Talk, Virtual, 2021
  23. National Science Foundation, Bioinspiration & Biodiversity Workshop, Talk, Virtual, 2021
  24. Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, Beckman Symposium, Poster, Virtual, 2020
  25. Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, Beckman Young Investigators Program, Talk, Virtual, 2020
  26. Johns Hopkins University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seminar, Baltimore, MD, 2020
  27. University of Colorado, Boulder, Robotics Labs, Seminar, Boulder, CO, 2020
  28. Colorado State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seminar, Fort Collins, CO, 2020
  29. Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Annual Conference, Symposium on Long Limbless Locomotors over Land, Talk, Austin, TX, 2020, Video
  30. University of Pennsylvania, GRASP Lab, Seminar, Philadelphia, PA, 2019, Video
  31. United States Naval Academy, Biomechanics, Seminar, Annapolis, MD, 2019
  32. Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering Alumni Reception, Talk, Washington, DC, 2019
  33. Johns Hopkins University, Laboratory for Computational Sensing & Robotics, Seminar, Baltimore, MD, 2019
  34. University of Akron, Biomimicry Research Innovation Center, Seminar, Akron, OH, 2019
  35. National Academy of Sciences, Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, Poster, Irvine, CA, 2019
  36. Johns Hopkins University, Faculty Forum, Talk, Baltimore, MD, 2019
  37. Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, Beckman Symposium, Poster, Irvine, CA, 2018
  38. Robotics Science & Systems (RSS) Conference, Small Legged Robot Design & Control Workshop, Talk, Pittsburgh, PA, 2018
  39. Robotics Science & Systems (RSS) Conference, Unusual Appendages Workshop, Talk, Pittsburgh, PA, 2018
  40. National Congress of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Mechanics in Biology Symposium, Talk, Chicago, IL, 2018
  41. Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, Beckman Young Investigators Program, Talk, Irvine, CA, 2018
  42. Army Research Laboratory, Autonomous Systems Division, Seminar, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 2018
  43. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Intelligent Systems Center, Seminar, Laurel, MD, 2017
  44. International Conference on Intelligent Robots & Systems (IROS), Robotics-Inspired Biology Workshop, Talk, Vancouver, Canada, 2017
  45. HRG Group, Robotics Forum & Expo, Talk, College Park, MD, 2017
  46. Georgetown University, Department of Physics, Seminar, Washington, DC, 2017
  47. University of Pennsylvania, GRASP Lab, Seminar, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
  48. University of Maryland, College Park, Robotics Center, Seminar, College Park, MD, 2016, Video
  49. International Congress of Entomology, Bioinspiration Symposium, Talk, Orlando, FL, 2016
  50. Army Research Office, Terrain Modeling Workshop, Talk, Chicago, IL, 2016
  51. Johns Hopkins University Laboratory for Computational Sensing & Robotics, Industry Day, Talk, Baltimore, MD, 2016

––Before JHU––

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, Seminar, Berkeley, CA, 2015
  2. Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Career Award at the Scientific Interface Program, Talk, Raleigh, NC, 2015
  3. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seminar, Minneapolis, MN, 2015
  4. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering, Seminar, Champaign, IL, 2015
  5. Arizona State University, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy, Seminar, Tempe, AZ, 2015
  6. Johns Hopkins University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seminar, Baltimore, MD, 2015, Video
  7. Ohio State University, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Seminar, Columbus, OH, 2015
  8. Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA, 2015
  9. California Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Seminar, Pasadena, CA, 2015
  10. University of California, San Diego, Department of Physics, Seminar, San Diego, CA, 2015
  11. Virginia Tech, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Mechanics, Seminar, Blackburgh, VA, 2015
  12. Yale University, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Seminar, New Haven, CT, 2015
  13. Pennsylvania State University, Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, Seminar, State College, PA, 2015
  14. University of California, Berkeley, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, Seminar, Berkeley, CA, 2015
  15. Georgia Institute of Technology, Department of Applied Physiology, Seminar, Atlanta, GA, 2010
  16. SPIE Defense, Security, & Sensing Conference, Talk, Orlando, FL, 2010
  17. Army Research Laboratory, Micro Autonomous Systems & Technology Collaborative Technology Alliances Annual Review, Talk, College Park, MD, 2009