- Flaherty Associate Professor
Biography
Education
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007
- M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
- M.S. Engineering Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2000
- Engineer Degree (Industrial and Electrical Engineering), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2000
- B.S. Engineering Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, August 1997
Professional Preparation
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Laser Beam Control Laboratory and the Mechatronics and Controls Laboratory, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007 – 2010
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Microrobotics Laboratory and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Cambridge, 2010 – 2013
- Research Associate, Microrobotics Laboratory and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Cambridge, 2013
Research and Teaching Interests
- Microrobotics
- Microfabrication
- Mechatronics
- Feedback Control
- Biologically-Inspired Engineering
- Soft Robotics
- Autonomous Systems
- Signal Processing
- Dynamics
- Applied Optical Engineering
Recognition and Honors
- Elected Full Member of Sigma Xi (2020)
- Finalist for the IROS 2019 Best Paper Award, November 7, 2019
- 2017 Finalist for Best Paper in Biomimetics, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-ROBIO 2017)
- 2016 Finalist for Best Paper in Biomimetics, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-ROBIO 2016)
- 2016 Winner of the Best Poster Award, 2016 Southern California Robotics Symposium (SCR 2016)
- 2013 Winner of the Best Paper Award, 16th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2013)
- 2012 Journal’s Highlight of 2011, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
- 2011 Finalist for Best Paper in Biomimetics, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE-ROBIO 2011)
- Nomination for the 2010 UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research. Of the approximately 1200 registered UCLA postdoctoral scholars, 32 were nominated for the award in 2010
- Nonresident Tuition Fellowship – University of California, Los Angeles, 2002–2007
- FIUC Scholarship – Pontifcia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1994–1999