PEOPLE Karl Iagnemma, Principal Research Scientist email: kdi [at] mit [dot] edu Principal Investigator, Robotic Mobility Group Department of Mechanical Engineering 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 3-435a Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Office phone: 617 452 3262 Fax: 617 258 5802 Karl's Bio Karl's CV Karl's Fiction Takayuki Nishihata, Visiting Engineer email: nishihat [at] mit [dot] edu Takayuki Nishihata is visiting from Komatsu Ltd. in Japan. He has 11 years of experience developing information systems for construction machines. His research interests include the application of Model Predictive Control (MPC) and mobile robotic technologies to construction machines. Genya Ishigami, Postdoctoral Associate email: ishigami [at] mit [dot] edu Genya Ishigami is a postdoctoral associate in the Mechanical Engineering department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his B.S., M.S, and Ph.D. degrees from Tohoku University, JAPAN, in 2003, 2005, and 2008, respectively. His research interests include terramechanics, path/motion planning, path-following control, dynamics and kinematics for mobility analysis, for the application to lunar/planetary exploration rovers, rescue robotics, and field robotics. Genya's CV Sterling Anderson, PhD Student email: ster [at] mit [dot] edu Sterling is a Doctoral Candidate and National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow. He is currently developing a planning and control framework for active hazard avoidance in passenger vehicles. In addition to his research, Sterling is involved in the business strategy of various technical startups. He has worked as an organizer and team director with MIT's VentureShips and has served on the executive board of MIT's Science and Engineering Business Club as managing co-director of technology and entrepreneurship. Sterling's résumé Sterling's website Chris Brooks, PhD Student email: cabrooks [at] mit [dot] edu Chris is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Mechanical Engineering department. He received a B.S. degree with honor in Engineering and Applied Science from Caltech in 2000, and an M.S. degree from MIT in 2004. His research interests include mobile robot control, terrain sensing, and their application to improving autonomous robot mobility. Nadia Cheng, MS Student email: ncheng [at] mit [dot] edu Nadia Cheng received her Bachelor’s degree in 2007 in Aerospace Engineering from University of California, San Diego.  She is a Masters candidate and a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow.  Nadia is currently doing research in compliant mechanism design for SQUISHbot, a slug-inspired robot. Gaurav Kewlani, MS Student email: gkewlani [at] mit [dot] edu Gaurav Kewlani is an S.M. student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at M.I.T. and is the recipient of the Edward H. Linde Presidential Fellowship. He received his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering in 2007 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. His research interests include design and dynamics of mechanical systems and he is currently working on efficient mobility prediction of mobile robotic systems. Matt McDaniel, MS Student email: mcdaniel [at] mit [dot] edu Matt is a master's candidate and is the recipient of the Warren M. Rohsenow Fellowship. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2008. Matt is currently doing research in classification and modeling of vegetated terrain from unmanned ground vehicles. Steven Peters, PhD Student email: scpeters [at] mit [dot] edu Steve received his B.S. from UC Davis in 2004 and an M.S. from MIT in 2006, both in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include improving energy and transportation technology. He's a member of the MIT Energy Club and co-founder of the MIT Energy Map. His current research is related to planning and control techniques for mobile robots operating at high speed on sloped and rough terrain. He's looking forward to enrolling in a training class for extreme driving to further his research. ALUMNI Martin Udengaard, MS Student, 2008 email: mru [at] alum [dot] mit [dot] edu