About us

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Dr. Alex Hunt

Dr. Hunt is PI for the lab. He works closely with international biologists studying locomotion to develop dynamic legged robotic control systems. He oversees all research performed in the lab.

PhD Students

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Cody Scharzenberger

Cody is a PhD student in the AAR Lab at PSU.  His recent research focuses on developing analytical techniques for designing functional subnetworks and the application of these techniques to central pattern generator coordination in the context of quadrupedal locomotion.

Ben Bolen

Ben Bolen

Ben Bolen is a Mechanical Engineering PhD student working on the bipedal humanoid robot project. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honors society, and of Engineers Without Borders.

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Jonathon Tran

Jonathon (he/him) is a PhD Student in the AARL Lab. His research involves additive manufacturing of thermoplastic polymer composites (Onyx, TPU, PLA & ABS). His research work involves changing their material properties and characterizing them by performing a variety of mechanical tests.

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Josh Mak

Josh is a PhD student in the AAR Lab at PSU. His research focuses on the central nervous system control of skeletal muscles focusing on synergy and balance control of 80+ muscles in a rat. The viscoelastic parameters of each muscle are used in the model.

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Stu McNeal

Stu is PhD candidate in the AARL lab at Portland State University. His research interests center on computational neuroethology and include advancing parameter value selection algorithms, advancing laboratory experimentation capabilities, and exploration of biomimetic learning and balancing.

Masters Students

  • Lawrence Pang
  • Jake Chung
  • Emma Krnacik
  • Manuel Mansilla
  • Haonan Zheng

Undergraduate Students

  • Art Jerome
  • Diana Chopin Gonzalez

Previous Lab Members

  • Connor Morrow
  • Andreas Natsis
  • Jovoni Ashtian
  • Ty Firzgerald
  • Alexander Steele
  • Karmand Rasheed
  • Tiffany Hamstreet
  • Wade Hilts
  • Alaina Clar
  • Mick Leungpathomaram
  • Molly Vitketich
  • Reyna Ayala
  • Jonas Mendoza
  • Linsey Daclison
  • Joe Sammartino
  • Lindie Burgess
  • Brita Hill
  • David Pleshakov
  • Melissa McEntire
  • Harold Omotoy
  • Nick Sabatini
  • Sabian Limones
  • Jordan Huddleston
  • Jason Miranda
  • Rose Jardine