I develop polymer and electrode materials for 3D-printed soft robots — currently as a senior materials scientist at Elysium Robotics in Austin, with prior research at Northwestern under Ryan Truby and Chad Mirkin.
A single 3D-printed iontronic composite that senses, rectifies, and actuates — three functions that usually each demand their own material.
Started as senior materials scientist at Elysium Robotics, a deep-tech startup in Austin working on dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robots.
Designing dielectric polymer + electrode materials and 3D-printing processes that improve actuation strain and energy density for soft robots at scale.