Associate Professor
Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
J. Mike Walker 66' Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Dr. Kiju Lee
Doctoral Students
Neha Vemula
- Doctoral student in Mechanical Engineering, F2022 – present
- Research topic: Multi-robot systems and virtual-physical hybrid simulations
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Abdulaziz Farhan Alharbi
- Doctoral student in Mechanical Engineering, F2023 – present
- Research topic: Multi-robot systems and virtual-physical hybrid simulations
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Hayyam Tariq Iqbal
- Doctoral student in Mechanical Engineering, F2023 – present
- Research topic: Robots for critical infrastructure inspection and monitoring
Sanghyeon Nam
- Doctoral student in Mechanical Engineering, F2025 – present
- Research topic: Robust MPC for Safety-Critical Multi-Robot Systems & Field Testing
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Marissa Kruse
- Doctoral student in Mechanical Engineering, F2025 – present
- Research topic: TBD
Masters Students
Haseeb Bajwa
- MS Student in ETID
Thanh Han Ho
- MS student in ETID
Bianca Youlton
- MS student in ETID
Undergraduate Students
Joseph Diarra
- Undergrad Student in ETID
Donghoon Han
- Undergrad Student in MEEN
Vedansh Shah
- Undergrad Student in ETID
Vedant Soni
- Undergrad Student in CSEN
Alumni - Ph.D. Graduates
Xiangyi Cheng
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, May 2022
- Dissertation title: Interactive e-Cube games for cognitive assessment
- Current Position: Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Ohio Northern University
Kangneoung Lee
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, May 2024
- Dissertation Title: “Advanced Autonomous Algorithms for Versatile Terrain Navigation and Multirobot Coverage Control”
- Current Position: Senior Robotics Engineer, LG Electronics — Seoul, South Korea
Yuan Wei
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, May 2025
- Dissertation:
- Current Position: Senior Engineer at Shanghai Huawei Technologies
Chuanqi Zheng
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, December 2022
- Dissertation topic: Swarm robotics; swarm decision-making algorithms; swarm robotic platform design and development.
Alumni - M.S. Graduates
Case Ashton
- MS Student in ETID
- Thesis topic: “Robotic Automation of Synbio Research Labs”
- Co-advised by Dr. Arum Han, EECE
Elisabeth Ford
- MS in Engineering Technology, December 2022
- Research Topic: e-Cube games for cognitive assessment
Shrikrishna Gad
- MS in Mechanical Engineering (May 2025)
Matthew Hammond
- MS in Engineering Technology, December 2022
- Research Topic: ARMoR: Amphibious Robot for Mobility in Real World
Annalisa Jarecki
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, 2023
- Research topic: Robotic manipulation in agriculture
Vishnu Kalyanram
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, May 2022
- Thesis title: Vision-based stair detection for multi-terrain mobile robots
Soumya Mohanty
- MS Student in MEENEmail: mohantysoumya@tamu.edu
Ricardo Munoz Castillo
- MS in Engineering Technology, August 2022
- Thesis title: Integration of research and education on ROS-interfaced industrial robots and implementation of a soft robotic gripper
Siddharth N Sane
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, May 2021
- Thesis title: Design optimization of wheel-and-leg transformable robot with passive actuation
Previous Members
Kevin Airis
- Graduate research assistant (F2021-S2022)
Jenna C Horn
- Undergraduate project assistant (S2020 – F2021)
Sohil Parsana
- Graduate research assistant (S2020)
John Waterworth
- Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering