Open Positions

The Utah Wearable Robotics Laboratory constantly seeks motivated students and postdoctoral researchers to contribute to our research mission. We currently have multiple open positions. Please refer to the Opportunities page for more information.

Current Members

Haohan Zhang
Haohan Zhang
Principal Investigator
Email: haohan.zhang@utah.edu

Google Scholar Page

Haohan Zhang is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah and a Core Faculty in the University of Utah Robotics Center. Prior to joining the U, he was a postdoctoral research scientist in the Robotics and Rehabilitation (ROAR) Laboratory at Columbia University. He received his PhD, MS, and BE degrees from Columbia University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Dalian University of Technology, respectively.

Colin Rubow
PhD Student
Email: colin.rubow@utah.edu

Colin is a Mechanical Engineering PhD student at the University of Utah. He graduated from BYU with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and minors in mathematics and computer science. Originally from west Provo Utah, he is married to Sidsie Rubow and has two sons Gardner and Euler. Hobbies include piano, organ, chess, literature, and historical mathematics in connection with his YouTube channel MathWorksWorks.

Joey Brignone
PhD Student
Email: joseph.brignone@utah.edu

Joey is a Mechanical Engineering PhD student. He graduated from the University of Utah with a BS in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Italian. Currently, he is researching the applications of granular jamming in wearable robotics. Outside the lab, he enjoys a good volleyball game, getting outdoors, 3D printing, and trying new food.

Robert Macdonald
PhD Student
Email: robert.macdonald@utah.edu

Robert is a Mechanical Engineering PhD student. He graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He is researching linear springs with multiple degrees of freedom as well as surgical neck traction robots. He enjoys his free time cooking, weightlifting, playing sports, reading, and spending time with friends.

Eli Yale
MS Student
Email: eli.yale@utah.edu
Eli is a pursuing a Master's degree in Robotics. He graduated from Santa Clara University with a B.S. in Computer Engineering. He spent 5 years working as a Research Engineer at Ford Greenfield Labs on the Electric Vehicles team. He is originally from Lake Tahoe, California and enjoys most all outdoor sports including climbing, skiing, mountain biking, whitewater kayaking, and scuba diving.
Gyllian Sampson
Undergraduate Student

Gyllian is a junior in Biomedical Engineering, and she plans to work on lower limb prosthetics after graduation. She enjoys reading, wheel pottery, and playing with her cats.

Timothy Zimine
Undergraduate Student

Timothy is a senior in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. He previously interned in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and recently studied abroad in South Korea. In his free time he enjoys travelling to new places, motorsports, and exploring the outdoors.

Thomas Grinstead
Undergraduate Student

Thomas is a senior Biomedical Engineering student working on integrating eye-tracking with neck robotics. He is interested in pursuing research and development after graduation. In his free time, he enjoys backpacking, mountain biking, and most sports.

Alumni

Ana Alveraz, MS

Ian Bales, MS

Adam Reinch, MS

Kimia Khoshnami, MS

Logan Lancaster, MS

David Demaree, MS

Nam Nguyen, Undergrad (UROP)

Minhong Kim, Undergrad (SPUR)

Teagan Matthews, Undergrad (UROP)

Mary Clancy, Undergrad (UROP)

Ashley Howell, Undergrad (UROP)

Taiji Harada, Undergrad

John Cimarusti, Undergrad (UROP)

Tristan Archuleta, Undergrad

Zach Olsen, Undergrad (SPUR)

Kin Blandford, Undergrad (UROP)

Jose Tello, Undergrad (PIVOT Ascender Grant)

Insa Norcross, Undergrad (UROP)

Jake Hirst, Undergrad (UROP and SPUR)

Gonzalo Tello, Undergrad