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Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Email: lhblumen@purdue.edu

Office Address:

ME Building, Room 1075

585 Purdue Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088

Webpage: School of Mechanical Engineering Profile

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Researchers

Rhet O. Hailey

Rhet O. Hailey

Postdoctoral Researcher

rhet.hailey@purdue.edu

Projects:
Vine Robot Motion Planning and Control

Ethan DeVries

Ethan DeVries

PhD Candidate

edevrie@purdue.edu

Projects:
Vine Robot Payload Delivery

Francesco Fuentes

Francesco Fuentes

PhD Candidate

ffuente@purdue.edu

Projects:
Vine Robots Dynamics and Simulations
Heterogenous Robot Collaboration

Lily Scholnik

Lily Scholnik

PhD Student

lscholni@purdue.edu

Projects:
Human-Robot Interactions

Eugenio Frías-Miranda

Eugenio Frías-Miranda

PhD Candidate

efrias@purdue.edu

Projects:
Wearables
Human-Robot Interactions

Sophia Knap

Sophia Knap

PhD Student

sknap@purdue.edu

Projects:
Soft Manufacturability

Past Members

ME 2046, 585 Purdue Mall,

West Lafayette, IN 47907

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