1st Row (left to right): Daniel Balentine, Rex Lu, Qavi Choudhury, Jean Choi, Mabel Mengzi Zhang, Vy Phun, Stephanie La Liberte, Eddie Farias, Javier Lichtscheidl, Randi Williams, Walter Bircher, Yong Lin, Erin Main, Lorenia Jimenez-Miramontes.
2nd Row (left to right): C. Daniel Thomas, Danielle Espinosa, Brett Hendrickson, Andrew Alexander, Lauren DuCharme, Lauren Miller, Lauren Wright, Betty Leung, Kai Yue, Avinash Devalla, Ciara Lynton, Kyle Ashley.
3rd Row (left to right): Kevin Tang, Abraham Hussain, Justin Gaza, Paul Chen, Noah Mulfinger, William Andrew Ferguson, Juan Diego Palomino, Michael Cheung, Miguel Rodriguez, Schuyler Eldridge, Catherine Pavlov, Andrew Dobson.
4th Row (left to right): Edward Fouad, Daniel Wheeler, Dennis Wai, Chris Miller, Christian Stewart, Adam Yabroudi.
Not pictured: KHasan "Jule" Ahmar, Vladimir Arutyunov, Elias Brassitos, Charlecia Brownlee, Grant Cavalier, Andrew Chavarin, Antonello Congedo, Christopher Cunningham, Stephen Decker, Noel Ekker, Bruno Gallardo, Shubham Gogna, Emily Gu, William G. Howells, Abdurrahman Husnein, Saugat Kandel, Nikolaos Karianakis, Hilary Kelly, Jonathan King, Matthias Krebs, Rex Lu, Kevin Mark, Marco Monteiro, Masatsugu Otsuki, Fletcher Porter, Donald Ruffatto, Adam Ryason, Teymur Sadikhov, Nathaniel Stein, Cecily Sunday, Melissa Tanner, Jacob Tims, Jonathan Tong, Charles Woods, Jason Yosinski, Mabel Zhang, Jake Zobrist.
| Name | Home Institution | Program | Point of Contact | Task Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmar, Hasan "Jule" | Buckley High School, CA | SUM | Kennedy, Brett | RoboSimian & Climbing Robots |
| Activity: Prototype development of grippers for RoboSimian and gripping wheel development for small climbing robots. | ||||
| Alexander, Andrew | International Space University, France | ISU | Younse, Paulo | Sample Tube Sealing |
| Activity: Cache Design and Sealing for Potential Mars Sample Return | ||||
| Arutyunov, Vladimir | California State University Northridge | USRP JPLYIP |
Parness, Aaron | Gecko-Inspired Adhesive |
| Activity: Gecko adhesive grippers for mobile robot. IRIS Gecko Gripper Build. | ||||
| Ashley, Kyle | University of San Francisco, CA | SURF | Brockers, Roland | Forest Triage |
| Activity: The goal is to produce tree distribution maps using stereo images and position information from a small quadrotor UAV that autonomously explores and maps an unknown forest. | ||||
| Bircher, Walter | University of Nebraska | Space Grant | Kennedy, Brett | RoboSimian |
| Activity: Support the design, fabrication, and assembly of parts and support equipment for the RoboSimian robot. | ||||
| Brassitos, Elias | Northeastern University | NSTRF | Kennedy, Brett | Compact Drive System |
| Activity: Compact Drive System for Planetary Rovers and Space Manipulators | ||||
| Brownlee, Charlecia | Jackson State University, MS | JPLSIP | Nesnas, Issa | Enabling Nanosat |
| Activity: Research and develop technologies that enable advanced control and tele-operation of two-wheeled tethered rovers. | ||||
| Cavalier, Grant | University of Louisiana, Lafayette | JPLYIP | Susca, Sara | STABLE |
| Activity: The STABLE project will demonstrate precision pointing of an astronomical telescope at altitudes above 100,000 ft (above 99.9% of the atmosphere). | ||||
| Chavarin, Andrew | UC Irvine | MSP | Udomkesmalee, Gabriel | Space RACE |
| Activity: Design/experiment with mobility/robotics platforms needed for the Space RACE competition and generate the required ConOps and Competition Rules/Guidelines. | ||||
| Chen, Po-Chuan Paul | Stanford University, CA | JPLSIP | Wolf, Michael | Algorithms For Advanced CDA |
| Activity: Develop and test algorithms for the USV’s perception systems, particularly using computer vision. | ||||
| Cheung, Michael | MIT, MA | JPLSIP | Mukherjee, Rudra | In-Sace Robotics |
| Activity: Assist developing mechanism design & develop a prototype. | ||||
| Choi, Jean | California Institute of Technology | SURF | Wolf, Michael | Access-Qal Screening |
| Activity: Autonomy for an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) | ||||
| Choudhury, Qavi | Edward Roybal Learning Center, CA | SpaceSHIP | Rankin, Art | Sensor Fusion |
| Activity: Classifier Training for Autonomous Driving | ||||
| Cunningham, Christopher |
Carnegie Mellon University | NSTRF | Nesnas, Issa | NASA TRF |
| Activity: Resource-Aware Navigation for Shadowed and Uncertain Environments | ||||
| Decker, Stephen | Washington University, St. Louis | JPLSIP | Yen, Jeng | Phase E IPE Surface |
| Activity: Mars Science Labratory Data Visualization | ||||
| DuCharme, Lauren | California State University Fullerton | MSP | Kulczycki, Eric | Mars Sample Transfer Test |
| Activity: Sample Retrieval Tools and Cache Interfaces Test bed development and testing for Mars Sample Transfer Test Bed | ||||
| Ekker, Noel | Art Center College of Design, CA | JPLSIP | Kennedy, Brett | RoboSimian |
| Activity: Will create conceptual illustrations and other forms of graphical communication related to various robots under development at JPL. | ||||
| Eldridge, Schuyler | Boston University | NSTRF | Stoica, Adrian | Bio-Inspired HW |
| Activity: Biologically-inspired Hardware for Land/Aerial Robots | ||||
| Espinosa, Danielle | MIT, MA | JPLYIP JPLSIP |
Wolf, Michael | Algorithms For Advanced CDA |
| Activity: Autonomy for an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) | ||||
| Farias, Edgardo | MIT, MA | JPLSIP | Parness, Aaron | Micro Climbing Robots |
| Activity: Will work to improve on the rotary microspine design to increase the performance and decrease the weight of the system. | ||||
| Ferguson, William | Citrus College, CA | SIRI NASA UI JPLSIP |
Younse, Paulo Kulczycki, Eric |
Strat Concept Development |
| Activity: Development and Testing of Sample Sealing Techniques for Mars Sample Return. | ||||
| Fouad, Edward | California Institute of Technology | SURF | Parness, Aaron | Microspine Anchor Development |
| Activity: Will prototype new mechanisms in preparation for picking boulders off the surface of a large asteroid. | ||||
| Gallardo, Bruno | Art Center College of Design, CA | JPLSIP | Kennedy, Brett | RoboSimian |
| Activity: Will create conceptual illustrations and other forms of graphical communication related to various robots under development at JPL. | ||||
| Gaza, Justin | University High School, CA | SpaceSHIP | Trebi-Ollennu, Ashitey | InSight |
| Activity: InSight Deployment Testbed writing scripts and analyzing data | ||||
| Gogna, Shubham | University of Nevada, Reno | Space Grant | Udomkesmalee, Gabriel | Space RACE |
| Activity: Will design/experiment with mobility/robotics platforms needed for the Space RACE competition and generate the required ConOps and Competition Rules/Guidelines. | ||||
| Gu, Emily | University of California, Los Angeles | JPLSIP | Woodward, Gail | Software Testing for ACTUV |
| Activity: ACTUV is a multi-year project to develop an autonomous path planning capability for driving a ship at sea obeying the rules of the road. | ||||
| Hendrickson, Brett | San Francisco State University, CA | SURF | Younse, Paulo | Sample AcqCach Arch |
| Activity: Design and Testing of Sample Container and Sealing Techniques for Mars Sample Return | ||||
| Howells, William Gareth | University of Kent | International | Stoica, Adrian | Bio-Inspired HW |
| Activity: EMG work, utilize hand jestures to send commands to robots to perform tasks. | ||||
| Husnein, Abdurrahman | Cornell University, NY | CPS | Kennedy, Brett | RoboSimian |
| Activity: Hardware development for the DARPA Robotics Challenge | ||||
| Hussain, Abraham | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, CA | SpaceSHIP | Rankin, Art | Sensor Fusion |
| Activity: Classifier Training for Autonomous Driving | ||||
| Jimenez-Miramontes, Lorenia |
Santa Ana College | MSP | Brockers, Roland | Multimedia Support and User Interface Design |
| Activity: User interface design for MAV control/ Production of research video material | ||||
| Karianakis, Nikolaos | University of California, Los Angeles | JPLYIP | Fuchs, Thomas | Nuisance-Invariant Deep Learning |
| Activity: Machine learning research on publicly available methods and data. | ||||
| Kelly, Hilary | New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology | NASA MUREP | Parness, Aaron | Insect-sized mobile robots |
| Activity: Will work to improve on the rotary microspine design to increase the performance and decrease the weight of the system. | ||||
| King, Jonathan | Ohio State University | JYRIP | Parness, Aaron | Arm Opt B Study |
| Activity: The student will prototype mechanisms that replace plastic and non-flight components with materials that can withstand the temperatures and other environmental conditions found on asteroids. | ||||
| La Liberte, Staphanie | North Carolina State University | CSU-STARP | Udomkesmalee, Gabriel | Space RACE |
| Activity: Will design/experiment with mobility/robotics platforms needed for the Space RACE competition and generate the required ConOps and Competition Rules/Guidelines. | ||||
| Leung, Betty | California State PolyTech University, Pomona | JPLSIP | Fuller, Christine | Task C-Extreme Environment |
| Activity: Design a working scale model of our "Axel" extreme terrain rovers using rapid-prototyping techniques including 3D printing and/or laser cutting. | ||||
| Lichtscheidl, Javier | Cal State Fullerton | MSP | Brockers, Roland | Mircro Air Vehicle Structural Design and Modeling |
| Activity: Micro Air Vehicle structural design and modelling | ||||
| Lin, Yong | Cornell University, NY | CPS | Kennedy, Brett | RoboSimian |
| Activity: Hardware development for the DARPA Robotics Challenge | ||||
| Lu, Rex | University of California, Riverside | MURF | Edelberg, Kyle | Robotic Sample Acquisition |
| Activity: Will support testing of alternative rock core acquisition approaches using a coring tool on a robotic arm and write software to support the testing. | ||||
| Lynton, Ciara | Morgan State University, MD | NASA MUREP | Assad, Chris | BioElectric Sensor |
| Activity: Natural Robot Control Interfaces Using Wearable Bio-Sensors | ||||
| Main, Erin | MIT, MA | JPLSIP | Assad, Chris | BioElectric Sensor |
| Activity: Natural Robot Control Interfaces Using Wearable Bio-Sensors | ||||
| Mark, Kevin | University of California, Los Angeles | JPLSIP | McQuin, Chris | ATHLETE |
| Activity: ATHLETE Rover Design, Assembly and Testing Support | ||||
| McDonald-Maier, Klaus | University of Essex | International | Stoica, Adrian | Bio-Inspired HW |
| Activity: Research collaboration on hardware/software condition monitoring and robotics research | ||||
| Miller, Christopher | Pennsylvania State University | Space Grant | Assad, Chris | BioElectric Sensor |
| Activity: Assist in the development and testing of a new wearable “JPL BioSleeve” for sending control commands to robots. | ||||
| Miller, Lauren | Northwestern University, IL | JPLSIP | Nesnas, Issa | Task C-Extreme Environment |
| Activity: Research motion planning techniques for tethered mobility systems in extreme terrains. | ||||
| Mulfinger, Noah | Pomona College, CA | JPLSIP | Woodward, Gail | Software Testing for ACTUV |
| Activity: ACTUV is a multi-year project to develop an autonomous path planning capability for driving a ship at sea obeying the rules of the road. | ||||
| Otsuki, Masatsugu | JAXA | International | Nesnas, Issa | Task C-Extreme Environment |
| Activity: Control position of a rover, which explores on an extreme terrain with a wire, and verify its control through numerical calculations and experiments using a rover such as AXEL. | ||||
| Palomino, Juan Diego | California Institute of Technology | SURF | Wolf, Michael | Advance Sensing & Behavior |
| Activity: Autonomy for an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) | ||||
| Pavlov, Catherine | California Institute of Technology | SURF | Parness, Aaron | Arm Opt B Study |
| Activity: Will work to improve on the rotary microspine design to increase the performance and decrease the weight of the system. | ||||
| Porter, Fletcher | Monrovia High School, CA | SUM | Kennedy, Brett | RoboSimian & Climbing Robots |
| Activity: Prototype development of grippers for RoboSimian and gripping wheel development for small climbing robots. | ||||
| Rodriguez, Miguel | California State PolyTech University, Pomona | JPLSIP | Jain, Abhi | Modeling and Simulation of Planetary Space Platforms |
| Activity: Multiple projects on physics based modeling, simulation and visualization of robotic systems, space vehicles and planetary environments. | ||||
| Ruffatto, Donald | Illinois Institute of Technology | NSTRF | Parness, Aaron | NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship ON/OFF Adhesives |
| Activity: Design of Electrostatic Directional Dry Adhesives for Robotic Attachment Mechanisms | ||||
| Ryason, Adam | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | JPLSIP | Mukherjee, Rudra | Micro Ground Vehicle |
| Activity: Assist in computational simulations of multibody systems & granular terrains. | ||||
| Sadikhov, Teymur | Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta | JPLSIP | Toupet, Olivier | Localization Filter |
| Activity: Localization and Control of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle | ||||
| Scorza-Balentine, Daniel |
Cornell University, NY | SIRI MSP JPLYIP |
Younse, Paulo | Sample AcqCach Arch |
| Activity: Designing mechanical devices using CAD software on the computer, ordering and assembling parts on a workbench, testing the sealing techniques in the lab, and reporting on seal and container performance and recommendations for future development. | ||||
| Stein, Nathaniel | Washington University, St. Louis | JPLSIP | Heverly, Matt | Mars Science Laboratory |
| Activity: Testing and data analysis to inform mobility operations on the surface of Mars. This would include full vehicle testing with the Scarecrow rover, single wheel testing, and analysis of this test data in conjunction with performance data of the flight vehicle. | ||||
| Stewart, Christian | Harvard-Westlake High School, CA | SUM | Matthies, Larry | RoofTop Landing |
| Activity: Implementation of autonomous landing algorithms on the quadrotors, and on operation system tweaks for the embedded flight computers. | ||||
| Sunday, Cecily | Institut Superieur de l'Aeronautique, France | JPLYIP | Hall, Jeffrey | Chevron Collaboration |
| Activity: Creating a robotics system for use in a deep oil well to improve monitoring and control. Develop planetary balloons for Venus and Titan. | ||||
| Tang, Kevin | California Institute of Technology | SURF | Wolf, Michael | BioElectric Sensor |
| Activity: Natural Robot Control Interfaces Using Wearable Bio-Sensors | ||||
| Tanner, Melissa | California Institute of Technology | JPLSIP | Nesnas, Issa | ONR Sensor Fusion |
| Activity: Develop a multi-sensor data collection system, perform software development, perform perception system integration on board a SPAWAR vehicle, and perform data collections and field testing. | ||||
| Tims, Jacob | MIT, MA | JPLSIP | Parness, Aaron | IRIS |
| Activity: Prototype mechanisms to utilize the gecko-like adhesive. CAD models will be developed for these prototypes, and parts will be fabricated using 3d printing, laser cutting, and traditional machining methods. | ||||
| Tong, Jonathan | Cornell University, NY | CPS | Kennedy, Brett | RoboSimian |
| Activity: Hardware development for the DARPA Robotics Challenge | ||||
| Wai, Dennis | University of California, Berkeley | JPLSIP | Kulczycki, Eric | MSTT |
| Activity: Performing mechanical design and testing of sample retrieval tools for MSTT and he will be aiding in workspace simulations for robotic arms as well. | ||||
| Wheeler, Daniel | University of Wisconsin, Stout | SURF | Younse, Paulo | Sample Tube Sealing |
| Activity: Design and Testing of Sample Container and Sealing Techniques for Mars Sample Return | ||||
| Williams, Randi | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | MURF | Stoica, Adrian | Multi-robot control |
| Activity: Determine efficient means to control teams of multiple robots. Development in the areas of languages for interaction, coordinated behaviors, group-levels of autonomy, human-robot interaction. | ||||
| Woods, Charles | University High School, CA | SpaceSHIP | Trebi-Ollennu, Ashitey | IDS I&T |
| Activity: InSight Deployment Testbed writing scripts and analyzing data | ||||
| Wright, Lauren | MIT, MA | JPLSIP | Fuller, Christine | Task C-Extreme Environment |
| Activity: Design a working scale model of our "Axel" extreme terrain rovers using rapid-prototyping techniques including 3D printing and/or laser cutting. | ||||
| Yosinski, Jason | Cornell University | NSTRF | Fuchs, Thomas | Scalable Unsupervised Learning for Unmanned Exploration |
| Activity: Develop existing and new unsupervised learning algorithms of this type and apply them to a robotic system. | ||||
| Yue, Hekai | Carnegie Mellon University | Space Grant | Reid, Robert | Enabling Nanosat |
| Activity: Working with dynamic models of microgravity mobility platforms to simulate their movement over the surface of small bodies. | ||||
| Zhang, Mabel | University of Pennsylvania | JPLSIP | Wolf, Michael | Advance Sensing & Behavior |
| Activity: Development and testing algorithms for the USV’s perception systems, particularly using computer vision. | ||||
| Zobrist, Jake | Peninsula Catholic High School, VA | SUM | Kennedy, Brett | RoboSimian & Climbing Robots |
| Activity: Prototype development of grippers for RoboSimian and gripping wheel development for small climbing robots. | ||||