Biomechanics
Organisms must contend with complex terrains in their natural habitats. We study a variety of animals in order to describe the interaction between the animal body and the environment, and to understand the purpose these interactions serve in animal locomotion.
Soft Matter
In our lab, we study the rheology of complex granular materials to understand the fundamental physics of limb-ground interactions during locomotion.
Robophysics
We use physical models (robots) to test hypotheses and explore principles of locomotion, which can aid design of future robots.