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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.
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Soft Matter
In our lab, we study the rheology of complex granular materials to understand the fundamental physics of limb-ground interactions during locomotion.
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Robophysics
We use physical models (robots) to test hypotheses and explore principles of locomotion, which can aid design of future robots.