Personnel
Current Personnel
Principal Investigator
Nicholas Szczecinski, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. William Nourse
Will completed a B.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, USA before joining the NeuroMINT Lab in Summer 2026. His research focuses on the efficient simulation of dynamical neural systems, as well as neuromorphic principles for robotic decision-making and control.
Doctoral Students
Bohdan Zadokha
Bohdan completed a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Micro- and Nanosystem Technology at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine before joining the NeuroMINT Lab in fall 2021. Now, as a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, Bohdan is interested in the neuromorphic computing of locomotion as well as in implementing control theory (e.g., impedance control) into insect-like robots. Bohdan is currently investigating the roles of positive and negative force feedback in locomotion.
Masters Students
Alex Collins
Tryston Freeman
Pranav Warrier
Undergraduate Students
Callum Lorimer
Ava Ward
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Alumni
Past Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Gesa Dinges
Dr. Clarus Goldsmith
Past Graduate Students
Dr. Clarus Goldsmith (Ph.D.)
Goldsmith, Clarissa A., "A framework for biomimetic robot design applied to the development of a robotic model of Drosophila melanogaster" (2025). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD). 12842. https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.12842.
Isabella Kudyba (M.S.)
Kudyba, Isabella Mae, "Dynamic Force Feedback Controller Improves Metrics of Stepping in a Biomimetic Robot Leg" (2025). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD). 13102. https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.13102.
Sheldon Johnson (M.S.)
Johnson, Sheldon Paul CJ, "Replicating the functionality of Ghost
Knifefish cerebellar feedback using Synthetic Nervous Systems" (2025). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD). 13115. https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.13115.
Foster Holmquist (M.S.)
Holmquist, Foster Olaf, "Dynamically Scaling Biomimetic Robots Through Parallel Viscoelastic Actuators" (2025). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD). 13003. https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.13003.
William Zyhowski (M.S.)
Zyhowski, William, "Biologically – Plausible Load Feedback from Dynamically Scaled Robotic Model Insect Legs" (2023). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD). 12170. https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.12170.Chloe Guie (M.S.)
Guie, Chloe K., "Spiking Neural Network that Maps from Generalized Coordinates to Cartesian Coordinates" (2023). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD). 12216. https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.12216.
Past Undergraduate Students
Daniel McDonald
Mitchell Ruland
Elaine Freed
Chad Mohn
Shamil Patel
Daisy Levine
Noah Miller
Jacob Yancosek