Gesa completed a B.Sc. in Biology at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, and an M.Sc. in Clinical and Experimental Neurosciences and a Dr. rer. nat. in Neurobiology at the University of Cologne, Germany. Now, as a Walter-Benjamin Postdoctoral Fellow, Gesa is investigating both how natural variability in biological load sensors affects strain measurements and how to integrate campaniform sensilla into insect-like robots.  

Gfd00004@mail.wvu.edu 

Gesa's Publications

Sheldon completed a B.S in Physics at Gettysburg College, USA before joining the NeuroMINT lab in May 2023. Now, as a Master’s student in WVU’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Sheldon is interested in unsupervised learning within synthetic nervous system models. Sheldon is currently working to replicate the plasticity and stability of sensorimotor learning in the cerebellum of the electric fish.

Foster completed a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University, USA, joining NeuroMINT during his senior year spring 2023. Now, as a Master’s student in Mechanical Engineering, Foster is interested in compliant robotics and embodied synthetic nervous systems. Foster is currently working on integrating passive viscoelasticity into robot joints to mimic properties found in biological limbs for improved neural control.

foh0001@mix.wvu.edu

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