Principle Investigator
Jun Sheng
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Cooperating)
University of California Riverside
Office: Bourns Hall A311
Lab: Bourns Hall B156
Phone: 951-827-6257
Email: jun.sheng@ucr.edu
Postdoctoral Scholars
Graduate Students
Kyungjoon (Harry) Lee
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2021 - present)
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY (2020)
Research interests: Soft Robots
Research applications: Rehabilitation Robots
Email: klee449@ucr.edu
Boshen Qi
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2021 - present)
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2019)
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (2018)
Research interests: Tendon-driven Robots
Research applications: Neurosurgery Robots
Email: bqi004@ucr.edu
Saeed Rezaeian
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2021 - present)
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran (2021)
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran (2018)
Research interests: Tendon-driven Robots, Smart Materials
Research applications: MRI-compatible Robots, Surgical Robots
Email: sreza016@ucr.edu
Hengjie Chen (Co-advising with Dr. Xiaoping Philip Hu)
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2019 - present)
M.Sc. Micro-electronics and Solid-state Electronics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (2017- 2019); University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) (2017)
B.Sc. Material Physics, Shandong University (SDU), China (2016)
Research interests: Surgical Robot Imaging
Research applications: Medical Robot Navigation
Email: hchen341@ucr.edu
Ryan Deuling
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2023 - present)
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2022)
Research interests: Tendon-driven, continuum robots, MEMS robots
Research applications: Agricultural - harvesting robots
Email: Ryan.Deuling@email.ucr.edu
Arshia Akbari
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2023 - present)
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2022)
Research interests: Tendon-driven, continuum robots, MEMS robots
Research applications: Medical Robots
Email: arshia.akbari@email.ucr.edu
Parmida AfshariNejad
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2023 - present)
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2023)
Research interests: Medical Robots, Soft Robots
Research applications: Wearable Robots
Email: pafsh002@ucr.edu
Julio A. Ceja
M.Sc. Robotics, University of California, Riverside (2023 - present)
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2023)
Research interests: 3D Printing and Modeling, Robotics, Automation, Assembly and Prototyping
Research Applications: Development of robotic optical fiber probe for thermal therapy
Email: jceja019@ucr.edu
Akhil Joshi
M.Sc. Robotics, University of California, Riverside (2023 - Present)
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering, Uttarakhand Technical University, India (2021)
Research interests: Soft Robots, Mobile ALOHA
Research Applications: Surgical Robots
Email: ajosh055@ucr.edu
Undergraduate Students
Vinesh Manian
B.Sc. Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2021-present)
Research interests: Shape memory materials for surgical robots
Email: vmani006@ucr.edu
Ethan Hsu
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2021 - present)
Research interests: Hydraulically actuated catheters, Robotics
Email: ehsu033@ucr.edu
Keiju Oda
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2022 - present)
Research interests: Shape memory alloy and soft robotic surgical tools
Research Applications: Cardiac Catheter to help treat Atrial fibrillation
Email: koda008@ucr.edu
Steven Vu
B.Sc. Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside (2022 - present)
Research interests: Medical soft robots
Email: steven.vu003@email.ucr.edu
Jason Knowles
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2020 - present)
Research interests: Robotics, Surgical Robots, Fabrication, 3D Modeling, and Medical Devices
Research Applications: Concentric Tube Neurosurgical Robot
Email: jason.knowles@email.ucr.edu
Leo Hernandez
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2022-present)
Research interests: Hydraulically articulated soft robots, Textile research and assembly
Research Applications: Medical robots
Email: lhern267@ucr.edu
Patrick Fong
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2022-present)
Research interests: Agricultural Robot
Research Applications: Medical robots
Email: patrick.fong@email.ucr.edu
Annabelle Yang
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (2023 - present)
Research interests: Soft Robots
Research Applications: Medical robots
Email: annabelle.yang@email.ucr.edu
Alyssa Shen
B.Sc. Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside (2021 - present)
Research interests: Medical robots
Email: ashen046@ucr.edu
Alumnus
Sarvesh Saini (postdoc, 2023-2024)
Sophia Sevic (B.Sc., 2024)
Lucas Tian (B.Sc., 2024)
Chandan Sidhu (M.Sc., 2023)
Griffith Gatpandan (B.Sc., 2022)
Chau Minh Giang (B.Sc., 2022)
Shalini Bansal (M.Sc., 2021)
Xinyao Wang (M.Sc., 2021)
Ziqing Yu (M.Sc., 2021)
Le Chen (M.Sc., 2020)
Weihang Zhou (M.Sc., 2020)
Siqu Liu (M.Sc., 2020)
Changhao Ge (B.Sc., 2020)
Yizhi Zhou (B.Sc., 2020)
