Faculty

Become a MnRI Member

Lend your expertise and drive the future of robotics innovation. Join the Minnesota Robotics Institute (MRI) and gain access to cutting-edge resources, expand your professional network, collaborate with fellow experts, and play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of robotics technologies. Faculty at the University of Minnesota are invited to apply for membership and become part of this dynamic, forward-thinking community.

Benefits include:
  • Connection to a collaborative research network within the University, such as technical editing help for grant proposals
  • Courses you teach will be listed as electives in the Master of Science in Robotics (MSR) program
  • Connection to potential industry partners
  • Access to and representation in MnRI Newsletters and other communications
  • Sponsorship of visiting lecturers hosted at MnRI's Colloquium
Responsibilities include:
  • Attending MnRI Events
  • Contributing to MnRI communications via Newsletters
  • Serve as MnRI's liaison with your program/department
  • Advising/Mentoring MnRI's Master's in Robotics students on capstone/thesis work

 

To be added, please email [email protected]

Faculty Profile

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Professor, CSE Dean, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor Ryan Caverly
Associate Professor, McKnight Land-Grant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
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Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
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Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering
Karthik Desingh
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Professor; Centennial Chair; Department Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Emeritus Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nicola Elia
Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Demoz Gebre-Egziabher
Professor , Department of Aerospace Engineering Mechanics, Director of the Minnesota Space Grant consortium
Maria Gini.
Professor, CSE Distinguished Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Andrew W. Grande
Professor and Co-director, Department of Neurosurgery
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Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
brad holschuh
Associate Professor, Department of Design Innovation
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Professor: Mechanical Engineering, Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, Minnesota Robotics Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor Ognjen Ilic
Benjamin Mayhugh Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Faculty Member: Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Professor Mostafa Kaveh
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Daniel Keefe
Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Guy Bond Chair in Reading, Department of Educational Psychology
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Associate Professor, Director of Student Recruitment, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Juergen Konczak
Professor, Biomechanics and Neuromotor Control; Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), School of Kinesiology
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Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Michael Levin
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering
Donatello Materassi
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Professor, Director of the Precision Agriculture Center, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate
Researcher Vassilios Morellas
Research Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Professor, Larson Endowed Chair in Soil and Water Resources Executive Committee Member at the National Institute of Artificial Intelligence in Land, Economy, Agriculture and Forestry (AI-LEAF), Department of Soil and Water Resources
Jean-Paul Noel
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Serguei Pakhomov
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
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Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Director of Graduate Studies for Robotics, Minnesota Robotics Institute Director, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
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Professor, Benjamin Y.H. Liu / TSI Applied Technology Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Honeywell/W.R. Sweatt Chair in Technology Management, Senior Fellow for Research & Advancement, Technological Leadership Institute
Ketson R. M. dos Santos
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering
Junaed Sattar
Associate Professor , Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Ingrid Schneider
Professor, Department of Forest Resources
Ji Youn Shin
Assistant Professor of Product Design, College of Design
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Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
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Associate Professor, Department of Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering
Zhi Yang
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Yogatheesan
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Yue Yu
Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
Zhi-Li Zhang
Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Qwest Land Grant Chair in Telecommunications, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
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Professor, Dean's Fellow, Department of Computer Science & Engineering