People

Staff

• Alvo Aabloo, professor, head of the lab (polymer materials)
• Andres Punning, senior researcher (ionic and dielectric electroactive polymer actuators and sensors)
• Tarmo Tamm, senior researcher (conducting polymers)
• Anti Liivat, senior researcher (currently in Uppsala) (cathode materials, ion-conducting polymers, computer simulations)
• Urmas Johanson, researcher (electrochemistry)
• Heiki Kasemägi, researcher (ion-conducting polymer, computer simulations)
• Anna-Liisa Peikolainen, postdoc (carbon materials, chemistry)
• Roman Leinus, engineer (mechanics)
• Laivi Karu, assistant

Ph.D. students

• Artur Abels, Ph.D. student (nonlinear control)
• Endel Soolo, Ph.D. student (molecular dynamics simulations)
• Heilo Altin, Ph.D. student (educational robotics)
• Karl Kruusamäe, Ph.D. student (EAP research)
• Viljar Palmre, Ph.D. student (EAP materials)
• David Pugal, Ph.D. student (finite element modelling of polymeric materials)
• Jaas Ježov, Ph.D. student (fluid dynamics and robotics)
• Janno Torop, Ph.D. student (EAP materials)
• Vahur Zadin, Ph.D. student (finite element modelling)
• Indrek Must, Ph.D student (EAP research)
• Rauno Temmer, Ph.D student (conductive polymers)
• Veiko Vunder, Ph.D. student (EAP Control)
• Artur Tamm, Ph.D. student (radiation defect modeling)
• Friedrich Kaasik, Ph.D. student (carbon-polymer actuators)

Students

• Priit Priimägi, master student (polymer modelling)
• Pille Rinne, master student (EAP)
• Helina Kitsing, master student (statistical analysis of soft bodies)
• Inga Põldsalu, master student (EAP)
• Eva Leini, master student
• Margus Luik, student, surface modelling (robotics)
• Tõnis Tiimus, student (biorobotics)
• Erki Viidalepp, student (EAP)
• Ingrid Rebane, student (membranes)
• Kristi Kärner, student (textile finishing)
• Tõnis Lulla, student (EAP robotics)
• Georgi Olentsenko, student (Space robotics)
• Lauri Mihkels, student
• Madis Ollikainen, student (FEM)

Colleagues

• Daniel Brandell, ex-postdoctoral fellow (ion-conducting polymers)
• Alar Ainla, Ph.D. student (Nanoengineer in Sweden)
• Mart Anton, postdoctoral fellow, in Center for Biorobotics (EAP actuator control)
• Maarja Kruusmaa, professor in Center for Biorobotics (electroactive polymer artificial muscles, biorobotics, robot learning)
• Jaanus Karo, senior researcher Laboratory of Systems Biology
• Margus Rosin, ex-master student (FPGA)
• Gunnar Karro, engineer (mechanics)
• Teet Tilk, (electronics)