People

Staff

• Alvo Aabloo, professor, head of the lab (polymer materials)
• Urmas Johanson, researcher (electrochemistry)
• Heiki Kasemägi, reseacher (ion-conducting polymer, computer simulations)
• Maarja Kruusmaa, senior researcher/professor in Center for Biorobotics(electroactive polymer artificial muscles, biorobotics, robot learning)
• Roman Leinus, engineer (mechanics)
• Gunnar Karro, engineer (mechanics)
• Anti Liivat, researcher (currently in Uppsala) (cathode materials, ion-conducting polymers, computer simulations)
• Jaan Noolandi, professor (polymer physics, biochemistry, biotechnology)
• Andres Punning, researcher (currently in Neuchatel, Switzerland)(electroactive polymer artificial muscles)
• Tarmo Tamm, senior researcher(conducting polymers)
• Laivi Karu, assistant

Ph.D. students

• Artur Abels, Ph.D. student (nonlinear control)
• Roland Pihlakas, Ph.D. student (safe artificial intelligence, modelling of natural thinking)
• Terje Raudsepp, Ph.D. student (conducting polymers)
• 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)

Students

• Alo Peets, master student (popular robotics)
• Artur Tamm, master student (cathode polymer electrolyte interfaces)
• Priit Priimägi, master student (polymer modelling)
• Teet Tilk, master student (sound recognition)
• Margus Rosin, master student (FPGA tutorial)
• Friedrich Kaasik, Master student (carbon-polymer actuators)
• Veiko Vunder, master student(EAP)
• Pille Rinne, student (EAP)
• Villu Orav, master student(PDMS EAP)
• Helina Kitsing, master student(statistical analyze of soft bodies)
• Inga Põldsalu, student (EAP)

Friends

• Daniel Brandell, ex-postdoctoral fellow (ion-conducting polymers)
• Alar Ainla, Ph.D. student (Nanoengineer in Sweden)
• Urmo Visk, Ph.D. student in leave (spectroscopy)
• Mart Anton, postdoctoral fellow, in Center for Biorobotics(EAP actuator control)
• Andres Hunt, PhD student in Center for Biorobotics (EAP actuator control)
• Paola Brunetto Guest PhD student from University of Catania
• Jaanus Karo, Ph.D. ex-student(Ion-conducting polymer, computer simulations)
• Christoph Nacke, senior engineer, Ph.D. (optics, electronics, mechanics)