People
From Intelligent Materials and Systems Lab
Staff
Alvo Aabloo, professor, head of the lab (polymer materials)
Rudolf Kiefer, invited professor (Electroactive polymers, energy and solar applications)
Andres Punning, senior researcher (ionic and dielectric electroactive polymer actuators and sensors)- Tarmo Tamm Tarmo Tamm, senior researcher (conducting polymers)
Urmas Johanson, researcher (electrochemistry)
Heiki Kasemägi, researcher (ion-conducting polymer, computer simulations)- Anna-Liisa Peikolainen Anna-Liisa Peikolainen, postdoc (carbon materials, chemistry)
- Vahur Zadin Vahur Zadin, researcher (finite element modelling, molecular dynamics, high electric fields, CERN)
Janno Torop, researcher (EAP materials)
Priit Kull, engineering project manager (robotics)- Aleksander Tõnnisson Aleksander Tõnnisson, engineer (electronics) & Computer engineering study programme manager
Roman Leinus, engineer (robotics)- Teet Tilk Teet Tilk, engineer (electronics)
Tauri Tätte, engineer (robotics)
Renno Rehtla, engineer (robotics)
Kaupo Karja, engineer (mechanics)- Helina Kitsing Helina Kitsing, project manager (robotics)
- Laivi Karu, assistant
Merle Miliste, assistant
Ph.D. students
Artur Abels, Ph.D. student (nonlinear control)
David Pugal, Ph.D. student (finite element modelling of polymeric materials)
Jaas Ježov, Ph.D. student (fluid dynamics and robotics)
Indrek Must, Ph.D student (EAP research)
Rauno Temmer, Ph.D student (conductive polymers)- Veiko Vunder Veiko Vunder, Ph.D. student (EAP Control)
- Artur Tamm Artur Tamm, Ph.D. student (radiation defect modeling)
Friedrich Kaasik, Ph.D. student (carbon-polymer actuators)
Inga Põldsalu, Ph.D student (microfabrication, EAP)
Endel Soolo, Ph.D. student (molecular dynamics simulations)
Heilo Altin, Ph.D. student (educational robotics)
Arko Kesküla, Ph.D. student (ionic liquid polymerization)
Students
Tõnis Tiimus, student (biorobotics)
Erki Viidalepp, student (EAP)
Tõnis Lulla, student (EAP robotics)- Lauri Mihkels Lauri Mihkels, student
Madis Ollikainen, student (FEM)
Silver Jõemetsa, student (MD simulations)
Tõnis Terasmaa, student (robotics)
Fred Elhi, student (microfabrication, EAP)- Jevgeni Savostkin, student (EAP)
- Martin Mölder, student (EAP)
Paul Jaakson, student (vax)
Tõnis Paara, student (vax)
Siim Schults, student (robotics)
Andres Traumann, student (robotics)- Edgar Hamburg, student (EAP)
Colleagues
- Karl Kruusamäe, Post-doc at AIST-Osaka (EAP research)
- Jaanus Karo, senior researcher Laboratory of Systems Biology
- Margus Rosin, lecturer (FPGA)