People
From Intelligent Materials and Systems Lab
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)
- 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, PhD. student(EAP Control)
- Artur Tamm, PhD. student (radiation defect modeling)
Students
- Priit Priimägi, master student (polymer modelling)
- Teet Tilk, master student (sound recognition)
- Friedrich Kaasik, Master student (carbon-polymer actuators)
- Pille Rinne, master student (EAP)
- Villu Orav, master student(PDMS EAP)
- Helina Kitsing, master student(statistical analyze of soft bodies)
- Inga Põldsalu, master student (EAP)
- Margus Luik, student, surface modelling(robotics)
- Siim Sundla, master student (robotics)
Friends
- 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)
- Andres Hunt, PhD student in Center for Biorobotics (EAP actuator control)
- Jaanus Karo, Seniour researcher Laboratory of Systems Biology
- Margus Rosin, ex-master student (FPGA)
- Alo Peets, popular robotics