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, 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)
- Vahur Zadin, researcher (finite element modelling, molecular dynamics, high electric fields, CERN)
- Janno Torop, researcher (EAP materials)
- Roman Leinus, engineer (robotics)
- Teet Tilk, engineer (electronics)
- Tauri Tätte, engineer (robotics)
- Renno Rehtla, engineer (robotics)
- Kaupo Karja, engineer (mechanics)
- Helina Kitsing, project manager (human shape mannequins)
- Laivi Karu, assistant
Ph.D. students
- Artur Abels, Ph.D. student (nonlinear control)
- Karl Kruusamäe, Ph.D. student (EAP research)
- 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, Ph.D. student (EAP Control)
- 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
- 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)
- Karl Tarbe, student
- Silver Jõemetsa, student
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)
- Viljar Palmre, The Man in Las Vegas