Gina Olson

Gina Olson

She/Her
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Soft robots; soft and compliant structures; mechanics of soft structures.

Location

Engineering Lab (ELab)

160 Governors Drive
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

Room 207B

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I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I direct the Compliant Robots and Structures Lab. I am also a core faculty member in the interdepartmental robotics cluster. My current research interests are the soft and compliant structures within soft robots.

Education

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Oregon State University
  • MS, Aeronautical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Professional affiliations

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)