Gina Olson

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.

Previously, I was a postdoctoral research scientist working with Prof. Carmel Majidi’s Soft Machines Lab at Carnegie Mellon University. I earned her doctorate in Robotics and Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University, where I was advised by Dr. Yiğit Mengüç and Prof. Julie A. Adams. I previously worked as a Technical Lead Engineer at Meggitt Polymers and Composites, where I developed fire seals for aircraft engines.