Meet our Team
Principal Investigator
Laura Treers
Assistant Professor
Email: laura.treers@uvm.edu
Education:
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2014 – 2018.
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2018 – 2023.
- Postdoctoral training: Georgia Tech, School of Physics & School of Biological Sciences, 2023 – 2024.
Graduate Students
Zakary Claman
MS/PhD student
- Program: Mechanical Engineering
- Education: B.S. Physics, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Research Interests: Robophysical modeling of collective systems
Chhayank Srivastava
PhD student
- Program: Mechanical Engineering
- Education: M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech; B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
- Research Interests: Modeling and controls for robotic interaction with grains
Haley Brewster
Graduate student
- Program: Complex Systems & Data Science
- Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont
- Research interests: Robot design for burrowing in saturated substrates
Undergraduate Students
Alethea Constantine
Undergraduate, Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Terrain characterization for mobile robots
Adam Boyle
Undergraduate, Junior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Robotic construction with cohesive granular media
Zach Haimes
Undergraduate, Junior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Fluidizing granular bed design
Callie Levitt
Undergraduate, Junior
Major: Computer Science
Research Interests: Sensor integration for robotic construction
Nate Weitzel-King
Undergraduate, Sophomore
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Legged locomotion in vertical tunnels
High School Students
Jeonghun Jin
Rice Memorial High School
Nara Feng
Illinois Math & Science Academy
Clay Nicholson
Champlain Valley Union High School
Interested in getting involved?
Are you interested in working with our group?
Prospective graduate students: The fall 2025 admissions cycle is complete. Please check back in before the fall 2026 admissions cycle to inquire about potential positions in the lab.
Postdoctoral scholars: The lab does not currently have any available postdoctoral positions.
Undergraduate students: We are happy to work with undergraduate students interested in our research, from any major within the College of Engineering & Mathematical Sciences or the Biological Sciences at UVM. Feel free to reach out to Prof. Treers to learn more about potential projects within the lab.