Currently, the fall 2025 admissions period for PhD graduate students is underway, and applications are no longer open for review. The lab currently does not have any available postdoctoral positions. However, we are happy to work with undergraduate students from any major in CEMS or the Biological Sciences interested in our research!
If you’re a UVM student interested in getting involved, please reach out to PI Laura Treers – laura.treers@uvm.edu
Meet our Team
Laura Treers
Assistant Professor
Email: laura.treers@uvm.edu
Education: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2023, UC Berkeley;
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2018, MIT
Chhayank Srivastava
PhD Student
Email: csrivast@uvm.edu
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
Zakary Claman
Incoming MS/PhD student
Email: zclaman@uvm.edu Education: B.S. Physics, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Nate Weitzel-King
Undergraduate, First year
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Research interests: Soft robot fabrication techniques, collective behavior
Haley Brewster
Undergraduate, Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Robot design for burrowing in saturated substrates
Adam Boyle
Undergraduate, Junior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Robotic construction with cohesive 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
Aspen Overy
Undergraduate, Senior
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests: Entangled granular media