{"id":58,"date":"2024-10-28T23:38:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T23:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-12-27T16:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:58:12","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/?page_id=58","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/files\/2025\/09\/lab-group-photo-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/files\/2025\/09\/lab-group-photo-edited.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/files\/2025\/09\/lab-group-photo-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/files\/2025\/09\/lab-group-photo-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet our Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laura Treers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.7\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/files\/2024\/10\/Laura_Treers_800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\" style=\"width:191px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/files\/2024\/10\/Laura_Treers_800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/files\/2024\/10\/Laura_Treers_800x800-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/files\/2024\/10\/Laura_Treers_800x800-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/files\/2024\/10\/Laura_Treers_800x800-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/interact_lab\/files\/2024\/10\/Laura_Treers_800x800-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:laura.treers@uvm.edu\">laura.treers@uvm.edu<\/a><br><strong>Education:&nbsp; <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 2014 &#8211; 2018. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2018 &#8211; 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Postdoctoral training: Georgia Tech, School of Physics &amp; School of Biological Sciences, 2023 &#8211; 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Graduate Students<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zakary Claman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.7\">MS\/PhD student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Program:<\/strong> Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education: <\/strong> B.S. Physics, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Interests: <\/strong>Robophysical modeling of collective systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chhayank Srivastava<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.7\">PhD student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Program: <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education:<\/strong>&nbsp; M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech; B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Interests<\/strong>: Modeling and controls for robotic interaction with grains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Haley Brewster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.7\">Graduate student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Program:<\/strong> Complex Systems &amp; Data Science <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education: <\/strong> B.S. 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Please reach out to Professor Treers if you are interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Postdoctoral scholars:<\/strong> The lab does not currently have any available postdoctoral positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Undergraduate students: <\/strong>We are happy to work with undergraduate students interested in our research, from any major within the College of Engineering &amp; Mathematical Sciences or the Biological Sciences at UVM. 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