Join the Lab
I am looking for motivated students that are excited to study and develop the next generation of hybrid autonomous systems. Below is the current situation for each type of position.
Postdocs
There is no current opening for postdoctoral positions.
Graduate Students
To join the lab, you should apply to the Mechanical Engineering graduate admissions (deadline each year in December), and mention my name in the application. Please also send me an email with your CV, and a summary of previous projects or research. I am interested to know why you would like to join this group and what research aspects you feel most excited about. Use [AURA Prospective student] Your name in the title.
Visiting Master Students
If you are a master student from another university, please reach out. We are interested in hosting visiting students, but there are very strict limits on how many we can accept, so this is very selective.
MIT UROPs
Please reach out to raphz@mit.edu with stef_k@mit.edu in copy. We have projects in the following areas:
- Mechanical design
- Control
- Fluid dynamics
- Motor drivers
- Additive manufacturing
- Fast wing manufacturing
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