New Faculty Spotlight: John "Peter" Whitney
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John "Peter" Whitney joins the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering department in January 2016 as an Assistant Professor. He earned his PhD in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University. His research interests include human-safe robots, medical robotics, soft robotics and soft material manufacturing, MEMS, microrobotics, bio-inspired design, flapping aerodynamics and insect flight .