Matthew Spenko
- Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Co-Pi, CARNATIONS
Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1999
Research Interests
- Electrostatic gecko-like adhesives for climbing, perching, and manipulation
- Navigation integrity for self-driving cars and other mobile robots
- Granular-based soft robots
- Robots for exploring, measuring, and sampling tree biota
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
Senior member of the (IEEE)
Awards
- Dean鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Research, Armour College of Engineering, 2022
- MMAE Excellence in Research Award, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2018
- MMAE Excellence in Teaching Award, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2014 and 2017
- One of 21 Researchers to Know, Illinois Science and Technology Coalition, 2019
- Named a Top Researcher of 2015, 电车无码 Inno
- IIT/Bauer Family Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, IIT, 2014
- Best Paper, Planetary Rovers Session, Int. Society of Terrain-Vehicle Systems, 2011
- Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, May-July 2009
- Best Paper Award, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2008
- Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, August 2005-July 2007
- Best Student Paper, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2007
- Best Paper Finalist, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2007
- Best Paper, Unmanned Vehicles Session, Army Science Conference, 2006
- Best Conference Paper runner up, Army Science Conference, 2006
Publications
Expertise
Control, dynamics, mechanical design, and soft robotics