TEAM MEMBERS
Learn more about our diverse team of researchers
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: lhblumen@purdue.edu
Office Address:
ME Building, Room 1081
585 Purdue Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2088
Webpage: School of Mechanical Engineering Profile
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Graduate Students
PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
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M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
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B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
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Minors: Astrophysics, Mathematics, and Psychology
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Research Projects: Soft Haptics, Vine Robot Simulations, and Vine Robots for Space Applications
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NSF Graduate Research Fellow, 2021
Antonio Alvarez Valdivia
PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
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B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
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Research Project: Soft Haptics and Human-Robot Interactions
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NSF Graduate Research Fellow, 2022
PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
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B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
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Minor: History of Art and Architecture
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Research Projects: Vine Robot Modeling, Pneumatic Muscles, and Vine Robots for Space Applications
PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
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B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
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Minor: Mathematics​
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Research Projects: Soft Haptics, Soft Modeling, and Programmable Structures
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NSF Graduate Research Fellow, 2023
PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
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B.S in Mechanical Engineering
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Research Projects: Vine Robot Localization and Pneumatic Muscles
Mustafa Ugur
PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
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M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
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B.S in Mechatronics Engineering
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Research Projects: Vine Robot and Heterogenous Agent Systems
Undergraduate Students
Ethan Devries
Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2024
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Research Project: Heterogenous Agent Systems