People

Prospective Lab Members

If you would like to join MERGe Lab, please read this FAQ page.

• Prospective PhD students should apply to UT Austin before contacting Lilly.
• Current UT students and prospective postdocs should email Lilly directly with a resume (and ideally, a project portfolio).

Current Lab Members

	Lillian (Lilly) Chin - she/him Principal Investigator Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UT Austin Courtesy Appointment, Mechanical Engineering Office: EER 4.820 Lab Space: EER 4.884 and 4.884A Contact form: Link Lilly received his SB, SM, and PhD from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Outside of the lab, she enjoys dancing, cross stitch, video games, and doting on his guinea pig.
	David Bershadsky PhD Student Electrical and Computer Engineering Co-advised with Zak Page
	Bill Fan - they/any PhD Student Electrical and Computer Engineering Bill is a first-year PhD student interested in computational design, and the intersection of design justice and robotics. They completed their BS in robotics engineering at Olin College of Engineering. Outside of the lab, they enjoy hiking, cooking, and taking care of their houseplants.
	Siqi Shang PhD Student Electrical and Computer Engineering
	Tuo Wang PhD Student Electrical and Computer Engineering Tuo is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. With a keen interest in redefining the boundaries of robotics, Tuo’s research centers on enhancing the geometry, intelligence, agility, and interactivity of robots. Outside of the lab, Tuo is passionate about landscape photography and enjoys playing basketball and various board games.
	Benito Ribadeneira Masters Student Mechanical Engineering Benito received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from EPN university in Ecuador. After graduation, he worked for 2 years as a field engineer in the oil and gas industry and currently is pursuing his M.S in Mechanical Engineering focusing his path career in mechanical design and robotics. Outside the lab he enjoys dancing and sand volleyball.
	Rishit Arora Undergraduate Student Electrical and Computer Engineering
	Andrew Kwa Undergraduate Student Electrical and Computer Engineering Andrew is a third-year Electrical and Computer Engineering student at UT Austin. In his free time, he is a gamer, pianist, artist and avid reader.
	Joseph Romero Undergraduate Student Mechanical Engineering
	Ava Chao Schraeder Undergraduate Student Mechanical Engineering

Collaborators

	Gu-Cheol Jeong PhD Student Mechanical Engineering Advised by Ashish Deshpande, collaborating with Roberto Martín-Martín
	Chongxun Wang PhD Student Mechanical Engineering Advised by Fangzhou Xia
	Hasif Shaikh Masters Student Electrical and Computer Engineering Collaborating with Roberto Martín-Martín
	Rahul Iyer Undergraduate Student Computer Science Collaborating with Roberto Martín-Martín

Alumni