The MicroSmithie Lab, May 2018
Principal Investigator |
Kris L. Dorsey, PhD Kris Dorsey is an assistant professor of engineering in the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College. She was a President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, San Diego. Dr. Dorsey graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and earned her Bachelors of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Olin College. She founded The MicroSMITHie Lab at Smith College to investigate micro- and miniature-scale sensor design and to prepare undergraduates for graduate study in engineering. Her current research interests include novel morphology soft sensors, stability concerns for soft-material sensors, and sensors for soft robots and wearable devices. Dr. Dorsey has co-authored several publications on hyperelastic strain sensors, novel soft lithography processes, and the stability of gas chemical sensors. In 2019, she received the NSF CAREER award. |
Current Lab Members |
| Wasila Yussif (2021) |
| Nana A. (2022) |
| Molly L. (2022) |
| Rachael S. (2023) |
| Linnea F. (2023) |
| Mealaktey S. (2024) |
Alumn* |
| Jody Huang (2020)
Special study: Elastomeric Origami |
| Mariel Jones (2020)
Special study: Tessellated Origami Sensor Design |
| Yuhan Wen (2020)
Senior Thesis: Special study, Summer SURF: Contact force sensor placement on soft gripper for deep-sea organism manipulation |
| Alysha da Silva (2018)
Special study, senior thesis: Anisotropic strain sensors |
| Sara Kacmoli (2017)
Graduate research assistant, Princeton University Special studies: Fundamentals of Microelectronics |
| Jiaao Lu (2017)
M.S. Student, University of Michigan Special study: Testbed for strain sensors Special study: Ice as a sacrificial layer for EcoFlex casting |
| Sara Lorić (2016)
Graduate research assistant, University of Copenhagen Honors thesis extension: Metal oxide gas sensors |
Updated September 2020