
The MicroSmithie Lab, May 2018
Principal Investigator
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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.
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Current Lab Members
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Wasila Yussif (2021) |
Nana A. (2022) |
Molly L. (2022) |
Rachael S. (2023) |
Linnea F. (2023) |
Mealaktey S. (2024) |
Alumn*
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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