PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering
Zachary is a Ph.D. student in the lab working on control and planning for multicontact robot systems, emphasizing model-based optimization methods that account for controller dynamics, actuator limits, and environmental uncertainty. His research interests include adaptive real-time planning, optimal control, and hybrid learning-augmented control frameworks for reliable robot behavior in complex environments. Zachary is also a recipient of the Avilés–Johnson Doctoral Fellowship.