FASt Lab — Research Assistant
Fluids and Adaptive Structures Lab, University of Florida
About the Lab
The Fluids and Adaptive Structures (FASt) Lab at the University of Florida aims to realize intelligent structures that think and respond to their fluid environment — turning flexibility into function. The lab's research spans soft robotic swimmers inspired by biology, aerospace structures that sense and process aerodynamic flow, and flexible ocean wave energy converters.
FASt Lab embodies actuation, sensing, processing, and control directly into flexible structures, pushing the boundary between mechanical design and computation. The lab collaborates with organizations including NREL and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL).
My Role
Since November 2023, I volunteered as a research assistant in FASt Lab, working alongside both undergraduate and graduate students on active research projects. My contributions spanned the full engineering cycle — from initial design and CAD modeling in SolidWorks, through fabrication and 3D printing, to hands-on experimental testing and data analysis.
Over the course of my time in the lab, I contributed to two distinct projects, each focused on a different application of adaptive structures and sensing technology.
