Levi Souza Burner, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Advisors: Yiannis Aloimonos and Cornelia Fermüller
Alexander Mendelsohn, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Michael Otte
2024-2025 MRC Graduate Research Assistantship Announcement
The Maryland Robotics Center (MRC) in the Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland (UMD) invites full-time UMD PhD students to submit an application to the MRC Graduate Assistantship Program in the following eight research areas:
Eligibility
We recognize that strength comes through diversity and actively seek and welcome students with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We especially encourage women and minority candidates to apply.
Funding
The MRC Graduate Research Assistantship Program start July 1st of each year. Recipients will receive an annual stipend, tuition, and benefits commensurate with their current appointment.
How to apply
The MRC Graduate Research Assistantship application should include the following materials:
Applicants should submit all application materials as a single pdf file named Applicant’s LastName_MRCFY24GRA to robotics@umd.edu, with the subject line of the email: MRC FY24 GRA APPLICATION. The letter of endorsement from the student’s advisor (MRC faculty member) should be included in the pdf file application. The best consideration date is February 1 annualy.
Questions should be directed to robotics@umd.edu.
Levi Souza Burner, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Advisors: Yiannis Aloimonos and Cornelia Fermüller
Alexander Mendelsohn, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Michael Otte
Anthony Thompson, Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Derek Paley
Lasitha Weerakoon, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Nikhil Chopra
Anna Packy, Neuroscience
Faculty Advisor: Rodolphe Gentilli
Chethana Nilesh Suriyarachchi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Advisor: John Baras
Olivia Young, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Ryan Sochol
Anthony Jones, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Eleonora Tubaldi
Anthony Thompson and Lasitha Weerakoon are supported in part by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) under the ArtIAMAS cooperative agreement.
Kanishka Ganguly, Computer Science
Faculty Advisors: Yiannis Aloimonos and Cornelia Fermüller
Varun Suryan, Computer Science
Faculty Advisor: Pratap Tokekar