Dr. Alyssa Y. Stark
Assistant Professor
Current Graduate Students
Kathryn Voegtlin – Class of 2021
Thesis: The Effect of Inclined, Declined, and Inverted Substrates on Gecko Locomotor Performance and Gait Kinematics
Katie graduated from Vassar College in 2018
Current Undergraduate Students
(Senior Thesis Student)
Thesis: The Effect of Surface Roughness and Orientation on Ant Adhesive and Locomotor Performance
(Senior Thesis Student)
Thesis: Adhesive Tenacity and Behavior of Two Populations of Purple Sea Urchins
with Drs. Michael Russell & Carla Narvaez
Erin Bogacki – Class of 2021
(Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Major)
(Senior Thesis Student)
Thesis: Locomotor Performance and Behavior of Geckos in Wet Environments
(Senior Thesis Student)
Thesis: Adhesive Performance of Ants in Variable Temperature
(Senior Thesis Student & Honors Student)
Thesis: The Effect of Surface Temperature on the Adhesive Performance of Geckos
(Senior Thesis Student)
Thesis: Locomotor Performance and Behavior of Purple Sea Urchins on Variable Substrates
with Drs. Michael Russell & Carla Narvaez
Samantha Dolloff – Class of 2022
Project: To Jump or Not to Jump: The Unique Locomotor Performance of Tropical Ants
Ana (Sofia) Rive – Class of 2022
Project: TBA!
Project: TBA!
Project: TBA!
Alumni
Graduate Students
Thesis: Gecko and Gecko-Inspired Synthetic Adhesive Performance in Variable Temperature and Humidity
Chris graduated from Texas Tech with degrees in Chemical Engineering and Natural Resources Management. His undergraduate advisor was Dr. Robin Verble-Pearson.
Undergraduate Students
(Senior Thesis Student & Honors Student)
Thesis: Locomotor Performance of Geckos in Variable Temperature and Humidity
Currently veterinary student at University of Pennsylvania
(Senior Thesis Student )
Thesis: Material Properties of Sea Urchin Teeth
with Drs. Michael Russell, Carla Narvaez and Gang Feng (Mechanical Engineering)
(Senior Thesis Student)
Thesis: Material Properties of Sea Urchin Teeth (S. purpuratus) is Related to Grazing Substrate
with Drs. Michael Russell, Carla Narvaez and Gang Feng (Mechanical Engineering)
Currently a physical therapy student
Currently a medical student at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
(also member/Senior Thesis student of Iyengar Lab)
Currently at University of Akron as an Integrated Bioscience PhD student in the lab of Dr. Todd Blackledge
(Electrical Engineering Major)
Project: Sensor Design of Gecko Racetrack
High School Students
2020 Megan Stratton, Brick Township Memorial High School, Brick, NJ
2019 Nicolas Gustafson, home school student, Villanova, PA
2018 Grace Field, Phoenixville High School, Phoenixville, PA