Principal Investigator
Axel Moore, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interests: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, In Vivo Imaging, Biorobotics
Hobbies: Surfing, CrossFit, Cycling, Snowboarding, Golf, Disc Golf
Graduate Research Team
Tejus Surendran
Doctoral Student in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interests: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Robotics, Machine Learning, Wearable Technology
Hobbies: Basketball, Snowboarding, Hiking, Football
Advait Madhekar
Doctoral Student in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interests: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Medical Robotics, Imaging
Hobbies: Hiking, Traveling, Swimming
Rudy Zhang
Master’s Student in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interests: Bioinstrumentation, In Vivo Sensing, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Scoliosis
Hobbies: Swimming, Rowing, Lifting, Classical Music (Violin and Voice)
Anna Iacocca
Doctoral Student in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interests: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Strategies, Scoliosis
Hobbies: Swimming, Weightlifting, Basketball, Hiking, Crosswords
Kasey Forsythe
Master’s Student in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interests: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Injury Prevention, Imaging, Biomaterials
Hobbies: Reading, Hiking, Thrifting, Trivia, Crafts, Traveling
Palm Naruporn Jitkla
Master’s Student in Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interests: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Biomedical Devices, Imaging
Hobbies: Hiking, Traveling, Musical, Reading, Photography
Undergraduate Research Team
Nele Koepfer
Research Interests: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Biomedical Devices
Hobbies: Soccer, Baking, Skiing, Music, Running, Photography
Kyungyoon (Jenny) Choung
Research Interests: Biomedical devices, Manufacturing, Machining
Hobbies: Baking, Cooking, Movies
Kyndall Tatum
Research Interests: Autoimmune Diseases, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Drug Delivery
Hobbies: Diving, Young Life, Skiing, Paddle-boarding, Reading
LanAnh Doan
Research Interests: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, Medical Robotics, Cellular Mechanics
Hobbies: Photography, Reading, Cafe-hopping
Mr Bones
Alumni
Ashley Hong (Research Associate), 2023-2025
Brianna Battles (Undergraduate Research), 2025
Adarsh Raj Mohan (Masters Research), 2023-2024
Caitlyn Santiago (Undergraduate Research), 2024
Thea Spellmeyer (Undergraduate Research), 2024