Andrew Schulz, Ph.D.
Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Designing robotic, sensing, and health technology using inspirations from nature's functional materials
Andrew K. Schulz is an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow and postdoctoral researcher in the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany, and is an Associated Postdoc in the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS-IS). He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in 2022. Schulz’s graduate thesis work in the Hu Laboratory for Biolocomotion focused on biomechanics across length scales in the elephant’s trunk with applications in robotics, health, and sustainability. As a postdoctoral researcher, Schulz leverages functionally intelligent biological composites for haptics, biomechanics, and robotics applications. His work takes inspiration from different animal systems and combines engineering and material science and interdisciplinary collaborations with biologists, local zoos, and natural history museums to investigate comparative haptics. Schulz’s engineering work is featured in the American Museum of Natural History and has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, and Science Friday. As an autistic researcher, Schulz has worked to advocate for neurodivergent and autism accessibility in research and beyond.
Elephants develop wrinkles through form and function
Andrew Schulz, Noemie Reveyaz, Lena Kaufmann, Cindy Ritter, Thomas Hildebrandt, Michael Brecht
bioRXiV, Pre-print is out 2023
Conservation Tools: The Next Generation of Engineering-Biology Collaborations
Andrew Schulz*, Suzanne Stathatos, Cassie Shriver, Benjamin Seleb, Emily Weigel, Young-Hui Chang, Saad Bhamla, David Hu, Joseph Mendelson
The Journal of the Royal Society Interface 2023
A Year at the Forefront of Hydrostat Motion
Andrew Schulz*, Margaret Zhang, Nikole Schneider, Krishma Singal
Biology Open 2023
Bioinspired Robotics can Foster Nature Conservation
Mrudul Chellapurath, Pranav Khandelwal, Andrew Schulz
Frontiers in Robotics & AI 2023
Second Harmonic Generation Imaging Reveals Entanglement of Collagen Fibers in the Elephant Trunk Skin Dermis
Andrew Schulz, Magda Plotcyzk, Sophia Sordilla, Madeline Boyle, Krishma Singal, Joy S. Reidenberg, David Hu, Claire Higgins
bioRXiV
Intradisciplinary Growth of Sustainability-Minded Engineers through Conservation Technology
Andrew Schulz*, Cassie Shriver, Anika Patka, Caroline Greiner, Benjamin Seleb, Rebecca Watts-Hull, Carol Sullivan, Julia M. Sonnenberg-Klein, Roxanne Moore
bioRXiV, Pre-print is out 2023
Science Communication is more important now than ever with miscommunication and a lack of scientific literacy throughout the world. I work through a variety of platforms, including Social Media, Live Streaming, Conservation Education Programs, Volunteering, and more. To find out more about my different science communication, see the events and tabs below.
Currently, we are working to increase the Conservation Technology (CT) community of scientists, engineers, and technologists at Georgia Tech through a course known as Tech4Wildlife. This course has expanded to a student organization and we are working on understanding how other universities, organizations, and educators can implement interdisciplinary CT into their teaching.
Learn More (Illustration done by B. Seleb)
We have a group of interdisciplinary high school, undergraduate, and masters students from around the globe! Currently, no research assistantships are opening on our team, but if you'd like to check out the team, see them below! Above is a picture from Fall 2022!
CONTACT ME
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Please send me an Email: andrew.schulz1994@gmail.com