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Ryan Truby
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Asst. Professor @NorthwesternU, PI @TrubyLab | Advancing machine intelligence through material design | Prev. @SchmidtFellows @MIT_CSAIL, PhD @hseas
Chicago, IL
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    Ryan Truby
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    Jul 11, 2024
    The latest work from Taekyoung & Pranav @TrubyLab is out at @AdvSciNews! Taekyoung led the development of a flexible, electrically-driven soft actuator! Motorizing soft architected materials like these are enabling a new path for artificial muscle design. bit.ly/4cGzPHN
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    Ryan Truby
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    Feb 18, 2021
    Being able to share this is a dream come true... I'm happy to officially introduce my research group at Northwestern University, the Robotic Matter Lab! We're opening this September! sites.northwestern.edu/roboticmatterl… We're actively recruiting our first cohort of Ph.D. students!
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    Ryan Truby
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    Apr 10, 2020
    I am thrilled and thankful beyond measure to officially announce that I will be joining the Departments of Materials Science & Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University @NorthwesternEng as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2021!!!
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    Ryan Truby
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    Sep 1, 2021
    After years of imagining this day, I’m here. I’m right where I need and want to be. Day 1 of being a #newPI is done! Grateful for the unconditional support of family, friends and mentors who got me here. You’ve all been on my mind today as I begin this next adventure.
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    Ryan Truby
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    Aug 11, 2022
    So excited to have the last of my postdoc research as a @SchmidtFellows out in @ScienceAdvances! These are some of the neatest “sensorized”materials I’ve 3D printed! Loved working with Lilly Chin and Annan Zhang on this work.
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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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    Aug 11, 2022
    New 3D-printed materials that sense their own motion could be useful in flexible robots or wearable devices. Air-filled channels deform when the material is squeezed or stretched, and measuring the air pressure reveals how the structure is deforming. mitsha.re/SIXz50KhN7H
    3D-printed crystalline lattice structures with air-filled channels, known as "fluidic sensors," embedded into the structures. The indents on the middle of lattices are the outlet holes of the sensors.
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    Ryan Truby
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    Dec 13, 2023
    It's official: we're building a "3D Printing Center for Soft Robots and Robotic Materials"! So grateful to the ONR for their support. This award will bring new microscale and high-throughput 3D printing capabilities to @NorthwesternEng & @TrubyLab! defense.gov/News/Releases/…
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    Ryan Truby
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    Mar 3, 2022
    Winter lectures done! I confess: I had help starting teaching as a #NewPI. Meet a retired public school teacher who got me through each day. After years of her hearing only about research, I’ve started the part of my job she inspired all along. Meet my secret weapon; meet my mom
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    Ryan Truby
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    Oct 19, 2022
    We're hiring at Northwestern! In Mechanical Engineering, we have TWO openings (incl. one in manufacturing) and one tenure-track opening in Materials Science & Engineering. Please share/retweet within your networks. I couldn't be more proud to be @NorthwesternEng!
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    Ryan Truby
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    Oct 12, 2021
    Excited to share that my first independent paper is out today in Accounts of Materials Research @ACSPublications! I make a first attempt at formalizing a vision for "robotic materials" and sharing how materials can drive innovations in robotics. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
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    Ryan Truby
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    Aug 29, 2022
    Our lab’s first research contribution is out today @softmatter for a special issue on soft robotics! I’m so proud of Pranav - who began this work as our lab’s first MS student and led our Robotics Subgroup to this paper - Francesco, & James! We’re motorizing our soft robots! 🦾🦿
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    Robotic Matter Lab
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    Aug 29, 2022
    Our FIRST research paper @NorthwesternEng is out @softmatter! Pranav Kaarthik 3D printed architected materials for motorized, untethered soft robots that walk for >1h! Congrats to Pranav, Francesco Sanchez (ME Undergrad) & James Avtges (MSR Student)! rsc.li/3wzwfMH
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    Ryan Truby
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    Oct 12, 2023
    I'm deeply grateful to @DARPA for this amazing opportunity and honored to join the 2023 YFA cohort! This award supports our continued efforts @NorthwesternU in translating biological insights into new robot and device capabilities. This time, it's all about bioinspired power!
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    Northwestern Engineering
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    Oct 12, 2023
    Congratulations to Northwestern Engineering's Ian McCue and @rltruby, who both received two-year, $500,000 @DARPA Young Faculty Awards. The program aims to identify and engage standout researchers in junior faculty positions. bit.ly/46NVESC
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    Ryan Truby
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    Jan 11, 2022
    Our lab surprised me with the most thoughtful bday gift today: 🍩+🧁+sweetest card+our “1st” group photo. I wanted to formally introduce them this month. But, after a long 2021 & full immersion into #newPI life, I want you all to see a sneak peak of the team Im so lucky to be on.
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    Ryan Truby
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    Oct 1, 2021
    Northwestern Materials Science & Engineering is hiring TWO tenure-track positions in all fields! One month in, and I can't begin to describe how wonderful our community of students, staff, & faculty is. RTs and ad shares are much appreciated! mccormick.northwestern.edu/materials-scie…
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    Ryan Truby
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    Feb 4, 2022
    I am still completely stunned but so very thankful to @USNavyResearch, ONR for this generous recognition! What an honor to be in this cohort. Our team is excited to begin this work at @NorthwesternEng, which will enable us to create a novel class of artificial muscle tissues!
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    Office of Naval Research (ONR)
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    Jan 31, 2022
    🎉Congrats to the 2022 crew of ONR Young Investigators! onr.navy.mil/Media-Center/P…