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 ====== Alexander Alvara ====== ====== Alexander Alvara ======
  
-My name is Alexander Alvara and I began my PhD in Mechanical Engineering in the Fall of 2018. I am co-Advised by Prof. Pister and Prof. Lin and joined the BAMLAB in January of 2020 (the year of the plague... and the brushfires... and the floods... and the blast... and Floyd, Taylor, ... nevermind the list is too long). +My name is Alexander Alvara and I began my PhD in Mechanical Engineering in the Fall of 2018. I am co-Advised by Prof. Pister and Prof. Lin and joined the BAMLAB in January of 2020 (the year of the plague... and the brushfires... and the floods... and the blast... and Floyd, Taylor, ... [[https://sayevery.name/|the list is too long]]). 
  
 I am the lead researcher on the... I am the lead researcher on the...
-  - Walker project, working to get a fully autonomous walking quadrupedal (and other legged) robot up and running, pun intended.  +  - [[:walker|Quadrupedal Silicon Walker project]], working to get a fully autonomous walking quadrupedal (and other legged) robot up and running, pun intended.  
-  - Self-Righting project, working to figure out micro-actuator solutions to the question of, "what happens when a microrobot falls over in the forest and noone hears it?"  +  - [[:self_righting|Self-Righting project]], working to figure out micro-actuator solutions to the question of, "what happens when a microrobot falls over in the forest and no one hears it?"  
-  - Microrocket project, working to get a fully autonomous high-maneuverability crayon sized (fav flavor: forest green) rocket. Here I also lead a group of undergrads in developing innovative designs applied to the mini and micro scale rockets.  +  - [[:urocket|MEMS Microrocket project]], working to get a fully autonomous high-maneuverability crayon sized (fav flavor: forest green) rocket. Here I also lead a group of undergrads (undergrads #3 to #12 in the [[about:members|members list]]) in developing innovative designs applied to the mini and micro scale rockets.  
-  - the Berkeley Low-cost Interplanetary Solar Sail project, where I am a key contributor in the development of a highly-functional micro-scale solution to satellites. +  - [[:bliss|BLISS project]], where I am a key contributor in the development of a highly-functional micro-scale solution to satellites. 
  
  
 I also work on... I also work on...
-  - the Ionocraft project, where I am testing new possible designs and manufacturing solutions for the electrohydrodynamic micro-drone.  +  - [[:ionocraft|Ionocraft project]], where I am testing new possible designs and manufacturing solutions for the electrohydrodynamic micro-drone.  
-  - the Fiber crawler project, where I am implementing concepts for variable stiffness and thickness fiber crawling.+  - [[:fiber_crawler|Fiber crawler project]], where I am implementing concepts for variable stiffness and thickness fiber crawling.
  
 I enjoy rest, relaxation, and restorative justice in all aspects of life.   I enjoy rest, relaxation, and restorative justice in all aspects of life.  
  
-A about me: I come from a large family, grew up mostly in California, worked in construction, dropped out of high-school, have 3 BS degrees from UC Irvine (earned concurrently), and have worked in pediatric surgical robotics with the Hospital for Sick Kids, as well as worked at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in the Center for Functional Nanomaterials... oh and I also enjoy coffee.+little about me: I come from a large family, grew up mostly in California, worked in construction, dropped out of high-school, have 3 BS degrees from UC Irvine (earned concurrently), and have worked in pediatric surgical robotics with the Hospital for Sick Kids, as well as worked at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in the Center for Functional Nanomaterials... oh and I also enjoy coffee.
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