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Onaizah Onaizah<\/span><\/h5>\n

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Dr. Onaizah received her BSc in Physics from the University of Toronto in 2013, her MSc in Medical Biophysics from Western University in 2015 and her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2019. From 2020 – 2022, she was a Research Fellow in Surgical Robotics at the University of Leeds working in the STORM Lab. She was the recipient of the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2020 and was featured as one of nine women to watch from the University of Toronto Engineering\u2019s class of 2020<\/a>. Her research interests include small-scale and soft robotics incorporating both fabrication and control strategies.<\/td>\n

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Veerash Palanichamy<\/a><\/h3>

Research Assistant<\/h4>
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He graduated with Honours in Software Engineering and MASc in Sofware Engineering from McMaster University. His focus is on developing software & algorithms to control robots. He likes reading non-fiction, going to the gym, and listening to lo-fi.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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