Engagement
News
Kaitlyn Landram, Carnegie Mellon University
MechE takes the stage during NFL Draft week
Kelly Saavedra, Carnegie Mellon University
NVIDIA Founder, CEO Jensen Huang to Carnegie Mellon University Graduates: ‘Shape What Comes Next’
Elena Eisenstadt, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh’s dino diaspora draws paleontologists from around the world, spurs new tech research
Photo credit by Benjamin B. Braun,Post-Gazette
Héloïse Pons, Le Point
Les paléorobots, machines à remonter le temps
Paleorobots, Machines that Go Back in Time
Photo credit by Chad Krockover, KrockPhotography
Conferences
When Muscles Think:
The Embodied Intelligence of Biological and Robotic Actuation
Workshop (IROS 2026)
Obiora, C., Carter, A.M., Johnson, A.M. (2026). From Biological to Artificial Muscle: Optimal Gearing for Actuator-Transmission Matching. In IROS Workshop on When Muscles Think.
Space Exploration and Sustained Operations Beyond Earth
Space Robotics Workshop (IROS 2026)
Oke N., Carter,A.M., Johnson, A.M. (2026) Gravity as an Evolutionary Design Pressure for Legged Robot Mobility. IEEE IROS 2026 Workshop SRW
A Family of Spined Robots to Test Spine Design
IROS Workshop on Miniature Multiterrain and Multimodal Locomotion (2026)
Carter, A.M., Lou, H., Chandra, A., Hedge, R., Johnson, A.M. (2026) A Family of Spined Robots to Test Spine Design. In IROS Workshop on Miniature Multiterrain and Multimodal Locomotion.
Learning-based Robot Co-design:
Generative and Iterative Approaches
IROS Workshop on Learning-based Robot Co-design (2026)
Oke N., Carter,A.M., Johnson, A.M. (2026) Darwinian Morpho-Locomotion Co-Design (DMLC): Concurrent Evolution with Lifetime Learning. In IROS Workshop on Learning-based Robot Co-design.
Select Past Outreach
2022
Drexel University — Invited Speakers
2021
Franklin Institute— Franklin outside
2020
Stateimpact NPR—Scientist Spotlight
University of Birmingham— Invited Speaker
Delaware Valley Paleontological Society— Keynote Speaker
2019
Rowan University — Guest Lecturer for Vertebrate Paleontology
Science On Tap—Put Your Back Into It!
Delaware Valley Paleontological Society — Keynote Speaker
Germantown Academy Guest Speaker for Second Graders Dinosaur Day
2018
Germantown Academy — Guest Speaker for Second Graders Dinosaur Day
2017
Academy of Natural Sciences — Inaugural Scientist Speaker
Alliance for Minority Participation in STEM — Woman of Excellence Invited Panelist
Alliance for Minority Participation in STEM — Invited Panelist for High School - Undergraduate Transition
2016
Germantown Academy — Guest Speaker for Second Graders Dinosaur Day
2015
Germantown Academy — Guest Speaker for Second Graders Dinosaur Day
Mary, Mother of the Redeemer School — Guest Speaker Science night
Germantown Academy — Invited Panelist for Minority Experience in STEM
2014
Philadelphia Area Girls Enjoying Science (PAGES) — Keynote Speaker
2006-2013
Academy of Natural Sciences — Dinosaur Hall volunteer (2006-2014)
Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park Rowan University — Dig-day Volunteer (2010-2014)
Friends of Walnut Street Library — Volunteer Spanish Instructor (2013)