Graduate Advising
Current Robotics students have many options regarding advising. All of the below options can provide insight into most issues, however each one does offer a specific focus.
Graduate Program Coordinator
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor students interested in learning about the Master’s and PhD programs, and current Robotics Master’s and PhD students, are able to make an advising appointment with the Robotics Graduate Coordinator Denise Edmund.
Make an appointment with Denise here.
Please reach out via email anytime (robotics-sso@umich.edu).
Prospective Students
Are you someone interested in learning about our programs but are not currently at the University of Michigan?
Please email any questions to robotics-sso@umich.edu and learn more about our programs via the following links: Graduate Program Degree Requirements and Robotics Research Areas.
Graduate Chair
For assistance with items such as independent study, research, or career guidance, Professor Brent Gillespie, graduate program chair, can help. His open office hours for Fall 2024 will be Wednesdays from 11am-noon in 3236 FRB.
Graduate Peer Advising
Trushant Adeshara
Peer Advisor
Trushant is a 2nd-year robotics master’s student researching multi-robot systems, deep learning, and parallel computing. Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss course selection, degree planning, research labs, projects, or just have a casual conversation. In his spare time, he enjoy trekking, trail bike rides, and archery.
Trushant is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3pm to 5pm through Zoom or in the 3rd Floor Collaboration Space.
Nick Jänne
Peer Advisor
Nick is a 2nd-year PhD student in Robotics, researching
how robots can improve their scope of capabilities
in the real world by learning from humans. He also
hopes to one day build human habitats on the Moon
and Mars using a team of robots and humans. Nick
received his Bachelors of Computer Engineering
degree from the University of Michigan in 2023, and
has a passion for reading and writing on the next
generation of artificial intelligence.
Nick is available on Wednesdays 3:00-5:00PM and Thursdays 1:00-3:00PM in the 2rd Floor Collaboration Space.