PhD position available in mechanics and control of soft robots at University of Rhode Island

I am looking for a PhD student to work on mechanics and control of soft robots. This position will be available in 2019 Spring semester in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems engineering at University of Rhode Island.

Prior experience in engineering mechanics and control theory is a plus. Interested candidates are encouraged to send a CV to Dr. Hongyan Yuan at (hongyan_yuan@uri.edu).