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Laura Ray is the Myron Tribus Professor of Engineering Innovation and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College. Her research focuses on autonomous robotics, system dynamics, and machine intelligence with applications in polar exploration and agriculture. She leads NSF- and NASA-funded projects, including the development of robots like Yeti and Cool Robot for remote terrain analysis.
Education: BSE in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University (1984), MSE in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University (1985), and PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University (1991).
Research Interests: Her work spans robotics navigation, cooperative multi-robot systems, and acoustic signal processing. Recent projects include tactile sensing for agricultural robotics and terrain identification algorithms for autonomous vehicles.
Awards: Honored with the 2022 Outstanding Service Award, National Academy of Inventors Senior Membership (2020), and multiple fellowships in engineering. Notable contributions include patents for noise-canceling devices and adaptive filtering technologies.
Leadership: Served as Interim Dean of Thayer School (2018–2021) and co-leads initiatives like the NSF-funded PhD Innovation Program. Teaches courses in control theory (ENGS 26) and systems engineering (ENGS 22).
Key Achievements: Developed robots that reduce risks in polar regions, supported NASA missions, and pioneered precision agriculture technologies. Her lab's innovations have been highlighted in Science, National Geographic, and IEEE Spectrum.
