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Noel Naughton

Assistant Professor
  • Thrust Area Specialty: Robotics, Autonomous, and Dynamical Systems
Noel Naughton
213-B Goodwin Hall
635 Prices Fork Rd.
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Research areas:

  • Bio-inspired soft robot design and control
  • Imaging and mechanics of musculoskeletal tissues
  • Numerical modeling of diffusion MRI

Dr. Naughton's publications are available on Google Scholar.

  • 2023-Present: Assistant Professor – Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
  • 2021-2023: Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellow – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 2020-2021: Postdoctoral Research Associate – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 2016-2019: NSF Graduate Research Fellow – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 2022: Beckman Image of Research award – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 2020: Unfettered Research Grant – Momental Foundation
  • 2014: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  • 2019: PhD, Mechanical Engineering  
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
  • 2016: MS, Mechanical Engineering
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
  • 2014: BS, Mechanical Engineering
    University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, MN