Ty Hedrick - Assistant Professor - Lab PI - Curriculum Vitae

Ty received a BS in Biology from Brown University in 1997 where he worked in Dr. Sharon Swartz's laboratory.  After a two year detour in the software industry, he began a Ph.D. in Biology at Harvard University where he worked under Dr. Andrew Biewener at the Concord Field Station.  After completing his thesis, Aerodynamics, biomechanics and neuromuscular control of avian flight, he received a Ph.D. in June of 2004.  He then worked as a postdoctoral research assistant with Dr. Thomas Daniel at the University of Washington with funding from the National Science Foundation and DARPA.  Ty started his latest job as an Assistant Professor in the University of North Carolina Department of Biology in July, 2007.

Alice Robinson - Undergraduate Lab technician

Alice is a Senior dual-majoring in Biology and Physics, taking 50% more than the usual course load and still managing to hold down a work study job as a technician and assistant in the lab. She'll be off to graduate school at Caltech starting this fall.

Thuy Nguyen - Undergraduate Lab technician

Thuy is a Sophomore majoring in Biology and works as an undergraduate technician in the lab specializing in image and video analysis.