Biography
Nathan Usevitch is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University and a principal investigator within the Compliant Mechanisms and Robotics Group. His research focuses on the design and development of unconventional robotic systems, including robots that use compliant mechanisms, soft materials, and novel mechanical architectures.
Before joining BYU, Dr. Usevitch worked at Meta Reality Labs, where he designed haptic gloves for virtual reality. He received his M.S. in 2017 and Ph.D. in 2020, both in mechanical engineering, from Stanford University. His doctoral research focused on soft, shape-changing robots.
Office Hours:
Fall 2026
Please Email Professor: nathan_usevitch@byu.edu
Publications:
Available at my google scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=z1y9x7wAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Research:
Dr. Usevitch’s current research projects focus on:
- Shape-Changing Truss Robots for Adaptable Space Structures
- Jumping Robots
- Origami Principles Applied to Engineering
- Wearable Devices
Teaching:
- Computational Methods
- Dynamic Systems Modeling