Floris van Breugel, PhD
Floris is an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. He runs the flies, robots, and data lab. Floris is interested in biomechanics, controls, neuroscience, data, system identification, moving sensors, complex behavior, ecology, and data visualization. When not studying flies, programming robots, or analyzing data, you’ll find him in deserts or on mountains, on foot, skis, ropes, or bikes.
Current Lab Members
Former Lab Members
Undergraduates
Andy Tan
Brian Guthrie
Tessa Baker
Molly Allen
Andrew James
Renan Jewell
Ethan Swierski
Mehar Mangat
Carmela Hailey
Marlee Montella,
Zack Dugan
Milen Kumar
Graduate students
Florian McLelland (MS Mech Eng, started at Los Alamos NL in 2022)
Postdocs
(Stanley) David Stupski (started postdoc with Jeff Riffell in 2024)