The University of Tulsa works diligently with students earning a mechanical engineering degree to prepare them for competitive careers in an international marketplace. TU’s Faculty helps students investigate the advanced principles and applications of mechanical engineering for graduate school preparation, careers in academia or industry jobs. In small class settings, theory and practice are applied to laboratory and design projects. Caleb Fuller is a graduate student studying mechanical engineering.
Research Interests
My current program is in the mechanical engineering department working in Prof. Joshua Schultz’s Biological Robotics Lab. I am interested in research pertaining to controls, system dynamics and robotics.
Where are you presented?
I have made a presentation for another research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium.
Your TU experience
I chose TU based on Prof. Schultz’s research program in robotics. For me, what was most surprising about TU was the care the professors have in your success. I feel like in a lot of bigger schools the professors and advisors can get wrapped up in the status of their research and lose sight of the goal of producing students who are ready to make an impact on society. I thoroughly enjoy my program and professors. I enjoy my research in robotics and the summer mentoring opportunities such as JTURC and TURC. I also enjoy the fact that my advisor pushes me to look at getting my work out into the international robotics community, not just locally or nationally; it definitely helped broaden my view of academia and research.
What are your future career plans?
My future plans are to pursue my doctorate in mechanical engineering and after that look for jobs as a professor.