Jenny Sabin
Principal and Principal Investigator
Jenny Sabin’s work is at the forefront of a new direction for 21st century architectural practice, investigating the intersections of architecture and science while applying insights from biology and mathematics to design of material structures.
Kobe Phillips
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE & Lab manager
Kobe Phillips is a graduate of the M.S. Design Technology program at Cornell University. With a background in evolutionary biology, Kobe’s research centers on technologies and systems that respond, adapt, and co-evolve with living systems. In the JSLab, Kobe works across the heart, plant, and brain cell types in the NSF-funded URoL:EN project. Kobe continues to develop new material interfaces and design methodologies that embody material intelligence, data-driven design, and environmental responsiveness.
Madison Feely
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Madison Feely is a graduate of the B.S. in Fiber Science and Apparel Design program at Cornell University. Her research includes developing biologically inspired knit structures on manual and computerized knitting machines. Madison is interested in the textile engineering of knit and woven fabrics, and how these can be applied to everyday life. In the JSLab, Madison is currently working on the NSF-funded URoL:EN project.
Alex Liao
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Alex Liao is a graduate student in the M.S. Design Technology program at Cornell University. With a background in architecture and mathematics, Alex leverages computational design as a generative and constructive tool for shaping material systems across architecture, robotics, and environments. In the JSLab, Alex currently researches kirigami folding as a geometric and performative system for structural prototyping. Driven by interdisciplinary collaborations, he seeks to create new spatial paradigms and habitats for future living.
Bo Li
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Bo Li is a graduate of the M.S. Design Technology program at Cornell University. With over a decade of experience in architectural and urban design, Bo previously served as a partner at a top 10 architectural firm in China. His work has received multiple design awards, contributing to projects such as China’s first-generation high-speed rail stations and public rental housing. He has worked extensively with Fortune 500 companies including China Vanke Co., Ltd., China Resources Land Limited, and Poly property. Currently, he is a research assistant at JS LAB, focusing on robotic fabrication, modular 3D printing, and robotic assembly, while also exploring AI-driven interactive design in architecture.
Elise Carpenter
RESEARCH assistant
Elise Carpenter is an undergraduate student pursuing a B.S. in Information Science at Cornell University. Interested in the intersection of biological data and interactive technologies, she is contributing to modeling living systems in the NSF-funded URoL:EN project. With a passion for inquiry, she is a member of The Cornell Commitment program as a Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholar.
Stevie Phelabaum
RESEARCH assistant
Stevie Phelabaum is a second-year thesis graduate student in the M.S. Design Technology program at Cornell University. She has previous academic, industry, and government research experience in the fields of biofuel development, oncology, virology, and bacteriology. Her thesis research combines her biotechnology and molecular biology skills with ceramic fabrication for the development of living ceramic materials for bacteria and virus inhabitants. In the JSLab, Stevie is currently working on a multi-laboratory project designing a ceramic tile for indoor air purification using algae.
Andrew Sandberg
RESEARCH Assistant
Andrew Sandberg is a junior in the B. Arch program at Cornell University. He is working across disciplines to push advanced fabrication and material development. Andrew's main goal is to develop Class II Lunar and Martian habitats while adapting the same technologies to support vulnerable populations on Earth, as climate change threatens to leave some parts of the world uninhabitable. Outside of the lab, he enjoys swimming, woodworking, hiking, running, and biking.
Katie Marr
RESEARCH Assistant
Katie Marr is a graduate student in the M.Arch program at Cornell University. Her prior research studied material system properties, constructing architecture around those logics. She is interested in how this kind of material intelligence, paired with computational tools, can lead to more environmentally and culturally responsive architecture. Katie is a member of the URoL:EN project, translating principles of biological growth into structural and architectural form
Brián Cocero
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Puerto Rican aspiring architect currently a third year in the Bachelor of Architecture Program at Cornell University. Especially interested in architectural design theory, innovative technologies, and how new tools can expand architectural thinking and future modes of making. I also care deeply about architectural pedagogy and the role of education in fostering new possibilities for the discipline.
Alumni:
Zeiad Amin, Alexia Asgari, Julia Barnoin, Jeremy Bilotti, Eda Begum Birol, Nicholas Cassab, Daniel Cellucci, Omar Dairi, Madeleine Eggers, Shuo Feng, Lauren Greene, Frances Gregor, Chenming He, John Hilla, Zhenxiang Huang, Jessica Jiang, Colby Johnson, Yuji Kitamura, Alexander Kyaw, Ian Limbaseanu, Anita Lin, Jingyang Liu Leo, Jasmine Liu, Xinlin Lu, Andrew Lucia, Bowen Luo, Yehong Mi, Martin Miller, Mahshid Moghadasi, Andrew Moorman, Cameron Nelson, Bennett Norman, Giffen Ott, Jack Otto, Catherine Pak, Yifei Peng, Karolina Piorko, Ivania Rivera, Cardinal Robinson, David Rosenwasser, Marina Rosolem, Jeeya Savani, Zada Stuart, Teng Teng, Hung Ming Tseng, Max Vanatta, Simin Wang, Alexander Wolkow, Daniel Woo, Liangjie Wu, Chisato Yamakawa, Hoon Yoon, Veronika Varga, Chi Zhang, Viola Zhang