People Involved

Advisors
	Dr. Laurence Latour: professor of Computer Science co-heading the Software Engineering Lab at the University of Maine. Larry is actively involved with educational software environments such as Starlogo, AgentSheets, and LOGO. Larry's Page
	Dr. Thomas Wheeler: professor of Computer Science at UMaine also co-heading the Software Engineering Lab. Tom's particular interest is the study of computer languages. Tom's Page
	Dr. Seymour Papert: noted computer scientist and epistemologist. Seymour is the founder of the Seymour Papert Institute, a nonprofit organization which funds the Robotics Language Research Group. In particular, Seymour is interested in how children learn to reason and how computer technology can enhance that. Seymour's Page
Current Members
	Katherine Comeau: undergraduate student majoring in Mathematics. Kate is also co-running the Robotics Club, working with children and introducing them to the wonders of LEGO robotics.
	Xiao Han: Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Computer Science. Xiao's research interest is in visual programming and multi-agent simulation tools for K-12 education.
	Ling Huang: Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Computer Science. Ling is currently doing research on the architecture of distributed multi-agent systems.
	Sukla Lakshman: Ph.D. in Chemistry and M.S. in Computer Science. Sukla worked for curriculum units development for the Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research. Her Master's project was "Comparison of Multiagent Simulation tools in K-12".
	Peter Larsen: Undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science. Peter is currently investigating possible tools to be used in a 2.5D visualization of starlogo. His current interests involve robotics, softcoded environments, and 42 because it's the answer to everything.
	Andrew Morin: Undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Linguistics. Andrew has studied the abstraction of simulation models. Lately, he's been working on the PAL website.
	Steve Philbrick: M.S. candidate in Computer Science and enrolled in the Master of Education in Instructional Technology program in the College of Education and Human Development. Steve's research interests include using simulation tools, multimedia environments, robotics, video, and laptops in K-12 learning, integrating technology into all levels of education, and fixing broken guitars.
	Liying Yan: Her research interests are software engineering and visual programming languages. Liying is working on developing a new generation of visual programming environment for K-12 education.
Former members
	Nathaniel Bates: undergraduate student majoring in Computer Engineering. Nate is currently working on the Radio Brick project. His former work was helping to compile case studies using all of the studied robotics languages.
	Erik Albert: undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science. Erik is one of the students involved in the comparative language case studies and the Radio Brick project being performed at UMaine.
	Jessica Dutremble: undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science. Jessica is a new addition to the Robotics club and will be teaching the younger students with Mat.
	Mathew Bailey: undergraduate student majoring in Child Development and Family Relations. Mathew is another new addition to the PAL Robotics Club and will be teaching the younger students with Jessica.
	Bonnie Blagojevic: staff member at school at which the robotics club is held. Bonnie acts as a liaison between the Robotics Language Research Group and the school. She is the point of contact for scheduling, the student teachers, and issues concerning the children.
	Ryan Goodwin: Ryan is majoring in Computer Science. He joined the group after taking a spring semester class taught by Professor Latour. He's working with Jason to develop a compiler for Gil's Modal Programming Language.
	Jason Moreau: Jason is a Computer Science major and is working on his Senior Project with Ryan. They are working on developing a compiler and development environment for Gil's Modal language.
	Gilliad Munden: Former graduate student of Computer Science at the University of Maine, Gil's was the former leader of the group. As part of his graduate thesis work, he started the Robotics Language Research and the Robotics Club.
	Kevin Pelkey: undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science. Kevin is one of two undergraduates running the Robotics Club, a case study of children and programming.