Congratulations to Jing Cheng: 2025 Outstanding TA Award Recipient

We are thrilled to announce that Jing Cheng, PhD student in the Dynamic Locomotion and Robotics Lab, has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award at Syracuse University. This prestigious honor recognizes teaching assistants who demonstrate exceptional commitment, effectiveness, and impact in supporting student learning.

Jing’s dedication to teaching and mentorship has made a truly distinguished contribution to the academic experience in our department. The Outstanding TA Award is reserved for those in good academic standing who go above and beyond in their instructional roles.

Jing will be recognized at the award ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 4:00-6:30 pm in Schine 304ABC. This event will also honor recipients of the Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award.

On behalf of the entire SU community, congratulations to Jing for this well-deserved recognition and thank you for your invaluable service to students and faculty!

We are excited to welcome prospective students and families to the Dynamic Locomotion and Robotics Lab as part of the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) Open House at Syracuse University! Join us on Saturday, April 12, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in 017 Link Hall. Our lab will be open for walk-in visitors, with demonstrations and opportunities to meet current graduate researchers Jing Cheng and Jiayu Ding.

The ECS Open House is a unique event for high school students and families to explore the breadth of engineering and computer science at Syracuse. Multiple labs across Link Hall and Bowne Hall will be participating—look for balloons outside the lab doors to find open spaces.

All ECS Open House participants are also invited to join us for lunch at 11:30 a.m. in Miron Victory Court (orange wristband required; pick one up in the Link Hall Lobby Saturday morning).

Download the full event program here:
Open House Program (PDF)

We look forward to meeting you and sharing our passion for robotics and dynamic locomotion.
Go Orange!