I am an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stony Brook University. Previously, I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at SUNY Korea.
Research Interests:
Robotics, Feedback Control Systems, Dynamical Systems, Machine Learning, Robotic Dexterous Manipulation and Grasping, Human-Robot Interaction, Motion Planning, Impedance and Force Control, Trajectory Optimization, Optimal Control, Mechatronics, Industrial Automation.
Awards:
- Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences (CEAS), Stony Brook University, Academic Year 2025-26.
- Teachers Rated Excellent Educators by Students (TREES) Award, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), Stony Brook University, Academic Year 2025-26.
Recent News:
- August 22, 2026: Our Late Breaking Result poster, “Path-Constrained Admittance Control for Human-Robot Interaction via Screw Theory,” has been accepted for presentation at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
- May 1, 2026: Martin Chan successfully defended his MS thesis on “Development of Soft Magnetic Sensors for Tri-Axial Tactile Sensing of Normal and Shear Forces and Contact Localization.”
- April 30, 2026: Our paper, “Dynamic Response of Redundant Robot Manipulators under Impedance Control with Null-Space Control,” has been accepted for publication at Robotica.
- Jun 30, 2024: Our paper, “Motion Planning for Object Manipulation by Edge-Rolling,” has been accepted for publication at IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
- April 4, 2024: Our paper, “Development of a Novel Impedance-Controlled Quasi-Direct-Drive Robotic Hand,” has been accepted for presentation at the 21st International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR).
- May 19, 2023: Jay Best received the “Graduate Research Excellence Award” from the Department of Mechanical Engineering for an exceptionally strong thesis.
- May 2, 2023: Jay Best successfully defended his MS thesis on “Development of a Novel Impedance-Controlled Quasi-Direct-Drive Robot Hand.”