Troy McDaniel is an assistant professor in The Polytechnic School. His research is in haptic perception and haptic interface design for human augmentation, with a focus on assistive and rehabilitative technologies for people with disabilities. He received the 2018 and 2019 Top 5% Teaching Award for faculty at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, and is currently editing a book on haptics.