Andrew K. Schulz is an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow and postdoctoral researcher in the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany, and is an Associated Postdoc in the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (IMPRS-IS). He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in 2022. Schulz’s graduate thesis work in the Hu Laboratory for Biolocomotion focused on biomechanics across length scales in the elephant’s trunk with applications in robotics, health, and sustainability. As a postdoctoral researcher, Schulz leverages functionally intelligent biological composites for haptics, biomechanics, and robotics applications. His work takes inspiration from different animal systems and combines engineering and material science and interdisciplinary collaborations with biologists, local zoos, and natural history museums to investigate comparative haptics. Schulz’s engineering work is featured in the American Museum of Natural History and has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, and Science Friday. As an autistic researcher, Schulz has worked to advocate for neurodivergent and autism accessibility in research and beyond.