I’m Thomas Lang, a student at the University of Alberta pursuing a BSc in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on biomedical applications. In the long term, I’d like to work in either aerospace engineering or prosthetics. My interest in the aerospace industry stated because of a lecture from Dr. Robert Thirsk about future missions to the Moon and Mars, the aero space industry's future is very exciting and I would love to be part of it. I’m also drawn to the prosthetics field because I find the mechanics behind human body motion and potential innovations for practical nerve detector devices to be inspiring. I would love to see a widespread use of prosthetics that can be controlled through nerve impulses by the wearer in the near future.

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Curently I work in the Telorobotics and Biorobotics Reserch Group, I worked with a robotic assisted breast brachytherapy treatment system and a lumpectomy localization system as a continuation of the PHD's work. I wrote a short paper on the breast brachytherapy treatment system for RISEx 2025 and the work I did with the lumpectomy localization system was used for a paper submitted for ICRA 2026.

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I have hands-on experience in landscape development, primarily working on construction sites. The site where I gained the most experience was the Station Lands project near EBCORE Tower, managed by Ledcor. There, I was involved in grading soil beds, assisting with the craning of large bags of soil, and planting shrubs.

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Outside of the classroom and work, I’m passionate about physical activity. In my limited free time, I make sure to hit the gym, and during longer breaks enjoy hiking. My favorite place in Alberta is Nordegg, and this summer I visited Siffleur Falls. During winter reading week, I love to go skiing at Lake Louise.​