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Tayfun Efe Ertop

Alumnus

Current Position:

Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee
Knoxville in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering

Education:

PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Vanderbilt University, 2023
Defense date: July 18, 2023
Title: “Design, Sensing, and Control of Soft and Continuum Robots with Application to Medicine” 

MS in ME, Middle East Technical University

BS in ME, Middle East Technical University
Minor in Mechatronics, Middle East Technical University

Research Interests:

His research interests include Design, Sensing, and Control of Soft and Continuum Robots and their Applications in Surgery. He aims to solve important clinical problems through engineering and innovation with his research. He is currently working towards enabling Robot Autonomy in minimally invasive surgical procedures.

VISE Affiliate:

Robert Webster, Richard A. Schroeder Chair in Mechanical Engineering
VISE Steering Committee Member

Lab:

Medical Engineering and Discovery Lab (MED)