PhD Candidates
Olga Kuznetsova
Olga builds millimeter-scale soft robots that navigate fluidic environments under magnetic control for localized therapy. Her materials and biocompatibility work positions her for a medical-robotics R&D role.
Details
- Advisor
- Dr. Metin Sitti
- Field
- Soft Robotics
- Institution
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
- Skills
- Soft Material FabricationMagnetic ActuationMicroscopyCADFinite Element AnalysisBiocompatibility Testing
- Thesis
- Magnetically actuated soft microrobots for targeted drug delivery
- Transition Signals
- Internship at a medical-device startupFiled first patent on a microrobot designCo-authored with industry R&D group