Sheila Russo, PhD

Associate Professor (ME, MSE). Director of Master’s Degree Programs (ME)

Office 730 Commonwealth Ave., EMA 219
Email russos@bu.edu
Phone 617-353-9572
Website Material Robotics Laboratory (MRL)

Publications

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Research Areas

Prof. Russo’s background is at the intersection of biomedical robotics, soft robotics, advanced manufacturing, and advanced materials technologies.
Her research focuses on design, development, and fabrication of biocompatible, smart, soft, and miniaturized surgical robots that could help restore sensor feedback and distal dexterity in minimally invasive procedures.
She is interested in developing robotic technologies to improve human health, tackling current limitations in medicine as well as enabling novel therapies not possible to perform today.

Honors and Awards

2020 | NIH Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators
2016 | Best Poster Presentation, The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics

Classes Taught

ENG ME 571 Medical Robotics
ENG ME 461 Capstone Experience

Additional Affiliations

Division of Materials Science and Engineering

Departments or Divisions: Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Affiliations: Administration & Staff, Intelligent, Autonomous & Secure Systems, Primary & Affiliated Faculty

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