Rate Professor Joel Burdick

Academic Profile

Academic Background: B.S., Duke University, 1981; M.S., Stanford University, 1982; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1988.

Research Interests: Robotics, control systems, and bioengineering, with applications in medical robotics.

Appointments: Richard L. and Dorothy M. Hayman Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering at Caltech; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist.

Awards: NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award; IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Award.

Publications: Articles in IEEE Transactions on Robotics and International Journal of Robotics Research.

Additional Contributions: Develops robotic systems for planetary exploration.