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Mable P. Fok is a Chinese and American researcher in photonics and soft robotics, including bio-inspired photonics, optical neural networks, fiber-optic sensors for sensing the shapes of soft materials, microwave photonics,[1] and the design of soft robot grippers.[2] She is a professor of engineering, assistant dean for academic and faculty affairs, and director of the Photonics and Soft Robotics Lab at the University of Georgia.[3]
Education and career
[edit]Fok was a student of electronic engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where she received a bachelor's degree in 2002, a master's degree in 2004, and a Ph.D. in 2007.[3]
She joined the University of Georgia in 2012,[4] after postdoctoral research at Princeton University. She was promoted to associate professor in 2017, and to full professor in 2023.[3] She was appointed as assistant dean in 2023.[5]
Recognition
[edit]Fok was elected as a Fellow of Optica, in the 2026 class of fellows, "for seminal contributions to the adaptive and flexible use of fiber optics for soft material sensing and bioinspired microwave photonic systems".[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Meet the 2026 Optica Fellows", Elected Fellows, Optica, retrieved 2026-04-11
- ↑ Coxworth, Ben (16 December 2020), "Plant-inspired gripper winds itself around objects", New Atlas, retrieved 2026-04-11
- 1 2 3 "Mable Fok, Ph.D.", Directory, University of Georgia College of Engineering, retrieved 2026-04-11
- ↑ "UGA welcomes new faculty", UGa Today, University of Georgia, 24 September 2012, retrieved 2026-04-11
- ↑ "Mable Fok appointed assistant dean for academic and faculty affairs", News, University of Georgia College of Engineering, 29 November 2023, retrieved 2026-04-11
External links
[edit]- UGA Photonics and Soft Robotics Lab
- Mable Fok publications indexed by Google Scholar
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