Dr. Sang-Eun "Sam" Song

Title: Associate Professor and F.T. Herrington Endowed Chair
Dept/Program: Mechanical Engineering / Biomedical Engineering
Phone: 330-972-6271
Email: ssong@uakron.edu
Website: https://blogs.uakron.edu/irl/

Biography

Dr. Song joined UA in 2023. Dr. Song received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Systems Engineering, and Medical Robotics, respectively. Since, Dr. Song has worked at leading interdisciplinary research institutes between hospital and university setups. Dr. Song’s recent research and leveraging educational activities have been supported by NIH, NSF, DOD, and NASA. His innovative surgical system and device developments have produced over 14 US patents since 2014.

Research

Robotic Orthopedic Surgery, Image-Guided Intervention, Advanced Telemedicine, Soft Robotics in Healthcare, Biomedical Devices, Cyber-physical Systems

Education

• Ph.D./DIC, Imperial College, London, UK
• M.S., University of Liverpool, UK
• B.S., University of Ulsan (ROTC), South Korea

Courses

Tools for Mechanical Engineering, Design of Mechanical Components, Concepts of Design