# Veronica Santos

PROFESSOR
MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
BIOENGINEERING

Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Faculty Affairs

Rm. 3731-J, Boelter Hall

Email: vjsantos@ucla.edu
Phone: (310) 825-2125
Fax:

Websites

- UCLA Biomechatronics Laboratory (Director)

##### RESEARCH AND INTERESTS

Grasp and manipulation, hand biomechanics, haptics, human-machine systems, machine learning, machine perception, neural control of movement, prosthetics, robotics, stochastic modeling, tactile sensors.

##### NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS

Google Scholar page

##### IN THE NEWS

- A Three-Fingered, Mine-defusing Robot Hand Promises Stealth and Safety | ASME, November 2022
- Sarcos is Developing a 'Human-Like' Robotic Hand to Help the US Navy in Safely Defusing Mines | Tech Times, September 2022
- This Pittsburgh Company Is Building A Robotic Hand For The US Navy To Safely Defuse Mines | Forbes, September 2022
- Giving Back the Sense of Touch to Amputees| Think with Kera, July 2022
- RE2 Achieves Technical Milestone with Robotic Gripper for US Navy | Naval Technology, July 2022
- RE2 Hits Technical Milestone with STARFISH Robotic Gripper | The Robot Report, July 2022
- Artificial Intelligence and Moral Issues: AI Between War and Self-consciousness | Modern Diplomacy, June 2022
- The Audacious Science Pushing the Boundaries of Human Touch | National Geographic, June 2022 (subscription required)
- Teaching Robots to Touch | Nature, May 2022
- Giving Robots a Sense of Touch | Mission Unstoppable, June 2021
- $100-million gift to UCLA shows growing role of private donors in public universities | Los Angeles Times, June 2019

##### EDUCATION

- Cornell University, 2007
  - Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with Biometry minor
- University of California, at Berkeley, 1999
  - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Music minor

##### AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

- 2018: Robohub.org list of “25 women in robotics you need to know about”
- 2018-2019: Defense Science Study Group Selectee
- 2017: UCLA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept. Teaching Award
- 2010: National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium Selectee
- 2010: National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program CAREER Award