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Sangeun “Sam” Song<\/strong>, MSc, PhD, DIC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Medical Robotics
F. T. Harrington Endowed Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E\u2011mail:<\/strong> ssong@uakron.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Office:<\/strong> ASEC N 108B<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Experiences

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Associate Professor & F. T. Harrington Endowed Chair \u00b7 2023\/08 \u2013 Current
Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME<\/strong>), Joint appointments at the Departments of Biomedical Engineering (BME<\/strong>), and Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE<\/strong>), The University of Akron<\/strong>, Akron, U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor \u00b7 2015\/08 \u2013 2023\/05
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE<\/strong>), Joint appointment at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE<\/strong>), University of Central Florida<\/strong>, Orlando, U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Associate \u00b7 2014\/07 \u2013 2015\/07
BioDesign Laboratory, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Wyss Institute <\/strong>for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University<\/strong>, Boston, U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructor in Radiology \u00b7 2010\/10 \u2013 2014\/06
Surgical Navigation & Robotics Laboratory, NIH National Center for Image-guided Therapy (NCIGT), Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Harvard Medical School<\/strong>, Boston, U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Research Scientist \u00b7 2008\/08 \u2013 2010\/10
NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) and Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University<\/strong> (Johns Hopkins Medicine), Baltimore, U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Scientist \u00b7 2006\/11 \u2013 2008\/07
Institute for Computer Assisted Orthopedic Surgery (ICAOS), Western Pennsylvania Hospital<\/strong> (Carnegie Mellon University), Pittsburgh, U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Fellow \u00b7 2006\/01 \u2013 2006\/10
Neuromotor Control Lab., Mechanical Engineering Department, University of British Columbia<\/strong> (Vancouver General Hospital), Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Lieutenant \u00b7 1995\/03 \u2013 1997\/06
Republic of Korea Army, South Korea<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Education

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PhD<\/strong> in Mechanical Engineering (Medical Robotics) \u00b7 2005\/12
Mechatronics In Medicine Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London<\/strong>, London, U.K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSc<\/strong> in Mechanical Systems Engineering \u00b7 1999\/10 \u2013 2000\/12
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, University of Liverpool<\/strong>, Liverpool, U.K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BSc<\/strong> in Mechanical Engineering \u00b7 1991\/03 \u2013 1992\/02
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Reserved Officers\u2019 Training Corps (ROTC), University of Ulsan<\/strong>, Ulsan, South Korea.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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