Pinhas Ben-Tzvi
Professor
Pinhas Ben-Tzvi
465 Goodwin Hall – 0238
635 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
635 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Dr. Pinhas Ben-Tzvi is currently serving at the U.S. National Science Foundation as a Program Director for the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) in the Research Capacity and Competitiveness (RCC) Section of the Office of Integrative Activities within the Office of the Director.
Tags
- autonomous systems
- biomedical applications
- controls
- design optimization
- dynamics
- exoskeletons
- haptic feedback
- human-robot interaction
- intelligent systems
- kinematics
- machine design
- machine learning
- mathematical analysis
- mechatronics
- medical devices
- modeling
- multibody systems
- nature-inspired innovation
- prosthetics
- prototyping
- robotics
- sensors
- smart materials
- soft robotics
- wearable robotics
Research Interests
- Autonomous mobile robots with symbiosis of mobility and manipulation and modular and reconfigurable mobile robotics for search and rescue and hazardous environment sensing and monitoring
- Design of intelligent biomimetic robotic tails for robust dynamic stabilization and agile maneuvering of mobile robots on rough terrain
- Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch and recovery from naval vessels, and wireless telemetry systems for remote sensing and monitoring in naval applications
- Development and testing of co-operative scalable field robots for casualty extraction and evacuation in hazardous environments (e.g., disaster response; the aftermath of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) event)
- Haptics devices and upper-extremity exoskeletons for robot control and rehabilitation therapy
- Novel sensors and actuators for biomedical applications
Advanced medical devices and robotic systems for precision surgery
See Dr. Ben-Tzvi's publications and research on Google Scholar.
- 2020–Present, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2015–2020, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2014–2015, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, George Washington University
- 2008–2014, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, George Washington University
- 2008–Present, Founder and Director, Robotics and Mechatronics Lab (RML)
- 2006–2008, Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto
- 2006–2008, Consultant, Mobile Robots Division, Engineering Services Inc., Toronto, Canada
- 2002–2008, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto
- 2000–2002, R & D Mechanical Engineer, General Electric Medical Systems
- 1998–2000, Research Assistant, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- 1993–1996, First Sergeant, Israeli Air Force Academy
- 2013, IJCAS Academic Activity Award
- 2013, GW SEAS Outstanding Young Researcher Award
- 2013, GW SEAS Outstanding Young Teacher Award
- 2012, IEEE Senior Member
- 2011, COMSOL Best Paper Award
- 2009, Pi Tau Sigma Faculty Honorary Membership
- 2009, Feature Journal Publication, Sensors & Transducers Journal
- 2008, Robotdalen Scientific Award, Honorable Mention, Eskilstuna, Sweden
- 2008, Governor General’s Gold Medal Award of Canada – Finalist
- 2007, Best Student Paper Award, IEEE ROSE
- 2002–2008, University of Toronto Open Fellowship
- 2000, Summa Cum Laude, B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
- 1998–2000, President’s Honors List Award, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
- 1996–1998, Dean’s Honors List Award, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
- 1998, Award of Outstanding Academic Achievements, Ministry of Education, Israel
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, 2008
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, 2004
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 2000