Dr Ebubekir Avci

Associate Investigator

Functional Nanostructures

Phone:

+64 6 356 9099, ext. 84146

Address:
Massey University Manawatū
Private Bag 11 222
Palmerston North 4442

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• E.Avci@massey.ac.nz
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Biography

Dr Ebubekir Avci received his PhD degree in robotics from Osaka University, Japan and was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Toyota Technological Institute, Japan in the field of parallel mechanism robots. Then, he was a Research Associate with the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College, London. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Mechatronics and Robotics at Massey University.

Research interests

Ebu’s research is focused on applying robotics approaches to bio-medical field in small scales. His research interests include nano-scale robots for molecule analysis, micro-scale robots for cell manipulation, and millimeter-scale robots for GI Tract analysis. In addition, he is interested in micro-nano manufacturing to develop novel smart mechanisms.