Jonathan B. Hopkins
Jonathan Brigham Hopkins is a professor of mechanical engineering at UCLA where he serves as Director of the Flexible Research Group and Vice-Chair for Graduate Affairs. Hopkins created the Freedom and Constraint Topologies (F.A.C.T.) system of mechanical design, especially for the design of compliant mechanisms.
Dr. Jonathan Brigham Hopkins | |
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| Education | Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. 2010, M.S. 2007, B.S. 2005 |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Employer(s) | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Known for | Compliant mechanism and metamaterials research and design |
| Notable work | Creator of F.A.C.T. mechanical design framework |
| Title | ASME Fellow and Director of the Flexible Research Group at UCLA |
| Awards | Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2013) |
| Website | https://flexible.seas.ucla.edu/ |
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