Elizabeth Croft

Head of Department

Mechanical Engineering

Professor Croft is recognised internationally as an expert in the field of human robotic interaction. As principal investigator for a world class robotics lab within UBC, she has successfully led large-scale collaborative research projects utilising robots alongside people in aerospace manufacturing, and guided multidisciplinary initiatives with General Motors and other partners. Dr. Croft is now Dean of Engineering for Monash University. 

Her outstanding contributions to education and research have earned Professor Croft considerable acclaim, including the NSERC Accelerator Award from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2007-10), the Alan Blizzard Award, Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in 2008, and the Women of Distinction Award in Education, Training and Development from the Vancouver YWCA in 2013.

Supervisor(s)

Elizabeth Croft

Contact

Elizabeth Croft

Head of Department
, Professor
 Mechanical Engineering
Monash University

Elizabeth.Croft@monash.edu

First Nations land acknowledegement

The UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Origins of Balance Deficits and Falls Research Cluster

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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