Sochol, Ryan D.
Director, Maryland Robotics Center
Associate Professor
Fischell Institute Fellow
Associate Professor
Fischell Institute Fellow
Mechanical Engineering
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Maryland Robotics Center
The Institute for Systems Research
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Maryland Robotics Center
The Institute for Systems Research
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
3156 Brendan Iribe Center
BACKGROUND
Prof. Sochol’s Bioinspired Advanced Manufacturing (BAM) Laboratory pioneers micro/nanoscale additive manufacturing or “3D printing” strategies that advance life sciences and biomedical applications to, ultimately, benefit human health and well-being. These efforts rely primarily on an alternative 3D printing technology called “Two-Photon Direct Laser Writing”, including using the recently acquired state-of-the-art 3D micro/nanoprinter housed in Prof. Sochol's lab (which is accessible to internal and external users).
Dr. Sochol currently serves as Director of the Maryland Robotics Center (MRC) and holds a joint appointment as an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering & the Institute for Systems Research (ISR). Dr. Sochol is also Fischell Institute Fellow of the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices and an affiliate faculty member of the Fischell Department of Bioengineering.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (2011)
- M.S., University of California, Berkeley (2009)
- B.S., Northwestern University (2006)
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
- NIH Fellow within the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- Director/Founder of the Micro Mechanical Methods for Biology (M3B) Laboratory Program within the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center at the University of California, Berkeley
- Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow within the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering/Springer Nature Outstanding Paper Award | 2026
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering/Springer Nature Best Oral Presentation Award – Runner Up | 2025
- E. Robert Kent Outstanding Teaching Award for Junior Faculty | 2025
- IEEE MEMS Outstanding Oral Presentation Award | 2025
- ASME Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering | 2024
- IMT Masken und Teilungen AG - Microfluidics on Glass Award | 2024
- Microsystems & Nanoengineering/Springer Nature Outstanding Paper Award | 2024
- Micromachines – MDPI Outstanding Poster Award | 2024
- Advanced Materials Technologies “Rising Star” | 2023
- Springer Nature Best Paper Award – Runner Up | 2022
- Springer Nature Best Poster Award – Finalist | 2022
- JMM “Early Career Award” | 2021
- JMM “Emerging Leader” | 2021
- IEEE MEMS Outstanding Paper Award | 2021
- NSF CAREER Award | 2020
- IEEE MEMS Art in Microtechnology Award – Finalist | 2020
- µTAS Art in Science Award – Runner Up | 2019
- IEEE MEMS Outstanding Paper Award | 2019
- Gemstone Mentor of the Year Award – Sophomore Team | 2017
Primary Courses
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ENME 416 / ENME 744: Additive Manufacturing
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ENME 299Z: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to Machine Design
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VIPS 208R / 308R / 408R: 3D-Printed Video Game-Playing Soft Robots