You are cordially invited to attend The Installation of Axel Krieger as the Carol Croft Linde Faculty Scholar
Axel Krieger
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Thursday, Jan. 22
3 p.m.
Hackerman Hall, South Lobby
Homewood Campus
Reception to follow
The event will be available via livestream for those unable to attend in person.
For questions or accessibility requests, contact: engineering@jhu.edu or 410-516-8723.
About Axel Krieger
Axel Krieger is the Carol Croft Linde Faculty Scholar and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering with a secondary appointment in computer science. His research focuses on both the fundamental and translational development of novel tools, imaging, and robot control techniques for medical robotics. Specifically, he investigates methodologies that increase smartness and autonomy and improve image guidance of medical robots to perform previously impossible tasks, improve efficiency, and ultimately enhance patient outcomes.
As director of the Intelligent Medical Robotic Systems and Equipment (IMERSE) Lab, Krieger leads a team of students, scientists, and engineers in the research and development of robotic tools and laparoscopic devices. The team made international news in early 2022 when its Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR) performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without the guiding hand of a human—a significant step toward fully automated surgery on humans. He is also a member of the Data Science and AI Institute.
A member of the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR) and the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, as well as an inventor, Krieger has more than 30 patents and patent applications. Before joining Johns Hopkins in 2020, Krieger was an assistant professor at the University of Maryland and a research professor and program lead for smart tools at the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. He spent several years as a product leader at Sentinelle Medical Inc. and Hologic Inc., developing devices and software systems from concept to FDA approval and market introduction.
Krieger completed his undergraduate and master’s degrees at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany and his doctorate at Johns Hopkins, where he pioneered an MRI-guided prostate biopsy robot used in more than 50 patient procedures at three hospitals.
About the Position
The Carol Croft Linde Faculty Scholar Award was established in 2015 through the generosity of L. Gordon Croft, Engr ’56, in honor of his daughter, Carol Croft Linde. The Carol Croft Linde Faculty Scholar Award is a five-year appointment that serves the Whiting School’s mission in a powerful and visible way, recognizing outstanding junior faculty for their scholarship, research, and entrepreneurial thinking.
