Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio

Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio is an engineer and professor at Princeton University who is known for her work on robotics. She received the Alan T. Waterman Award in 2024.

Education and career Kramer-Bottiglio received her B.S. from Johns Hopkins University in 2007. In 2008 she received an M.S. from the University of California, Berkeley. She earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2012. After Harvard University she moved to Purdue University as an assistant professor before moving to Yale University in 2017. In 2019 Kramer-Bottiglio was named the John J. Lee Professor of Engineering at Yale University. As of July 2026 she is a professor at Princeton University in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Research Kramer-Bottiglio is known for her work on robotics, specifically focusing on robots that change their structure depending on the task needed. She led the development of a robot that is able to move in the water and on land. She has also worked on robots that can remove portions of their structure, if needed.

Awards and honors Kramer-Bottiglio received a PECASE award in 2019. In 2024 Kramer-Bottiglio received the Alan T. Waterman Award from the United States' National Science Foundation.

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