Jeff Hawks

Jeff Hawks received his Bachelors, Masters, and PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Jeff Hawks has expertise with robotic and mechatronic systems. He has a deep interest in developing robotic technology to assist agriculture and farming. Dr. Hawks grew up on a farm in a small Nebraska town and is familiar with the scope and requirements of this project. Most recently, Dr. Hawks conducts research on biomedical devices for NASA and surgical robots. Dr. Jeff Hawks has also worked at the Army Research Laboratories on autonomous and semi-autonomous robots used for the military. He believes that the proposed project is an excellent method to transfer robotic technology to agriculture production safety and increase the compliance with OSHA regulations with intuitive technology