Eric Markvicka

Eric Markvicka serves as the Robert F. and Myrna L. Krohn Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since January 2019, having previously held roles at Carnegie Mellon University as a Visiting Researcher and Research Assistant in the Soft Machines Lab. Markvicka has experience as a Senior Design Engineer at Arieca LLC, focusing on thermally conductive rubber, and served as a Research Assistant in the Advanced Surgical Technologies Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Internships include work at Honeybee Robotics, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Johnson Space Center, contributing to various projects in medical robotics and space exploration. Markvicka holds a PhD and MS in Robotics and an MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering, all from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.