Grand Hamdan Award for Brad Nelson
Brad Nelson, ETH Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), receives the Grand Hamdan International Award for his research on nanorobots for healthcare.
The Grand Hamdan International Award 2019-2020 in the field of artificial intelligence in healthcare was presented on 9 December 2020 during the external page Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences ceremony. With this award, the Gulf States recognize individuals, universities, and research centers for their outstanding achievements in the field of medicine. Brad Nelson, Professor of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, receives the award for his work on soft nanorobots capable of interacting with human tissue.
The Grand Hamdan International Award is awarded not only for the quality of the research but also for the dedication to the alleviation of human suffering. The major deciding factor is a research breakthrough with the potential to have a major impact on healthcare.