# Mable Fok

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**Mable P. Fok** is a Chinese and American researcher in [photonics](/source/Photonics) and [soft robotics](/source/Soft_robotics), including [bio-inspired photonics](/source/Bio-inspired_photonics), [optical neural networks](/source/Optical_neural_network), [fiber-optic sensors](/source/Fiber-optic_sensor) for sensing the shapes of soft materials, [microwave](/source/Microwave) photonics,[1] and the design of soft robot grippers.[2] She is a professor of engineering, assistant dean for academic and faculty affairs, and director of the Photonics and Soft Robotics Lab at the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia).[3]

## Education and career

Fok was a student of [electronic engineering](/source/Electronic_engineering) at the [Chinese University of Hong Kong](/source/Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong), where she received a bachelor's degree in 2002, a master's degree in 2004, and a Ph.D. in 2007.[3]

She joined the University of Georgia in 2012,[4] after postdoctoral research at [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University). She was promoted to associate professor in 2017, and to full professor in 2023.[3] She was appointed as assistant dean in 2023.[5]

## Recognition

Fok was elected as a Fellow of [Optica](/source/Optica_(society)), in the 2026 class of fellows, "for seminal contributions to the adaptive and flexible use of fiber optics for soft material sensing and bioinspired microwave photonic systems".[1]

## References

1. ["Meet the 2026 Optica Fellows"](https://www.optica.org/get_involved/awards_and_honors/fellow_members/elected_fellows/), *Elected Fellows*, Optica, retrieved 2026-04-11

1. Coxworth, Ben (December 16, 2020), ["Plant-inspired gripper winds itself around objects"](https://newatlas.com/robotics/twining-plant-inspired-gripper/), *New Atlas*, retrieved 2026-04-11

1. ["Mable Fok, Ph.D."](https://engineering.uga.edu/team_member/mable-fok/), *Directory*, University of Georgia College of Engineering, retrieved 2026-04-11

1. ["UGA welcomes new faculty"](https://news.uga.edu/uga-welcomes-new-faculty3/), *UGa Today*, University of Georgia, September 24, 2012, retrieved 2026-04-11

1. ["Mable Fok appointed assistant dean for academic and faculty affairs"](https://engineering.uga.edu/mable-fok-appointed-assistant-dean-for-academic-and-faculty-affairs/), *News*, University of Georgia College of Engineering, November 29, 2023, retrieved 2026-04-11

## External links

- [UGA Photonics and Soft Robotics Lab](https://wave.engr.uga.edu/)

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