Frank Efe Erukainure is a mechanical, mechatronics and robotics engineer. He received the 2023 ICTAS Doctoral Scholars Fellowship at Virginia Tech (VT), USA, which was awarded to the highest-caliber doctoral candidates at VT. Frank is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, where he has done some research projects on electrochemical sensors for water quality monitoring in the Rappahannock River, and biosensors for hepatitis E virus detection. He is currently a member of the MicroNBASE Lab at VT where his research focuses on developing soft robotic systems (synthetic and biohybrid) for biomedical and agricultural applications, such as soft robotic actuators and manipulators, and biosensors for the detection of various biomedical, agricultural, and environmental conditions. Frank is a COREN-registered engineer and a Corporate Member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE). He is also a lecturer and faculty member at Federal University Otuoke (Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering), where he has lectured several degree courses in robotics, mechatronics, control, and automation. Frank also received the 2020 E-JUST Scholarship in Egypt, where he earned a Master of Science degree in mechatronics and robotics engineering at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST). He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from the Federal University of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria. Frank's research interests include Sensors, soft tissue sensing and actuation, tactile sensing, biomechanics and mechanobiology, 3D printing, Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, Micro/nanofabrication, and Precision Agriculture.