It is bittersweet that Lauren and Nathan are graduating as Masters of Science as they make the transition to Ability and Innovation Lab alumni. The two are pictured below in their new purple hats during a lab social celebrating their graduation (including homemade apple pie). Good luck to you both on your future endevours, you will be missed!
Author: Keshia
The EMG team visits a lab in Rehabilitation Medicine
Our electromyography (EMG) team of researchers learned about arm anatomy while on a visit to Rehabilitation Medicine. Destiny Mora, Henry Ong, and Khalil Somanik collaborate on the long-term collection of EMG for their research within the Ability and Innovation Lab. They focused on the insertion and origin of muscles used in their research and examined placement locations for electrodes. Gaurav Mukherjee, who is working on active upper-extremity exoskeletons, learned about musculotendon structures within the hand.
Congratulations to Bradley Wachter and Michael MacConnell on being named Mary Gates Scholars
Michael and Bradley, both undergraduate researchers in the Ability and Innovation Lab, have individually earned the title of Mary Gates Scholars. The Mary Gates Research Scholarship is highly competitive and allows students to focus more attention and time on their research projects while being supported financially for two quarters. Michael will continue working on the ankle foot orthosis (AFO) project which utilizes motion tracking, ultrasound, and finite element analysis to find the optimal stiffness. Bradley will be developing a low-cost, open source orthosis to improve mobility for individuals with impaired hand function. Congratulations to you both!
Bilge Soran presents her work at ICCV in Santiago, Chile
This week, Bilge Soran gave a presentation of her work at the International Conference on Computer Vision in Chile. Congratulations for sharing your work on generating notifications for missing actions in a given activity at such a premier conference.
Upcoming Webinars for Graduate Students and Academics
Join us for the following AccessEngineering Webinars! If you would like to attend one or more, please register for the respective topic by following the link provided. (Please note, all of the webinars are scheduled in Eastern Daylight Time)
Choosing and Delivering a High Quality Online Program
Friday, Dec 4th, 2015 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (EDT)
About the Webinar:
This webinar will focus on three aspects of distance education: (1) how Kettering University Online develops high quality online programs; (2) how can students choose a high quality online program to enroll; and (3) how can potential instructors find a high quality institution to teach. There will be presentations and Q&A sessions about each aspect.
Presenter: Dr. Christine Wallace
AccessEngineering: Strategies to support individuals with disabilities pursuing careers in engineering – Part 1
Monday, December 7th, 2015 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (EDT)
About the Webinar:
This webinar focuses on a new NSF initiative, AccessEngineering, which (1) supports and promotes individuals with disabilities in pursuing engineering, and (2) integrates universal design and accessibility topics into the engineering curriculum. In particular, this webinar will discuss topics including communication tips and how you can best support individuals with disabilities in engineering, and best practices for making makerspaces, labs and machine shops accessible.
Presenters: Sheryl Burgstahler, Richard Ladner, Maya Cakmak, Kat Steele, Brianna Blaser
Patents: An Introduction for Inventors, Part One
Friday, December 11th, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (EDT)
About the Webinar:
This presentation series is a basic introduction to patents and an overview of issues and practices to be considered by prospective patent inventors and patent owners. Part One focuses on providing a basic overview of patents and need-to-know information for inventors to streamline the patenting process. The basic overview explains what patents are, how patents relate to other forms of intellectual property, what requirements must be met for patenting an invention in the U.S., basic considerations for patenting an invention internationally, and how patents provide value to their owners. The overview of information for inventors covers inventorship and ownership issues, when to file for a patent, how to avoid sinking a patent application with one’s own publications, and various good practices for inventors to follow regarding disclosures and record-keeping.
Presenter: Michael Gamble
AccessEngineering: Strategies to support individuals with disabilities pursuing careers in engineering – Part 2
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm (EDT)
About the Webinar:
This webinar focuses on a new NSF initiative, AccessEngineering, which (1) supports and promotes individuals with disabilities in pursuing engineering, and (2) integrates universal design and accessibility topics into the engineering curriculum. In particular, this webinar will discuss topics including communication tips and how you can best support individuals with disabilities in engineering, and best practices for making makerspaces, labs and machine shops accessible. Part 2 of this webinar series will focus on strategies for easily integrating universal design and accessibility topics into engineering education.
Presenters: Sheryl Burgstahler, Richard Ladner, Maya Cakmak, Kat Steele