Alyssa 
Spomer passed the Mechanical Engineering PhD student qualifying examination. After passing, Alyssa is now officially a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering.
Exams
Congratulations to Momona Yamagami for passing her qualifying exam!
This past week Momona Yamagami passed the Electrical Engineering PhD qualifying exam. After passing, Momona is now officially a PhD Candidate in Electrical Engineering.
Congratulations, Ben! Ben Shuman Passes His Ph.D. General Exam
Congratulations to Benjamin Shuman for passing his general exam! He is now officially a Ph.D. Candidate.
Ben’s Ph.D. committee agreed his scientific work to date and proposed final gait modeling project will culminate in the award of his Ph.D. in one year’s time.
To celebrate, a fellow lab member created a humorous photo with Ben’s face pasted into a movie still-frame. Congratulations again, Ben!
Jessica Zistatsis Successfully Defends Her Master’s Thesis
Jessica Zistatsis has successfully defended her Master’s Thesis here at the University of Washington, in Dr. Steele’s Ability & Innovation Lab.
To complete her Master’s in full, Jessica will be submitting and disseminating her thesis, A Passive Pediatric Exoskeleton to Improve the Walking Ability of Children with Neuromuscular Disorders.
To begin watching Jessica’s defense, you may view Part 1 on YouTube HERE, or directly below:
Our lab could not be more proud! To help celebrate her successful defense, the lab drafted a flyer depicting an empowered Godzilla wearing PlayGait, Jessica’s pediatric exoskeleton. Here’s hoping future children will use their newfound superpowers for good, unlike our friend in this picture!
Hwan Choi’s PhD Final Examination – December 8th
Hwan Choi, our young lab’s first PhD student, will have his PhD Final Examination next week.
He will present his work on the Evaluation of Gait and Muscle Function with Ankle Foot Orthoses. All are welcome to attend:
Location: Allen Auditorium
Thursday, December 8th, 2016 at 2:00pm
Congratulations, Hwan!