Congratulations to Alyssa Spomer for passing her general exam!
Alyssa’s proposed work titled Evaluating Adaptation to Multimodal Biofeedback in Cerebral Palsy was approved by her Ph.D. committee. Way to go Alyssa!
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Introducing Dr. Rosenberg
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Rosenberg on earning his Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering! Dr. Rosenberg’s PhD thesis dissertation was titled Modeling and predicting subject-specific response to ankle exoskeletons. Congratulations and the best of luck as you move forward at Emory University.
Momona Yamagami wins the College of Engineering Student Research Award. Congratulations Momona!
The College of Engineering Awards acknowledges the extraordinary efforts of the college’s teaching and research assistants, staff, and faculty members. Momona Yamagami was selected for the 2021 Student Research Award. Congratulations Momona!
Momona Yamagami is an innovative researcher who focuses on developing novel accessible technologies with translational impact. In her first year, she helped build an interdisciplinary research program that blended neuroengineering, human-computer interaction and rehabilitation at the Amplifying Motion and Performance (AMP) Lab to evaluate and mitigate symptoms of Parkinson’s disease using virtual reality. Dedicated to building accessible and inclusive technology, she is working to apply control theory and artificial intelligence to improve device accessibility for people with and without limited motion.
“Momona is a truly exceptional student with a demonstrated history of leadership in research and education. We cannot wait to see where Momona steers her career trajectory and research contributions.”
Kat Steele on BOOM talking mobility, accessibility, and design
BOOM! Kat Steele was recently a guest speaker on the fantastic podcast BOOM: Biomechanics On Our Minds hosted by Melissa Boswell and Hannah O’Day. Kat joined BOOM for their first episode of a four-part series discussing mobility, accessibility, and design.
Definitely give this episode a listen on SoundCloud, Spotify, or Apple Podcast, and follow along with the rest of the four-part series and all great BOOM content on the same podcast services.
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NSF Convergence Accelerator | Living Better through Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology
A second NSF Convergence Accelerator focused on increasing access and inclusion. The LIBERATE workshop is focused on Living Better through Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology.
As an NSF Convergence Accelerator, participants will seek to identify pathways that could be pursued by multidisciplinary teams to get solutions at least to a prototype stage in 3-5 years. The long-term goal from this workshop is to kickstart the next wave of technologies that will empower people with disabilities.
Dr. Steele will be participating and presenting some kernels of ideas for inclusion, especially highlighting recent work from CREATE.
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Email Dr. Steele (kmsteele – at – uw – dot – edu) with questions, comments, or suggestions.