Hwan Choi passed his general exam!
Hwan’s proposed PhD General Examination focused on the evaluation of gait and muscle function with ankle foot orthoses in individuals with neurological disorders. Way to go, Hwan!
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Guarav passes his qualifying exam!
Congratulations to Gaurav Mukherjee for passing his qualifying exam!
At the University of Washington the qualifying exam is a combination of written and oral exams that test your knowledge in mechanical engineering. After passing, Gaurav is now officially a PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering.
Sasha Portnova – Best Poster at NWBS!
Sasha Portnova – Northwest Biomechanics Symposium Best Poster Award!
Sasha Portnova, a junior in mechanical engineering who has been doing research in our lab for the past year was awarded the Best Poster Award – BS/MS Category at the 2015 Northwest Biomechanics Symposium. Her research focuses on using 3D-printing to improve the design of upper-extremity orthoses for individuals with spinal cord injury and other neurologic disorders.
Dr. Steele is awarded an NSF CAREER Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Kat Steele on her NSF CAREER Award!
As a recipient, Dr. Steele will focus on individuals who rely on orthoses for assistance while walking, such as cerebral palsy and stroke survivors, in order to improve human ability. Neuromuscular control and musculoskeletal dynamics will be modeled from motion capture in order to create simulations. Dynamic simulation provides an ideal framework to specify and test different neuromuscular control strategies and expand our ability to design optimized exoskeletons. For more information, click HERE.
Ben passes his qualifying exam!
Congratulations to Ben Shuman for passing his qualifying exam!
At the University of Washington the qualifying exam is a combination of written and oral exams that test your knowledge in mechanical engineering. After passing, Ben is now officially a PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering.