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Sasha Portnova

Sasha Portnova

EDUCATION

B.S. Mechanical Engineering – University of Washington

M.S. Mechanical Engineering – Northwestern University

PhD Mechanical Engineering – Northwestern University

RESEARCH INTEREST

Sasha is excited about projects where engineering solutions meet medical needs, specifically those that enable individuals with disabilities interact with the world around them in a more inclusive environment. In the past, she has worked on developing affordable and customizable orthotic devices for individuals with spinal cord injuries and attempted to simplify control methods for complex prosthetic hands. As a postdoc at UW, Sasha hopes to improve accessibility of commercially-available hand-tracking devices and utilize them as tools for remote hand rehabilitation.

HOBBIES

 Ice hockey, hiking, crocheting, amigurumi

Megan Ebers

Megan Ebers

EDUCATION

BS in Mechanical Engineering, minor in Biomechanical Engineering – Colorado School of Mines

RESEARCH INTEREST

Megan is interested in using data-driven approaches to predict changes in movement after brain injury. She is currently investigating if discrepancy modeling with data-driven approaches enable more accurate dynamic solutions of bipedal locomotion with both impaired and unimpaired control.

 HOBBIES

Hiking mountains, Rock climbing, Trail running, Snowboarding

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