NEWS

Autumn Passes Quals!

Autumn Passes Quals!

Feb 3, 2025

Autumn Passes Quals! Autumn passed her qualifying exam in Bioengineering! We are all so proud of the hard work she put in!

New paper alert!

New paper alert!

Jan 13, 2025

New Paper Alert! We are excited to announce a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics: “Electromyography-Informed Estimates of Joint Contact Forces Within the Lower Back and Knee Joints During a Diverse Set of Industry-Relevant Manual Lifting Tasks”.…

Greg is IRIM Interim Director

Greg is IRIM Interim Director

Jan 6, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Greg Sawicki on being selected to serve as Interim Director for the Institute of  Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM). This is a huge honor and we are all so proud  of him! Read more about this position HERE.

New paper from Kinsey!

New paper from Kinsey!

Dec 16, 2024

New paper from Kinsey! Kinsey successfully published her paper : “Robotic Ankle Exoskeleton and Limb Angle Biofeedback for Assisting Stroke Gait: A Feasibility Study” in IEEE! This was one of the lab’s first studies analyzing biofeedback in combination with exoskeleton…

Manuscript Accepted!

Manuscript Accepted!

Dec 10, 2024

Manuscript Accepted! We are pleased to announce that Kristen’s manuscript “Center of mass states render multijoint torques throughout standing balance recovery” was accepted in the Journal of Neurophysiology

Introducing Candidate Amro!

Introducing Candidate Amro!

Dec 2, 2024

Introducing Candidate Amro! Congratulations to Amro for passing his proposal and officially becoming a Ph.D. Candidate! We are so proud of all the hard work he has put in and are looking forward to what he does next!

Kristen Selected for Rising Stars Program!

Kristen Selected for Rising Stars Program!

Aug 29, 2024

Kristen Selected for Rising Stars Program! Kristen was selected for the CMU Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering Workshop. It will take place at Carnage Melon University on October 3-4, 2024. Congratulations Kristen!!

Congratulations Dr. Leestma!

Congratulations Dr. Leestma!

Aug 1, 2024

Jennifer Leestma has successfully defended her dissertation on robotics exoskeletons in human balance augmentation. Advised by Dr. Aaron Young and Dr. Greg Sawicki, Jenny as been a pillar of the Georgia Tech community and been a mentor to so many.…

Kinsey named 2024 GT Alumni 40 Under 40 honoree

Kinsey named 2024 GT Alumni 40 Under 40 honoree

Jul 17, 2024

Congrats to our very own Kinsey Herrin for her well deserved celebration by the Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Kinsey’s work at the institute is exceptional and we’re so proud to be her colleagues and friends!

Introducing Dr. Govindaraj!

Introducing Dr. Govindaraj!

Jul 12, 2024

Congrats to Thendral Govindaraj for successfully defending her thesis and earning her PhD in Mechanical Engineering! Way to go, Thendral!