NEWS

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! 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 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!!

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.…

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!

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

Massive congratulations to Felicia Davenport for successfully defending her thesis and earning her PhD in BioEngineering! Next up, Felicia heads to her home state of Ohio to join the Air Force Research Lab at the end of summer. We’ll miss you,…

Felicia Davenport takes home the gold with the ASB Diversity Travel Award. Congrats, Felicia!

Congrats to Associate Professors Gregory Sawicki and Aaron Young, and others from the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, for being awarded a five-year, $2.6 million Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The R01…

Jenny Leestma stays winning as she was awarded the 2024 ASB Pre-Doctoral Achievement Award. Congrats, Jenny!