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Chatting about muscles and tendons at Zoo Biomechanics Day!

Chatting about muscles and tendons at Zoo Biomechanics Day!

Mar 22, 2023

We had tons of fun imaging muscles and tendons and chatting about human movement at the Biomechanics Day: Animals in Motion event at Zoo Atlanta! One of many awesome events part of ATL Science Festival this year.

“Unleashing the Power of Exoskeletons” at ATL Science Tavern

“Unleashing the Power of Exoskeletons” at ATL Science Tavern

Feb 25, 2023

Lindsey Trejo and Ben Shafer will be giving a talk tonight (Saturday, Feb. 25) at 7pm at Manuel’s Tavern as part of the the ATL Science Tavern series. This series is open to the public and meant for non-expert audiences,…

New article out in Science Robotics!

New article out in Science Robotics!

Feb 15, 2023

We’re excited to share our new work “Exoskeletons need to react faster than physiological responses to improve standing balance” in Science Robotics. We found that exoboot assistance that responds faster than human reflexes augment standing balance, allowing users to withstand…

Jordyn named a Women of Woodruff Fellow!

Jordyn named a Women of Woodruff Fellow!

Feb 8, 2023

Congratulations to PoWeR PhD Candidate, Jordyn Schroeder, who was just named an inaugural Women of Woodruff Fellow. We’re very proud of Jordyn, who has been significantly involved in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering throughout her time at Georgia Tech.

Jenny wins at CRIDC poster competition!

Jenny wins at CRIDC poster competition!

Feb 2, 2023

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Jenny Leestma on winning the Provost Award at the Georgia Tech Career, Research, and Innovation Development Conference (CRIDC)!

Congrats to Courtney Smith on many milestones!

Congrats to Courtney Smith on many milestones!

Dec 16, 2022

Huge congratulations to Courtney Smith on completing her year at a Petit Scholar, her BS in Biomedical Engineering, and three incredible years of research with us in the PoWeR Lab (+ EPIC Lab)! Courtney focused her last year on deep…

Now introducing Dr. Gosyne!

Now introducing Dr. Gosyne!

Dec 9, 2022

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Jonathan Gosyne! Jonathan successfully defending his PhD on “Merging Terradynamics and musculotendon Neuromechanics: Towards wearable robots for augmented human locomotion on non-uniform surfaces”.

Dr. Laksh has entered the building!

Dr. Laksh has entered the building!

Dec 2, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Laksh Kumar Punith, who successfully defended his dissertation and completed his PhD in Robotics. His dissertation is titled “Neuromechanics And Augmentation Of Muscle-Tendon Actuators In Unsteady Cyclic Tasks”.

Dr. Kristen Jakubowski wins ASEE Postdoctoral Fellowship!

Dr. Kristen Jakubowski wins ASEE Postdoctoral Fellowship!

Aug 9, 2022

Huge congratulations to Dr. Kristen Jakubowski on being awarded the ASEE Postdoctoral Fellowship! Kristen is joining our lab as a postdoctoral fellow next month and will be co-advised by Dr. Lena Ting. Read more about her work here.

PoWeR Lab Alum Pawel Golyski Featured in Georgia Tech Research News

PoWeR Lab Alum Pawel Golyski Featured in Georgia Tech Research News

Jul 31, 2022

Dr. Pawel Golyski, a recently graduated Ph.D. student of the PoWeR Lab, has been featured in Georgia Tech news for his work investigating the connection between mechanical energy and stability during walking, in addition to his ASB Pre-Doctoral Award. Check…