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Georgia Tech Partners on $15M NSF Grant to Explore Muscle Dynamics

Georgia Tech Partners on $15M NSF Grant to Explore Muscle Dynamics

Mar 7, 2024

Congrats to Greg and other affiliated PIs for being awarded NSF funding for IMSI: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $15 million to an interdisciplinary team spanning 21 institutions across the country. The six-year funding will support the Integrative Movement…

New paper: Hip exoskeleton design and validation for balance modulation

New paper: Hip exoskeleton design and validation for balance modulation

Feb 28, 2024

We’re excited to share our new paper, “Dynamic Duo: Design and Validation of an Autonomous Frontal and Sagittal Actuating Hip Exoskeleton for Balance Modulation During Perturbed Locomotion,” published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters today. In this work, we present…

Washington Post Feature + New Paper: Could wearing high heels be good for you?

Washington Post Feature + New Paper: Could wearing high heels be good for you?

Feb 21, 2024

Check out WaPo’s feature on Jordyn’s project investigating the effects of different footwear on walking economy.

Kinsey in the Spotlight! Atlanta News First features exoskeleton research

Kinsey in the Spotlight! Atlanta News First features exoskeleton research

Feb 13, 2024

Check out Atlanta News First’s new piece highlighting the awesome work of our very own Kinsey Herrin and the EPIC lab featuring exoskeletons developed in the labs!

Balance perturbation study makes JEB’s Shortlist for Outstanding Paper Prize

Balance perturbation study makes JEB’s Shortlist for Outstanding Paper Prize

Feb 8, 2024

Jenny Leestma’s study investigating how people recover balance after stumbling is highlighted in the Journal of Experimental Biology Outstanding Paper prize shortlist. Congrats, team!

Jenny wins big in CRIDC poster competition!

Jenny wins big in CRIDC poster competition!

Feb 8, 2024

Congrats to Jenny Leestma for winning an award of $2000 in the Career, Research, and Innovation Development Conference! Jenny plans to use the Executive VP for Research Award to fund her travels to the International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and…

Congrats to Qingyi Lou, MS!

Congrats to Qingyi Lou, MS!

Jan 2, 2024

Congrats to Qingyi on completing her M.S. in Bioengineering and successfully defending her masters’ thesis. We’re so proud of you, Qy!

Greg talks shop with Humotech

Greg talks shop with Humotech

Dec 12, 2023

Check out Greg’s guest appearance on Humotech’s podcast, “The Human Part of Humotech.” In this interview, Greg shares his research journey from studying biology to building robots, and how he connects the two to unlock insights that are advancing the…

Candidate Alert! Melody passes her proposal

Candidate Alert! Melody passes her proposal

Dec 8, 2023

Congratulations to Melody Modarressi for passing her qualifying exams/proposal as part of the Biology PhD program and officially becoming a PhD candidate.

Jenny awarded Woodruff Fellowship for Mentoring

Jenny awarded Woodruff Fellowship for Mentoring

Nov 3, 2023

Massive congrats to Jenny Leestma for receiving a Woodruff School fellowship in recognition of her dedication to mentoring. Jenny has been mentoring since her first year with the PoWeR Lab. We’re so proud of you, Jenny!