NEWS
That’s PROFESSOR to you: Congrats, Prof. Greg!
Huge congrats to Dr. Greg Sawicki for his appointment to full Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biological Sciences! Go Prof. Sawicki!
Georgia Tech Partners on $15M NSF Grant to Explore Muscle Dynamics
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
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?
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
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
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!
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 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
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
Congratulations to Melody Modarressi for passing her qualifying exams/proposal as part of the Biology PhD program and officially becoming a PhD candidate.