NEWS
Jennifer Leestma Presents at Motek Research User Meeting!
Congratulations to Jenny Leestma, PhD student in EPIC and PoWeR Labs, for giving a great presentation showcasing our use of the CAREN system to push the boundaries of stability research! She presented our projects investigating stability during platform translations and…
PoWeR Lab @ Atlanta Science Festival 2022!
Congratulations to Jonathan Gosyne for organizing a great Atlanta Science Festival Event this year! Jonathan got to show off the loadsol system he was awarded from the 2021 National Biomechanics Day competition, in addition to ultrasound, the CAREN system, and…
PoWeR Lab PhD Student Jonathan Gosyne is a GT 3MT Finalist!
Congratulations to Jonathan Gosyne for being selected as a finalist for the Georgia Tech 3 Minute Thesis competition! Jonathan will present his graduate research in a 3 minute talk entitled, “Going Off Road – Moving in Sand, Snow, and Mud”…
Running birds reveal secrets for legged robot design – New article by Drs. Jonas Rubenson and Greg Sawicki
Jonas Rubenson from Penn State and PoWeR Lab PI Greg Sawicki have just published a Focus article in Science Robotics with their take on the potential of using lower limb designs inspired by birds in robotics. They describe the potential…
PoWeR Lab to co-host the Atlanta Science Festival 2022!
The PoWeR Lab will be partnering with SCIENCE ATL and numerous other labs, research groups and local companies to co-host the Atlanta Science Festival 2022 on March 19th! The event will be open to all ages and will include live…
PoWeR Lab set to host National Biomechanics Day event on March 30!
Shout out to PoWeR Lab PhD students Jenny Leestma and Jonathan Gosyne as well as Postdoc alumnus Max Shepherd for coordinating a National Biomechanics Day event at PoWeR lab complete with activities, demos, and career information panels! The event will…
Zachary White selected for the B-SURE program!
Congratulations to previous ENGAGES student Zachary White for his acceptance into the inaugural class of the ASB B-SURE program! The program will support Zach’s research this summer as he is mentored by PoWeR Lab PhD student Jordyn Schroeder.
Jonathan Gosyne Best TA in GT Mechanical Engineering!
Congratulations to PoWeR Lab PhD student Jonathan Gosyne for earning the distinction of being the best TA in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. He is now a candidate for being the best TA at the institute level!
New Pre-Print on Mechanical Energetics of Perturbed Walking!
New pre-print on mechanical energetics of walking with treadmill perturbations! We used mechanical energetics to quantify the demand of treadmill belt speed perturbations during walking. We found the perturbed ankle and contralateral knee best reflected overall leg-level demand. Work by…
Sparsh Kudrimoti Wins PURA Award!
Congratulations to 2nd-year undergraduate student Sparsh Kudrimoti for winning a PURA to fund his research in spring 2022! He will be mentored by PoWeR Lab PhD student Pawel Golyski.