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Welcome to Anna (our new Research Engineer & Coordinator) & Summer Interns
Jun. 24, 2019—Anna Wolfe recently completed her Bachelor of Engineering at Vanderbilt University. She brings a passion for advancing prosthetic and orthotic technologies, and we are excited for her to join CREATE as our new Research Engineer & Coordinator. We also have a diverse and talented group of student interns for the summer, most of whom are continuing research...
Tripping people for science! Congrats to Shane & Maura on their new publication!
Jun. 12, 2019—This study published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering & Rehabilitation details a new stumble perturbation system that can trip people at precise moments in stride cycle, enabling us to learn more about human reflexes & how people recover their balance, so we can build similar reflexes into robotic prostheses to reduce falls & injuries in this...
Congrats to Dr. Matthew Yandell on defending his PhD!
Jun. 10, 2019—Matt’s portfolio of research spans from gait biomechanics to ankle exoskeletons and exosuits, with a unique emphasis on physical interface dynamics between the device & user. He has been an outstanding role model, team player and innovator in the lab, and we are lucky he brought his curiosity and talents here to Vanderbilt! Next he’s off to change...
Congrats to Kirsty McDonald & team on new publication in Journal of Biomechanics
May. 25, 2019—Unholey shoes: Experimental considerations when estimating ankle joint complex power during walking and running For studies that aim to assess biological ankle function, calculating ankle joint complex (AJC) power between the calcaneus and shank is recommended over conventional inverse dynamics estimates between a rigid-body foot and shank. However, when designing a new experiment, it remains...
Prof. Zelik publishes Op Ed on real-life supersuits for National Superhero Day (April 28)
Apr. 26, 2019—https://theconversation.com/its-2019-wheres-my-supersuit-115679 The piece has been picked up by >30 media outlets such as HuffPost, Phys.org, Curiosity.com, Orbiter Magazine & Inverse.com.
Popular press article discusses our vision for using wearables to help keep runners injury free
Apr. 16, 2019—In anticipation of the Boston Marathon, inverse.com releases an article on our wearable sensor research to monitor and prevent running-related injuries: https://www.inverse.com/article/54835-wearables-marathon-running-training This vision builds upon Emily’s recent paper that highlighted that ground reaction force metrics (like impact peaks and loading rates) cannot be assumed to reflect injury risk or correlate with loading on muscles,...
Congrats to Maura & Jantzen on receiving NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Apr. 16, 2019—Maura Eveld (Zelik Lab) and Jantzen Lee (Goldfarb Lab) are both members of CREATE, and amongst this year’s recipients of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
National Biomechanics Day draws nearly 400 visitors!
Apr. 12, 2019—National Biomechanics Day, our biggest outreach event of the year got even larger this year, drawing nearly 400 visitors to CREATE over 3 days, including about 250 middle and high school students. Read more here: National Biomechanics Day draws 370+ visitors to assistive tech labs We also participated in the ISBS Twitter competition, and...
Congrats to Matt for his publication on design of a new low-profile ankle exoskeleton
Apr. 7, 2019—https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8667351?arnumber=8667351&source=authoralert Other authors were Josh Tacca (an undergraduate at Vanderbilt, who is now a PhD student at the University of Colorado) and Karl Zelik. This paper also received some nice media write-ups such as: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/vanderbilt-ankle-exoskeleton/ Or for Karl’s Twitter summary: The latest chapter in our quest to create assistive #exoskeletons #exosuits #mechanizedclothing that can integrate...
Congrats to Dr. Eric Honert who successfully defended his PhD dissertation!
Mar. 6, 2019—Eric showcased his rigorous work and keen expertise related to ankle and foot biomechanics. It has been a pleasure and privilege to have him in lab, and to learn with him and from him. He has completed and published an impressive body of work, reflecting his important contributions to this scientific field. Congrats Dr. Honert!! Next month...