Personnel
Principal Investigator
Prof. Karl Zelik
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Curriculum Vitae
karl.zelik [at] vanderbilt.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Gerasimos Bastas, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Director of Limb Loss Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Key Expertise: Prosthetics & Amputation-Related Care
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/pmr/person/gerasimos-bastas-md-phd
Dr. Aaron Yang, MD
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Medical Director, Outpatient Services
Associate Program Director, Residency Training Program, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Key Expertise: Non-Operative Management of Back Pain
medschool.vanderbilt.edu/pmr/person/aaron-yang-md
Dr. Leon Scott, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Division of Sports Medicine
Key Expertise: Sports Injury
https://www.vumc.org/vscc-research/person/leon-scott-md
Peter Volgyesi, MS
Research Scientist
Institute for Software Integrated Systems
Key Expertise: Sensor Fusion & Machine Learning
http://www.volgy.com/
Postdoctoral Research Scholars
Dr. Derek Wolf, PhD
PhD Mechanical Engineering, Cleveland State University
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Research Staff
Chad Ice
Mechanical Design and Innovation Engineer
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, NC State University
Shimra Fine
Exosuit Technician
M.S. Textiles, Merchandising, and Design with Specialization in Textile Science, University of Rhode Island
B.F.A. Production Design with Concentration in Costumes, Savannah College of Art and Design
Katherine Rodzak
Research Engineer and Coordinator
M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
PhD Students
Cameron Nurse
M.S. Bioengineering, Northeastern University
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
Paul Slaughter
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rachel Teater
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University
David Ziemnicki
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. Mechanical Engineering & B.A. French Language, University of Texas at Austin
Shane King (shane.t.king@vanderbilt.edu)
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University
Maura Eveld (maura.e.eveld@vanderbilt.edu)
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
BS & MS Students
Lauren Grohowski
Mechanical Engineering
Jeremiah Egolf
Biomedical Engineering
Kathryn Lee
Biomedical Engineering