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