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Congrats to the newly minted Dr. Aakash Bajpai!

Congrats to the newly minted Dr. Aakash Bajpai!

Jennifer LeestmaJun 5, 20231 min read

Huge congratulations to Dr. Aakash Bajpai, who successfully defending his dissertation an earned his Ph.D. in Robotics. Aakash’s dissertation is titled “Improving human safety through motion planning, machine learning, and an assistive exoskeleton”. Aakash was co-advised by Dr. Ani Mazumdar…

Now introducing Dr. Dean Molinaro!!

Now introducing Dr. Dean Molinaro!!

Jennifer LeestmaMay 19, 20231 min read

Huge congratulations to Dr. Dean Molinaro on successfully defending his dissertation and earning his Ph.D. in Robotics! Dean’s dissertation is titled “A Framework for Autonomous Exoskeleton Assistance Independent of Activity”. Next up, Dean is heading to Boston, MA where he’ll…

Congratulations to Dr. Dawit Lee on successfully defending his dissertation!

Congratulations to Dr. Dawit Lee on successfully defending his dissertation!

Jennifer LeestmaApr 19, 20231 min read

Huge congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Dawit Lee on successfully defending his dissertation and earning his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering! Dawit’s dissertation is titled “Enhancing human locomotion using a robotic knee exoskeleton”. Congrats Dr. Lee!!

Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Young on receiving the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award!

Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Young on receiving the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award!

Jennifer LeestmaOct 5, 20221 min read

Congratulations to EPIC Lab PI, Dr. Aaron Young, on receiving the prestigious NIH Director’s New Innovator Award! Over the next five years, this grant will provide $2.3 million in funding to improve the intelligence of wearable robots for clinical populations,…

2 EPIC Lab PhD students receive the NDSEG Fellowship!

2 EPIC Lab PhD students receive the NDSEG Fellowship!

Jennifer LeestmaMar 30, 20221 min read

Huge congratulations to Christoph Nuesslein and Carlos Carrasquillo, both first-year Robotics PhD students in the EPIC Lab, on receiving the NDSEG Fellowship! We’re all so proud of you two!