People
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Jonathon Schofield
Principal Investigator
Dr. Schofield works to improve user acceptance and promote the seamless integration of humans and assistive medical devices, leveraging techniques in bio-robotic control and feedback, sensory-motor neural interfaces, and cognitive-perceptual neurosciences. The BEAR Lab performs interdisciplinary research at the interface of mechanical and electrical engineering, neurosciences and rehabilitation medicine to address unmet clinical needs and understand how humans engage with intelligent technologies such as robotic prostheses and powered exoskeleton orthoses, among many others.
Contact: jschofield @ucdavis.edu
Graduate Students
Marcus Battraw
PhD Candidate
Bachelor's in Mechatronic Engineering and Applied Mathematics
Marcus seeks to remove barriers hindering pediatric device adoption by leveraging adult prosthetic technologies. His objective is to provide multiple grasp configurations and intuitive control through pattern recognition of muscle activity in the affected limbs.
Contact: mabattraw @ucdavis.edu
Kihun Hong
PhD Candidate
Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Masters in Mechanical Engineering
Kihun works to improve the seamless interaction between humans and
robotic manipulators by using sophisticated sensory feedback. His goal is to develop haptic interfaces for users to intuitively understand the movement of robotic devices.
Contact: kihong@ucdavis.edu
Hayley Kumagai
Master's Student
Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Hayley is interested in working with medical devices and is currently analyzing the precision and accuracy of motion capture systems for hand tracking applications.
Contact: hekumagai@ucdavis.edu
Giancarlo Sagastume
Master's Student
Bachelor's in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Giancarlo seeks to improve current methods of bionic prosthesis control by investigating the effect of circuit design on grasp classification. His goal is to develop a more accessible, non-invasive control system.
Contact: gksagastume@ucdavis.edu
Josh Siegel
Master's Student
Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering
Josh is interested in improving the use of pediatric prostheses. His master's thesis involves creating testing and training protocols for pediatric amputees. The goal is to investigate the main issues driving prosthetic abandonment.
Contact: jrsiegel@ucdavis.edu
Eden Winslow
PhD Student
Bachelor's in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering
Eden is interested in medical device design and neuro-prosthetic control. Her goal is to improve prosthetic arm control for pediatric patients. Her current project involves investigating the feasibility of decoding proportional force and position information from the muscles of children born without a hand.
Contact: ewinslow@ucdavis.edu
Peyton Young
PhD Candidate
Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Peyton aims to investigate pressure developments between the prosthetic device and the user to better understand prosthesis fit and improve upon current control techniques.
Contact: pryoung@ucdavis.edu
Alumni
- Aaron Eppstein, M.S. Graduated 2023
- Currently working at Zap Surgical
- Anna Rita Moukarzel, M.S. Graduated 2023
- Currently working towards her PhD at BLINC Lab at the University of Alberta
- Morgan Harris, M.S. Graduated 2022
- Currently studying prosthetics and orthotics at Baylor College of Medicine in the Texas Medical Center in Houston TX
- Patrick Trieu, M.S. Graduated 2022
- Currently working towards his PhD
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