Jenna Thorp successfully defended her PhD Dissertation, titled Modulation of Gait during Rhythmic Electrical Stimulation. Dr. Thorp’s main research investigated how stimulation to the muscles of the lower leg can change stride period. Her accomplishments …
Year: 2020
November 2020 – Journal Cover paper on In-Game Cutting Kinematics in Ultimate Frisbee
Congratulations to BADGER Lab alum Paul Slaughter, for publishing his first-of-kind study of in-game cutting maneuvers in female collegiate ultimate frisbee players! This study used lower-body wearable movement sensors during league-sanctioned games at three levels …
October 2020 – Paper on gait entrainment and muscle response to rhythmic electrical stimulation
BADGER Lab member Jenna Thorp published a study on how human walking entrains to rhythmic electrical stimulation of the medial gastrocnemius muscle unilaterally. Based on past literature showing that the body entrains to align robotic …
September 2020 – New DOD-funded research: Prosthesis with Osseointegrated Bidirectional Neural Interface
The UW BADGER Lab received a new grant from the Department of Defense to further develop the Two-Axis ‘Daptable Ankle (TADA) prosthesis (see Research page) and combine it with prosthesis-embedded sensors and a bidirectional neural interface. …
September 2020 – BADGER and NMBL Labs launch Phase II STTR on Tendon Tensiometry
The BADGER and NMBL labs received a Phase II STTR grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS/NIH) to commercialize a wearable Tendon Tensiometry system, in partnership with leading design …
September 2020 – BADGER Lab student Rebecca Roembke begins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Rebecca Roembke on beginning her NSF Graduate Research Fellowship this September! Becca was one of eight College of Engineering graduate students (two in Mechanical Engineering) to earn this prestigious fellowship.
September 2020 – New paper on Semi-active Weightlifting Ankle Prosthesis (SWAP)
BADGER Lab graduates Hannah Mrazsko, MS and Jason Dekarske, BS successfully published their work on design and testing of a semi-active ankle prosthesis designed to improve mechanics during the back squat. The ankle includes a …
August 2020 – Welcome new BADGER Graduate Students: Stephanie Hernández Hernández and Jingjun Liu
The BADGER Lab welcomes back Stephanie Hernández Hernández and Jingjun Liu in their new roles as PhD students. Both Stephanie and Jingjun did research the BADGER Lab as undergraduates, and they have returned to help …
August 2020 – BADGER and NMB Labs publish first paper on mobile tendon tensiometry
UW NBML and BADGER Lab members published a new paper in Sensors using a wearable version of the Tendon Tensiometer to measure Achilles tendon loads during walking outdoors on different slopes. Congratulations Sara Harper, Rebecca …
August 2020 – Poster Presentations at vASB 2020
Four posters from BADGER lab members and collaborates were presented at the virtual American Society of Biomechanics (vASB) 2020 national conference. BADGER lab collaborator Sara Harper (along with member Becca Roembke) presented Wearable Tendon Kinetics to show …
May 2020 – BADGER Lab members showcase their work at Dynamic Walking 2020 online
BADGER Lab graduate students Jenna Thorp, Yisen Wang and Heidi Fehr all showed posters at the Dynamic Walking 2020 Virtual Conference. Congratulations on all your hard work!
March 2020 – Two BADGERs earn NSF Graduate Fellowships
Congratulations to BADGER Lab researchers Rebecca Roembke and Paul Slaughter on earning NSF Graduate Research Fellowships! This prestigious award will support their graduate studies. Becca will stay in the UW BADGER Lab and Paul is …