November 2021 – BADGER Lab looking for undergraduate research assistants in Robotics, Prostheses
The BADGER Lab is looking to add some undergraduate researchers to help with projects in Prosthetics and in Robotic Mobility. See the UW-Madison page on Handshake and search for “Adamczyk” or “BADGER Lab” to see …
November 11, 2021
October 2021 – Heidi Fehr wins second place in the Society of Women Engineers Graduate Poster Competition
Congratulations to Katherine Heidi Fehr, current PhD student in the BADGER Lab, on being selected as a finalist and winning second place in the Graduate Student Poster Competition at We21, the Society of Women Engineers’ …
November 2, 2021
September 2021 – Paper on Ankle Mechanics on ramps and stairs with the Variable-Stiffness Prosthesis
Congratulations to Heidi Fehr and Jenny Leestma (current and former BADGER Lab members) on publication of a paper on characterizing the Dynamic Mean Ankle Moment Arm (DMAMA) in persons using the Variable-Stiffness Foot prosthesis (VSF) …
September 30, 2021
March 2021 – former BADGER Lab student Jenny Leestma earns NSF Graduate Fellowship
Congratulations to Jenny Leestma, former BADGER Lab researcher and UW Biomedical Engineering graduate, on being awarded a prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowship. Jenny is now studying at Georgia Tech’s EPIC Lab.
March 24, 2021
February 2021 – Paper on Modeling the Variable-Stiffness Foot
Congratulations to Mike McGeehan at the University of Oregon for first-authoring a paper on a mechanical model of the Variable-Stiffness Foot. This model runs in MATLAB SimScape Multibody, and aims to incorporate variable-stiffness mechanics into …
February 21, 2021
January 2021 – Paper on wearable movement sensors, terrain, foot movement and energy expenditure
Prof. Adamczyk and others published a study using wearable sensors to measure foot movement and predict energy expenditure on a variety of terrains. This study used foot-mounted inertial measurement units, GPS tracking and a wearable …
January 13, 2021
December 2020 – Congratulations to Jenna Thorp on her successful PhD defense!
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 …
December 9, 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 …
November 27, 2020
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 …
October 30, 2020
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 26, 2020
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 26, 2020September 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.
August 26, 2020
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 26, 2020August 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 26, 2020
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 26, 2020
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 …
August 19, 2020
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!
May 15, 2020March 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 …
March 31, 2020
November 2019 – DMAMA paper describes ankle control in walking and running
A paper introducing a new metric of ankle control, the Dynamic Mean Ankle Moment Arm (DMAMA) was accepted for publication in the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. This paper investigates how ankle control differs in …
November 28, 2019
October 2019 – Prof. Adamczyk named Charles Ringrose Assistant Professor in UW-Madison College of Engineering
Prof. Adamczyk has been named Charles Ringrose Assistant Professor in the UW-Madison College of Engineering, for a three-year appointment effective January 1, 2020. This named Assistant Professorship is a great honor that will help the …
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