UTARI Seminar – Dr. Yao Qiao

Each seminar highlights a different speaker who will discuss their latest research projects, cutting-edge technology or what is happening within certain technological industries. These industries include biomedical technologies or microsystems, assistive technologies, automation and intelligent systems, unmanned systems, advanced manufacturing and composite materials. Title: Surfaces and Interfaces in Adhesive Bonding…

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UTARI Welcomed Schafrik Endowment Students

UTARI has welcomed students, Sharmin Akter and Monjur Morshed Rabby, as research assistants under the “Dr. Robert E. Schafrik Endowment for Materials Engineering Research”. The research assistants will be working with UTARI’s Institute for Predictive Performance Methodologies (IPPM). Akter will focus research on structural battery. Rabby’s research will focus on…

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UTARI Seminar – Dr. Yen-Sheng (Johnny) Lin

Each seminar highlights a different speaker who will discuss their latest research projects, cutting-edge technology or what is happening within certain technological industries. These industries include biomedical technologies or microsystems, assistive technologies, automation and intelligent systems, unmanned systems, advanced manufacturing and composite materials. Title: “Rehabilitation biomechanics and biomedical imaging research…

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UTARI Seminar – Dr. Yi-Ting Tzen

Each seminar highlights a different speaker who will discuss their latest research projects, cutting-edge technology or what is happening within certain technological industries. These industries include biomedical technologies or microsystems, assistive technologies, automation and intelligent systems, unmanned systems, advanced manufacturing and composite materials. Title: Secondary Complications in People with Traumatic…

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UTARI’s Alex Jamieson Published in “Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology” Journal

Alex Jamieson, Research Scientist II, has been published in the “Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology” journal. “A Review of Adaptive Equipment and Technology for Exercise and Sports Activities for People with Disabilities” discusses commercially available adaptive equipment and technology for exercise and sports that help people with disabilities circumvent barriers…

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Dr. Muthu Wijesundara Receives $450k in Trauma Care Funding

Dr. Muthu Wijesundara, Principal Research Scientist and Biomedical Technologies Division Head, is the recipient of over $450,000 for his Adaptive Spine Board Overlay. The funding is through The Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4), an initiative of The University of Texas System. UTA received a total of $781,064 through…

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UTARI Biomedical Technologies Division has Two New Publications

UTARI’s Biomedical Research Division, led by Dr. Muthu Wijesundara, Principal Research Division, has two new publications. “Smart Seat Cushion Feasibility Pilot Study: Automated Interface Pressure Modulation of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury,” was published in Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. Researchers include Aida Nasirian, Veysel Erel, Pavan Nuthi, Yixin Gu,…

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Dr. Xin Liu Receives ASME/Boeing Materials and Structures Award

Dr. Xin Liu received the ASME/Boeing Materials and Structures Award at the ASME Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SSDM) Conference in Renton, Washington. This award is for his paper “Machine Learning-Aided Cohesive Zone Modeling of Fatigue Delamination”. This work is to utilize advanced machine learning models to reduce the…

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UTARI Research Assistant, Twinkle Kothari, Received Judges’ Choice Award at the College of Engineering Innovation Day

Twinkle Kothari, a PhD student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and UTARI Research Assistant was honored with the Judges’ Choice Award at the College of Engineering Innovation Day. Her project, “Design and Analysis of Reinforced I-Beam Lattice with Enhanced Energy Absorption” aims to enhance the stiffness, yield strength, and energy…

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