2021 was a strong year for UTARI innovation with four new patents issued within the year. The Biomedical Technologies Division, led by Principal Research Scientist, Dr. Muthu Wijesundara, received two patents for their rehabilitation and preventative care devices: one relating to fluid-driven actuators , and the other relating to apparatuses…
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected two engineers from The University of Texas at Arlington as senior members of the organization. NAI senior members are active faculty, scientists and administrators who have demonstrated remarkable innovation by producing technologies that have the potential to significantly impact the welfare of…
Serious hand and finger injuries provided the impetus for three individual innovators to connect, collaborate, and investigate over the past 10 years. The result is a promising prototype device called the ReHeal Glove, which will be pilot tested with patients in the next few months using a combination of funding…
The University of Central Florida (UCF) was awarded a National Science Foundation CCRI for “Planning: InfraStructure for Photorealistic Image and Environment Synthesis (I-SPIES).” UCF selected UTARI and UTD as its collaborators. Dr. Nick Gans, UTARI Principal Research Scientist and Division Head, Automation & Intelligent Systems, will lead the Research Institute…
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. Topic: Soft Actuation technologies for physical Human-Robot-Interactions…
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. Topic: Phase-field Simulation of Li Dendrite Growth…
Dr. Frank Lewis, Professor, Moncrief-O’Donnell Endowed Chair, was awarded the elite Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher recognition. Each year, Clarivate™ identifies the world’s most influential researchers ─ the select few who have been most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. In 2021, fewer than 6,700, or about 0.1%,…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent for Dr. Muthu Wijesundara, Principal Research Scientist and Division Head, Biomedical Technologies, for “Dual-Labor Insole Apparatuses for Diabetic Foot Lesion Prevention and Realted Methods.” Applicants included the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System and the University of…
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers hosted their International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) Conference Nov. 1-5, 2021. IMECE is ASME’s largest research and development conference focused primarily on mechanical engineering but encompasses perspectives from many engineering disciplines. Dr. Xin Liu, Assistant Professor at the Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems…
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. Topic: STABILITY AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF COOPERATING…
