Education
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
2019–2024
Faculty of Engineering | Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
Supervisors: Jacqueline S. Hebert MD, FRCPC and Patrick M. Pilarski, Ph.D.
Thesis: Position-Aware Control of Myoelectric Prostheses
Research Lab Associations:
Bionic Limbs for Improved Natural Control (BLINC) Lab
Sensory Motor Adaptive Rehabilitation Technology (iSMART) Network
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
2017–2019
Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta
Supervisors: Jacqueline S. Hebert MD, FRCPC and Albert H. Vette, Ph.D.
Thesis: Reproducibility and Application of the Gaze and Movement Assessment (GaMA)
Research Lab Associations:
Bionic Limbs for Improved Natural Control (BLINC) Lab
Neuromuscular Control & Biomechanics Laboratory (NCBL)
Sensory Motor Adaptive Rehabilitation Technology (iSMART) Network
VU Amsterdam Summer School: Human Movement Analysis
July–August 2017
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering *
2013–2017
Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta
(* 2 Athabasca University options, Jan 2016–Jan 2017: Microeconomics, Intro Financial Accounting)
(* 1 Technische Universität München option, Aug 2016: Summer School “Engineering and Geodesy”)
Capstone Group Project: Design & Analysis of a Soft-Robotic Exoskeleton for the Restoration of Hand Function
Capstone Research Sponsor: Bionic Limbs for Improved Natural Control (BLINC) Lab
Ph.D. Awards | Scholarships | Recognitions
1st place in the Myoelectric Controls Symposium Student Presentation Award
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship
Dr William Youdelis Graduate Scholarship in Engineering
P.E.O. Scholar Award
Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize
NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Level (CGS-D), award conversion from PGS-D
The Margaret Brine Graduate Scholarship
Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship
Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship
University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship
University of Alberta President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction Top-Up
NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship – Doctoral Level (PGS-D)
Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program (summer between MSc and PhD)