Patrick Hall lab’s first PhD

Patrick successfully defended his dissertation on June 15, 2021, and submitted his final dissertation to the graduate school on July

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2020 Recap

As for many others, pandemic-related restrictions affected our research plans. Even so, the lab had an exciting and productive year.

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Crouch Visits and Presents Lab’s Research at Georgia Tech and VCU

Dustin Crouch visited Georgia Tech on February 11-12, 2020. He was able to meet with his faculty mentor, Dr. Greg

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Hall’s Paper Accepted for Publication in Journal of Biomechanics

Patrick Hall, a PhD Candidate in the lab, had his first-author paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Biomechanics

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Crouch Receives NSF CAREER Award

In January 2020, Dustin Crouch received the prestigious NSF CAREER Award for his proposed project "CAREER: Muscle-Driven Endoprostheses for Restoring

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2019 Recap

Sorry for the delay, but better late than never! 2019 was a very good year for the lab. Here are

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2018 Recap

In a new research lab, there's a lot of set up and preparation required before we can make much research

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Education Outreach: HITES12

Our lab is participating in the HITES12 program this week! Patrick and Dustin have been mentoring two rising 12th graders

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Welcome

The Upper Limb Assist Lab is now online! Stay tuned for future updates about the lab.

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About Our Lab

Musculoskeletal disorders – a major healthcare burden in the US – can interfere with complex physiologic movement processes, leading to devastating impairment, deformity, and pain. Many of these disorders affect the upper limb, which may limit a person’s ability to perform tasks required for personal or professional activities. The goal of our research is to enhance the function of individuals with upper limb movement disability. We combine computational and experimental tools to better understand the effects of injury or disease on movement. With this knowledge, we develop assistive technologies, such as wearable exoskeletons or advanced control systems for prosthetic limbs, to restore function.