Zach Lerner, Ph.D., Lab PI
Zach is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and an affiliate investigator with the Center for Bioengineering at NAU.
Contact: zachary.lerner@nau.edu
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Ying Fang, Ph.D., Postdoc
I am a postdoctoral scholar in Mechanical Engineering at NAU. Before joining the Biomechatronics lab, I got my Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. My dissertation project investigated functional electrical stimulation rowing and its effect on bone health among people with spinal cord injury. My previous research involves using biomechanical analyses, modeling, and imaging techniques to understand the mechanics of different exercises and the way they affect human’s musculoskeletal system. Having both the Kinesiology and engineering background, I would like to integrate assistive device with rehabilitation to increase physical activity and the overall life quality of the people with disabilities.
Contact: yf82@iris.nau.edu
Benjamin Conner, M.S., MD/PhD Student
I am an MD/PhD student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix with an interest in orthopedics and rehabilitation. Broadly, I would like to use the clinical insights and skills from my medical education in conjunction with my training as a scientific investigator to conduct translatable research in the field of biomechanics and engineering. More specifically, I would like to study and develop new technologies and evidence-based rehabilitative programs that enable movement in children and adults with physical disabilities.
Contact: benjaminconner@email.arizona.edu
Greg Orekhov, PhD Student
Greg is a recent mechanical engineering graduate from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (BS/MS) and is now pursing his PhD in bioengineering at NAU. His interests are prosthetics, biomechanics, robotics, and neural integration. Greg’s research under Dr. Zachary Lerner is to develop an adaptive control system for a knee and ankle exoskeleton system that will perform adjustments to the support provided to a patient over long periods of time to optimize performance.
Contact: go226@nau.edu
Leah is a Masters student in NAU’s Mechanical Engineering program. Contact: lkl56@nau.edu
Safoura Sadegh Pour Aji Bishe is a PhD student in the Bioengineering program at NAU. Contact: ss3444@nau.edu Chance is an undergraduate student in NAU’s Mechanical Engineering program. Contact: cfc65@nau.edu Alumni: James Babers Taryn Harvey Thang Nguyen, Ph.D. Jennifer Lawson Gain Maria Gasparri, Ph.D. Hannah Rentschler Archive: Fall 2017
Leah Liebelt, MS Student
Safoura Sadegh Pour Aji Bishe, M.S., PhD Candidate
Chance Cuddeback, Undergrad Student
Michael Bair
Robert Libby
Keith Caton
Joel DeWitt
