Contact
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Education
- 2023-Present: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN.
- 2019-2023: B.E., Biomedical Engineering and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN.
Research Interests
- Surgical Robotics
- Robotic Perception
- Low Resource Medical Devices
Awards
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2023)
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Contact
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Education
- 2023-Present: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN.
- 2018-2023: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah; Salt Lake City, UT.
Research Interests
- Medical Robotics
- Haptics
- Computer Vision and AI
Publications
- Sperry, A. J., Schwehr, T. J., Pinegar, E. K., Richards, O. B., Rolston, J. D., Alexander, M. D., ... & Kuntz, A. (2023). Screw-tip Soft Magnetically Steerable Needles. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics.
Experience
- May 2023 - July 2023: Associate Electromechanical Engineer - Northrop Grumman, Salt Lake City, UT
- Jan. 2022 - May 2023: Automation Engineering Intern - Northrop Grumman, Salt Lake City, UT
- May 2021 - Jan. 2022: Technical Intern - Northrop Grumman, Roy, UT
Awards
- David Jorgensen Scholarship - College of Engineering, University of Utah. Aug. 2018 - May 2023
- Good Engineering Award - Mission Systems Intellectual Property Committee, Northrop Grumman. May 2023
- Good Engineering Award - Mission Systems Intellectual Property Committee, Northrop Grumman. Sep. 2022
- Global Summit Design Competition, 2nd place - Space Sector, Northrop Grumman. Aug. 2021
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Contact
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Education
- 2020 - Present: PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- 2014 - 2018: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA
Research Interests
- Steerable Catheter Design, Modeling, and Control
- Sensing Modalities for Endovascular Procedures
- Mechanics Modeling of Flexible Rods
- Medical Image Segmentation and Image-Guided Control
Experience
- June 2018 - July 2020: Mechanical Engineer, Neocis Inc, Miami, FL
- May 2017 - May 2018: Intern, Medtronic, North Haven, CT
- May 2016 - May 2017: Intern, Medtronic, Boston, MA
Publications
- J. Lawson, M. Veliky, C. Abah, M. Dietrich, R. Chitale and N. Simaan, "Endovascular Detection of Catheter-Thrombus Contact by Vacuum Excitation," 2024 Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME), (Accepted)
- J. Lawson, R. Chitale and N. Simaan, "Model-based Pose Estimation of Steerable Catheters under Bi-Plane Image Feedback," 2023 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, UK, 2023
- C. Abah, J. Lawson, R. Chitale and N. Simaan, "Self-steering Catheters for Neuroendovascular Interventions," 2023 International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 2023 (Submitted)
Contact
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Education
- 2022 - Present: PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- 2016 - 2020: B.S., Mechatronics Engineering, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Research Interests
- Surgical Robotics
- Robot Design, Modeling, and Control
Experience
- Aug 2020 - Jun 2021: Robotics Engineer, Interact Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey
- July 2021 - July 2022: Intern, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MS
Contact
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Education
- 2019 - Present: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- 2015 - 2019: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
- 2010 - 2014: B.S., Biological Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Projects
- Ocular Therapeutic Delivery Through Real-time Endoscopic B-scan OCT-guided Tools and Robotic Assistance
Research Interests
- Collaborative Surgical Robotics
- Robot Design for Tasks with Micro-Anatomy
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