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