Gonzales, A., Barbieri, D. F., Carbonell, A. M., Joseph, A., Srinivasan, D., & Cha, J. (2023). The Compatibility of Exoskeletons in Perioperative Environments and Workflows: An Analysis of Surgical Team Members’ Perspectives and Workflow Simulation. Ergonomics, 1–28. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2023.2240045
Medical students from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville (UofSCSOMG) collaborated with ECHO lab over the summer as part of the Student Opportunities for Academic Achievement Through Research Program in Greenville (SOARinG) program. These students presented their work at the annual UofSCSOMG Annual Medical Student Research Symposium.
1st-year PhD student Holden Duffie presents his work titled: Evaluations of break activities among office workers with sit-stand desk access. 2nd- year PhD student Alec Gonzales presents his work titled: Evaluating Back and Shoulder Support Exoskeletons in Postures Typical in General Surgery.
2nd-year PhD student Alec Gonzales wins 1st place at the IISE Doctoral Colloquium during the IISE 2023 Annual Conference and Expo. He presented a 3-min pitch over his research titled: Evaluation of Exoskeleton Support for Minimally Invasive Surgeons: Assessment of Postures in a Laboratory and Live Procedure.
Senior undergraduate students from ECHO Lab present their research work at the Clemson University 6th Annual Research Forum on April 5, 2023. Daniel Ludden presented his work titled: Exo-lent Posture: Evaluating Potential Benefits of Exoskeleton Support for Postures Common in Minimally Invasive Surgeons. Patrick Fuller presents his work titled: Future of Robotic Surgery – Identifying …
ECHO Lab members presented their work at the 2023 Human Factors and Ergonomics International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care 1st year PhD student, Holden Duffie, presents his poster: Training and Design Environment Considerations for Future of Robotic Surgery. 2nd year PhD student, Alec Gonzales, presented his work titled: Compatibility of Exoskeletons …
2nd year PhD Student, Alec Gonzales, presented his work titled: Justification of Shoulder and Back Support Exoskeletons for Minimally Invasive Surgeons and Operating Room Nurses to Reduce Musculoskeletal Symptoms during the 2023 American College of Surgeons Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation annual meeting.
ECHO lab members present during the 66th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) in Atlanta, GA:
Alec Gonzales, second-year PhD student, was the recipient of the Institute of Industrial and System Engineer’s, 2022, John S.W. Fargher Scholarship.