Undergraduate students in Echo Lab present at the spring 2024 Creative Inquiry Symposium.

Hope Lanier presents her work titled: Can Exoskeletons Help Surgical Staff: Evaluation of Shoulder-support Exoskeletons During Simulated Surgical Tasks

Calvin McCurley presents his work titled: Assessing the Effectiveness of Passive Exoskeletons for Surgeons during Simulated Laparoscopic Surgery

Lauren Knipschild and Vone’ Whaley present their work titled: One Size Does Not Fit All – Developing Personalized Robotic Assisted Surgery Training Through an Adaptive Scheduling Approach

Zachary Thompson presents his work titled: Assessment of a Cognitive Workload-adaptive Aid for Surgical Training

Lauren Ashley (left) presents her work titled: Understanding Sepsis Care and Treatment Using a System Approach to Comprehend Clinical Decision Support Systems

Hope Lanier (left), a junior industrial engineering student at Clemson University, presents her work titled: Scrubbing into the Future: Evaluating Exoskeleton’s Effect on Healthcare Workers’ Energy Expenditure and Fatigue at the 7th Annual Summer Creative Inquiry + Undergraduate Research Showcase.

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 the Changing Paradigm of Surgical Human Robotic Interactions.

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 in Surgical Workflows: A Simulated Walkthrough of Surgical Teams’ Tasks.

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.

Alec Gonzales, second-year PhD student, was the recipient of the Institute of Industrial and System Engineer’s, 2022, John S.W. Fargher Scholarship.

Daniel Ludden, a junior industrial engineering student, presents his work: “Suit Up: Assessing Integration of Exoskeletons to Reduce the Physical Demands of Surgeons” at the Clemson Undergraduate Summer Creative Inquiry Showcase.

Ludden, D., Gonzales, A., Barbieri, D., Carbonell, A., Joseph, A., Srinivasan, D., Cha, J. Suit Up: Assessing Integration of Exoskeletons to Reduce the Physical Demands of Surgeons. Clemson Annual Summer Creative Inquiry and Undergraduate Research Showcase. August 24, 2022.

Richard Bozard, senior computer science student, presents his work: “How to Train your Surgeon: Eye-Tracking Metrics for Robotic-Assisted Surgery Skill Training” at the Clemson Undergraduate Summer Creative Inquiry Showcase.

Bozard, R., Duffie, H., Liu, H., Luo, Q., Joseph, A., Cha, J. How to Train your Surgeon: Eye-Tracking Metrics for Robotic-Assisted Surgery Skill Training. Clemson Annual Summer Creative Inquiry and Undergraduate Research Showcase. August 24, 2022.