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Nahom Beyene

designing a study to determine a dissertation proposal ;)
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Full Name:
Nahom Minassie Beyene
Project:
Interdisciplinary Research Training in Assistive Technology
Role:
IGERT Alum
Joined IGERT:
2007
Univ. or Institute:
University of Pittsburgh
Department:
Rehabilitation Science and Technology
Title:
Graduate Research Assistant
Primary Discipline:
Assistive Technology
Academic Interests:
rehabilitation engineering, assistive technology, biomedical device design
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About Me

Nahom M. Beyene received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 2002. He received an M.S. in Engineering: Biomechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2004, and is currently a graduate research assistant at the Human Engineering Research Laboratory. Mr. Beyene has over five years of work experience with the NASA-Johnson Space Center in exercise hardware design and development. In addition to providing engineering and human factors support, he led a NASA team with collaboration from academia to conduct a study on the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device, which simulated skeletal loading in zero gravity.