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Katy Riojas
Alumna
Current position:
Controls Software Engineer, Medtronic
Previous position:
PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
Education:
PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Vanderbilt University, 2021
Dissertation Title: Making Cochlear-Implant Electrode Array Insertion Less Invasive, Safer, and More Effective through Design, Magnetic Steering, and Impedance Sensing
Date: June 21st, 2021
Advisors: Dr. Robert Webster and Dr. Robert Labadie
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 2016
University of Tulsa
Research Interest:
medical devices and surgical robotics
Awards:
NSF Fellowship
VISE Affiliate:
Robert Webster, Richard A. Schroeder Chair in Mechanical Engineering
VISE Steering Committee Member
Lab:
Medical Engineering and Discovery Lab (MED)