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J. Alex Birdwell, PhD

J. Alex Birdwell, MS

Email:j-birdwell@northwestern.edu

 

Post Doc

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern University
Center for Bionic Medicine
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

 

Research Interests

Alex’s research interests lie in the area of upper-limb prosthesis control and human-machine interfaces. His graduate work has investigated the use of extrinsic finger and thumb muscles as command inputs to control individual digits on an artificial hand.

 

Education

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004
  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2006