People
Leadership Staff
Scott L. Delp, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Professor of Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering & Orthopaedic Surgery (by courtesy)
Stanford University
Jennifer L. Hicks, Ph.D.
Associate Director of the NCSRR
OpenSim R&D Manager
Stanford University
Ajay Seth, Ph.D.
Research Associate
OpenSim API Architect
Stanford University
James J. Dunne
OpenSim Research Associate
Stanford University
Ayman Habib, Ph.D.
OpenSim Application Architect
Stanford University
Joy Ku, Ph.D.
Director of Dissemination and Training
Stanford University
OpenSim Developers and Contributors
A large team of people has played a vital role in the development of the OpenSim software package over the years.
Current OpenSim Development Team
- Scott Delp
- Chris Dembia
- James Dunne
- Ayman Habib
- Jennifer Hicks
- Shrinidhi Kowshika Lakshmikanth
- Carmichael Ong
- Apoorva Rajagopal
- Ajay Seth
- Thomas Uchida
OpenSim Contributors and Past Developers
- Frank Anderson
- Allison Arnold
- Edith Arnold
- Cindy Au
- Matt DeMers
- Tim Dorn
- Peter Eastman
- Dominic Farris
- Lorenzo Flores
- Saryn Goldberg
- Eran Guendelman
- Sam Hamner
- Katherine Holzbaur
- Chand John
- Cassidy Kelly
- Marjolein van der Krogt
- Glen Lichtwark
- Jingjing Liu
- May Liu
- Peter Loan
- Katie Lund
- Matthew Millard
- Paul Mitiguy
- Soha Pouya
- Apoorva Rajagopal
- Jeffrey Reinbolt
- Andreas Scholz
- Michael Sherman
- Ian Stavness
- Katherine Steele
- Darryl Thelen
- Jack Wang
- Kevin Xu
Scientific Advisors
NCSRR has a set of scientific advisors who act as liaisons and advise the center in regards to a given rehabilitation area.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Stanford
University
Area of Specialty: Robotics
Julius Dewald, P.T., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern
University
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Physical Medicine and Rehab, Northwestern
University
Area of Specialty: Motor Recovery following Stroke
Distinguished Professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Neurobiology and Neurosurgery
Director of Neuromuscular Research Laboratory
University of
California, Los Angeles
Area of Specialty: Spinal Cord Injury
Associate Professor and Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Stanford
University
Area of Specialty: Sports Injury
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Stanford University
Medical Director of the Rehabilitation R&D Center, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Area of Specialty: Osteoarthritis
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for Biomedical Engineering Research
University of Delaware
Area of Specialty: Stroke Rehabilitation
Richard R. Neptune, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Texas at Austin
Area of Specialty: Prosthetics
Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
Area of Specialty: Upper Extremity
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota
Director of Bioengineering Research, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
Area of Specialty: Rehabilitation for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University
Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stanford University Medical Center
Area of Specialty: Spine Disorders