People
Leadership Staff
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Scott L. Delp, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Professor of Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering & Orthopaedic Surgery (by courtesy)
Stanford University
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Jennifer L. Hicks, Ph.D.
Associate Director of the NCSRR
OpenSim R&D Manager
Stanford University
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Ajay Seth, Ph.D.
Research Associate
OpenSim API Architect
Stanford University
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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.
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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
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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
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Associate Professor and Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Stanford
University
Area of Specialty: Sports Injury
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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
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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
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Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina State University
Area of Specialty: Upper Extremity
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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
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Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University
Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stanford University Medical Center
Area of Specialty: Spine Disorders