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Hi!  I'm Jacob.  I live in Â鶹ӰԺ, Colorado with my wife Carrie and two sons, Noah and Ari.  This is my CV.

Work

Currently, I am a Teaching Faculty member in the the Engineering Plus program at the .  I implement research-based pedagogical techniques like inquiry-based laboratory sessions, peer teaching, and design rich coursework.  

I am a Research Healthcare Scientist for the  service.  I won a  to develop a closed loop prosthetic limb system in collaboration with  at Case Western Reserve University.  

I finished my doctorate in the  at the  in May 2014.  My research focused on neural interfaces and prosthetic limb control, and my dissertation title was Development and Validation of a Postural Controller for Advanced Myoelectric Prosthetic Hands with .  

I worked as a Research Engineer at the  in the  for Professor Todd Kuiken.  I was a mechanical designer for the  on the 2-Motor Finger team.  Also, I was the chief mechanical engineer on the  Multi-function Prosthetic Hand Project.    

Education

Doctor of Philosophy Department of Mechanical Engineering | Â鶹ӰԺ

Master of Science, Bioengineering Concentration Department of Mechanical Engineering | Â鶹ӰԺ

Bachelor of Science with Honors, Minors in Mathematics and Bioengineering Department of Mechanical Engineering | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign