Awards, Grants, and Recognitions
2015 Feature in Nature Publication
Reducing the energy cost of human walking using an unpowered exoskeleton, Wiggin MB, Collins SH, Sawicki GS
2011 da Vinci Award Winner
Freedom Chair-A-Table® (See Portfolio)
The World’s only medical examination table that eliminates patient lifting by docking with a wheelchair so that the patient may be placed on the examination table and never get out of the wheelchair.
2012 American Society of Biomechanics Presidents Award ($500)
This award recognizes meritorious research involving “highly innovative use of experimental or theoretical methods in any field of biomechanics” that is presented as a poster at the annual ASB meeting.
2012 Chancelor's Innovation Fund ($75,000)
Established in 2010 by NC State with the support of Chancellor William R. (Randy) Woodson, the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) is used for the development and advancement of ideas and discoveries assigned to North Carolina State University.
2011 College of Engineering Fellowship ($26,000 stipend)
2011 Dynamic Walking Travel Grant ($750)
Awarded travel grant to present exoskeleton research at the international Dynamic Walking conference in Jena, Germany