Schmiedeler Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

James P. Schmiedeler, assistant professor in mechanical engineering, has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the nation's highest honor for independent professionals at the outset of their independent research careers. Nine federal departments and agencies annually nominate scientists and engineers at the start of their independent careers whose work shows exceptional promise for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge during the twenty-first century. Participating agencies award these talented scientists and engineers up to five years of funding to further their research in support of critical government missions.

Schmiedeler was nominated by the National Science Foundation.

Schmiedeler's research investigates time invariance in human motor control for reaching tasks, with the aim of better understanding how healthy humans coordinate their hand motion. Accomplishing this goal will enable scientists to more effectively use simple robotic systems to help rehabilitate victims of stroke and other brain injuries.