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Elena Oggero

Elena Oggero


 

Adjunct Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
  Office: EN 5068
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Department of Electrical& Computer Engineering[BROKEN LINK]
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
eoggero [@] uwyo.edu (anti-spam version: humans should remove brackets and extra space)
Elena Oggero


Education:
  • Laurea Mechanical Engineering (cum laude), Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 1992
  • Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), The Ohio State University, 2000

Areas of Expertise:
Biomedical Instrumentation, Quality Control, Biomechanics

Related Experience:
  • Faculty, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Wyoming, 2010-present
  • Professor of Biomechanical Engineering, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, 2014-present
  • Associate Professor of Biomechanical Engineering, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, 2005-present
  • V/P Research & Development, Vestibular Technologies, LLC, Cheyenne, WY, 2003-present
  • V/P Research & Development, Vestibular Technologies, Inc., Tampa, FL, 2001-2003
  • Technical co-director, Gait Analysis Laboratory – The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1997-1998
  • Visiting Scholar, The Ohio State University, 1993-1996

Research area of interest
are focused in the following areas:
  • Biomechanics (human locomotion and postural control)
  • Computer Science (software interface design and engineering, mathematical modeling of biological systems)
  • Biomedical Instrumentation (sensors and transducers design and optimization)
  • Quality Control (ISO 9000, ISO 13485, GMP)
Publications and Presentations: see listing here

Professional Affiliations and Activities:
  • Jan '17 - today: Founding member and director, CAPS® Research Network
  • Nov ’14 – today: Member of the Review Board for the journal: Gait & Posture
  • Aug ’09 – today: Member of the Board of Examiners of the American Board of Vestibular Rehabilitation – American College of Functional Neurology, Cocoa, FL
  • Apr ’02 – today: Chair Student Contest, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium Inc. (the Symposium has been held annually since 1964, making RMBS the oldest continually held biomedical engineering conference in North America)
  • Apr. ’01 – today: Member of the Board of Directors, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Inc.
  • Mar. ’01 – today: Abstracts and Papers Reviewer, Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation - Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Inc.
  • June ‘02 – Oct. '03: Member of the Tampa Movement Analysis Society (TMAS)
  • Jan ’97 - Dec. ’00: Research collaboration, TNO-MADYMO North America, Northville, MI
  • July 8-12, ’96: Lecturer in the course “Modelling and Simulation of Human and Walking Machines Locomotion” - Advanced School Coordinated by A. Morecki and K. J. Waldron - C.I.S.M., Udine, Italy
  • Nov. ’93 - Dec. ’00: Research collaboration, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
  • June ’93: Licensed Professional Engineer, Italy and European Union

Honors and Awards:
  • 2012 University of Wyoming Women of Distinction Award, Nov. 9, 2012
  • President's Award for significant contributions to the RMBS - Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 18, 2009
  • K.C. Rock Student Contest - First Place Poster, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 16, 2000
  • K.C. Rock Student Contest - Second Place Poster, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 18, 1999
  • K.C. Rock Student Contest - Travel Award, Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium, Apr. 17, 1998
  • Thesis Award, Association Tecnica dell’Automobile (ATA), Italy, 1993
  • Ghiglieno Fellowship, FIAT, Italy, 1988
  • Borsa di studio al merito (Honor Student Fellowship Award), Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 1988
  • IMDAIL Fellowship, Italy, 1987
  • IMDAIL Fellowship, Italy, 1986

Patents:
  • G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero “Force platform”, U.S. Patent D447,968
  • G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero, A.B. Henderson “Apparatus and methods for measuring physical disorders”, U.S. Patent 6,461,297
  • G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero “Force measuring apparatus”, U.S. Patent 6,510,749
  • G. Pagnacco, E. Oggero, A.B. Henderson “Patient data collection system and methods”, U.S. Patent 7,163,51
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






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