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ADHC Talks (Live Online): A Conversation About Wearable Devices with Amanda Koh Online

Description:

During this ADHC Talk, Sara Whitver will talk with our guest, Dr. Amanda Koh. Amanda runs the Koh Laboratory which “focuses on engineering soft materials and material interfaces to enable new stretchable electronics, soft robotics, smart devices, and porous materials.” One of Amanda’s current projects is to design a wearable device that helps singers measure their breath while singing, with the ultimate hope of making this device more widely available for breathing therapies. Amanda and Sara will talk about what it means to design and create wearable devices and what kinds of ways these wearable devices can change our perception of what it means to be human and understand our bodies relative to the world around us.

 

About the presenter:

Dr. Amanda Koh completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and her BS at Massachusetts Institute of technology.  Her research group focuses on engineering multifunctional materials through the intentional design of interfaces. Current research focuses on materials for soft robotics, stretchable electronics, sensing, and environmental remediation. Amanda an assistant professor at the University of Alabama, and is currently a fellow with the Collaborative Arts Research Initiative (CARI).

 

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Date:
Friday, February 24, 2023 Show more dates
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Time Zone:
Central Time - US & Canada (change)
Event Type:
Workshop
Online:
This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Categories:
  Digital Humanities Workshops     Research Data Services (Open Session)  
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Sara Whitver

Sara Whitver is Digital Humanities Librarian at The University of Alabama Libraries. Sara's doctoral research examines the concept of worldbuilding on social media platforms. Sara's scholarship is grounded in qualitative and mixed methods studies focused on teaching practices, transfer learning, accessible pedagogy, and worldbuilding. 

As the leader of the Alabama Digital Humanities Center, Sara is focused on reducing barriers for participation in digital humanities research by providing skills support and mentoring focused on open access software. Sara is currently working on research that explores the preservation and documentation practices of DH practitioners who work with emerging technologies such as VR and 3D modeling.

 

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