Ghaith J. Androwis

About Ghaith J. Androwis

Dr. Androwis is in biomedical engineering with a Doctor of Philosophy focused on rehabilitation engineering and two Postdoctoral training fellowships in wearable robotics, biomechanics, and rehabilitation engineering. Currently, as Senior Research Scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research (CMRE) at Kessler Foundation, his research focuses on investigating the efficacy of wearable robotics for improving activities of daily living, and developing a deeper understanding of the usefulness of wearable robots, orthoses and novel technologies in persons with impairments. Not only he has a strong background in the clinical implementation of novel interventions for individuals with neuromuscular disabilities, but he also excels in the research and development of wearable robotics and administrative support in human-machine integration studies while utilizing state-of-the-art technologies and interventions. His work on the development of New Jersey TREKKER (lower extremity robotic exoskeleton) was nominated as one of the seven best projects and has won the best project award at the International Conference on Wearable and Rehabilitation Robotics (WeRob 2017) in Houston-Texas. Currently, he directs the Rehabilitation Robotics and Research Laboratory one of seven laboratories in the CMRE. He is the PI of two funded projects by the department of defense (DoD) from the Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes Research Program (OPORP, a 2-year, and a 3-year project) to determine the efficacy of haptic/visual feedback combined with upper extremity wearable robotic orthosis on improving motor function and activities in persons with SCI. Further, he is the PI of one of the five projects in the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Wearable Robots from the NIDIRR aiming to develop a research-grade lower extremity robotic exoskeleton for persons with mobility disability and to develop and examine a novel controlling mechanism for lower extremity RE using admittance control. Further, He is the PI of an industry-funded project (and Co-PI of a second one) looking at the efficacy of electromagnetic stimulation in improving UE function in persons with SCI and stroke. Finally, he is currently the PI of a pilot research project (funded by the Avidan Foundation) investigating the effects of clinical utilization of LE-RE (Ekso Bionics) in improving mobility and cognition in persons with MS.Technical Proficiency: MatLab, C++, C#, CAD software packages, 3D printing tech, and rapid manufacturing.

Experience

1. Assistant Director

   Kessler Foundation

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Assistant Director for the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research and Director for the Rehabilitation Robotics and Research Laboratory

Education

• New Jersey Institute of Technology & Rutgers University

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomedical engineering (Biomechanics, Neuromuscular and rehabilitative engineering)

  2009 — 2013

• New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science, Bio Medical Engineering

  2006 — 2009

• New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Master of Science (MS), Biomedical Engineering (Biomechanics)

  2009 — 2009

Skills

• Chemistry
• Technical Writing
• Cad
• Statistics
• Mathematical Modeling
• Tissue Engineering
• Labview
• Matlab
• Medical Devices
• Biomaterials
• R&D
• Ptc Creo
• Teaching Bme
• Neuroscience
• Engineering Statistics
• Pro Engineer
• Materials Science
• Engineering
• Minitab
• Bioengineering
• Design of Experiments
• Image Processing
• Biomechanics
• Microscopy
• Teaching
• Biomedical Engineering
• Signal Processing