[Access Lunch] Conversation with Dr. Rory Cooper of HERL | Thursday, August 27 at 2pm

[Cole Gleason]

Thanks for sharing the link Cynthia.

I just wanted to remind everyone that this is from 2-3pm today!

*Also, if you have prepared a question, feel free to ask it yourself. If
you instead would like me to ask it, reply to this email with your
questions!*

Cole

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:05 AM Cynthia Bennett <cbennet2 at andrew.cmu.edu>
wrote:

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> In preparation for today’s discussion with Dr. Rory Cooper, here is the
> link, in case you don’t have it.
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> https://cmu.zoom.us/j/94637562700#success
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> *From:* Accessibility-lunch <accessibility-lunch-bounces+cbennet2=
> andrew.cmu.edu at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> *On Behalf Of *Cole Gleason
> *Sent:* Friday, August 21, 2020 9:51 PM
> *To:* accessibility-lunch at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
> *Subject:* [Access Lunch] Conversation with Dr. Rory Cooper of HERL |
> Thursday, August 27 at 2pm
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> Hi everyone!
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> Next Thursday we will be changing the Accessibility Seminar to a new
> format for the Fall semester. We will seek to have guests join us for
> either a talk or informal discussion, instead of focusing on reading
> papers. To accommodate remote attendees and guest speakers that may be on
> the west coast, we are also moving to a new time: 2-3pm on Thursdays. We
> hope you can join us!
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> To kick this off, we are starting the semester with Dr. Rory Cooper from
> the Human Engineering Research Laboratories <https://www.herl.pitt.edu/>
> (HERL) here in Pittsburgh. HERL is affiliated with Pitt and part of the US
> Veterans Affairs (VA) and is known for their work on designing wheelchairs
> and robotics for people with disabilities. Dr. Cooper is an Associate Dean
> at University of Pittsburgh and the Director of HERL and will be joining us
> to give us an overview of their work and discuss the design of
> accessibility technology with us!
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> *As we are not asking you to read anything for next week, please take a
> minute to read Dr. Cooper's bio and write down one question you might ask
> in next week's seminar!*
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> *Bio: Rory A. Cooper, PhD*
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> *FISA/PVA Distinguished Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation
> Science and Technology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA Associate
> Dean for Inclusion, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences,
> University of Pittsburgh Founding Director of the Human Engineering
> Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh PA *
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> Dr. Rory A. Cooper holds several prestigious positions including Associate
> Dean for Inclusion and FISA & Paralyzed Veterans of America Distinguished
> Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology and Orthopedic Surgery
> at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also the Founding Director and the
> VA Senior Research Career Scientist at the Human Engineering Research
> Laboratories. He holds an adjunct professorship at the Robotics Institute
> of Carnegie Mellon University and is also a Professor of Physical Medicine
> and Rehabilitation at the Uniformed Services University of the Health
> Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.
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> A prolific writer, he has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles and
> three books, including the award- winning *Care of the Combat Amputee*.
> He has over 25 patents awarded or pending. Dr. Cooper’s students have been
> the recipients of over 50 national and international awards. A Fellow of
> the National Academy of Inventors and other scholarly organizations, he is
> the recipient of the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service
> Medal.
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> Dr. Cooper has served on federal advisory committees in the Departments of
> Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services. Currently a
> member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Committee on Assistive
> Products and Devices, Dr. Cooper has improved the lives of Veterans through
> technology. An Army Veteran with a spinal cord injury, he won a bronze
> medal in Paralympic Games in Seoul, South Korea in 1988.
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> Dr. Cooper holds B.S. and M.Eng degrees in electrical engineering from
> California Polytechnic State University, a PhD in electrical and computer
> engineering with a concentration in bioengineering from the University of
> California at Santa Barbara, and an Honorary Doctorate from Xi’an Jiatong
> University in China.
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> [Image Alt Text: Dr. Rory Cooper posing for a picture with a smile. He has
> light color skin, short brown hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a white
> collared shirt, red and blue tie, and black suit jacket with a red and gold
> lapel pin.]
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