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Elizabeth Sorenson (Assoc)

Professional Research Assistant

Fatigue and Fracture Group

elizabeth.sorenson [at] nist.gov

(303) 497-3853

Staff Employment

Professional Research Assistant at NIST and University of Colorado at Boulder PREP Program (2021-present)

Engineer 3 at Cymer (2005-2006)

Research Scientist/Engineer IV in Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington (2003-2005)

Controls Engineer at DWFritz Automation Inc. (2001-2003)

Senior Research Engineer at Mind/Brain Institute at Johns Hopkins University (1999-2001)

Research Assistant at University of Maryland Space Systems Laboratory (1990-1999)

Undergraduate Research Assistant at MIT Space Systems Laboratory (1986-1990)

Staff Education

MS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park (1994)

BS, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1990)

Engineer with a wide range of hands-on experience with hardware, electronics and software in research and manufacturing settings. Projects include cryogenic MEMS testing, telerobotics, bioinstrumentation, human factors testing, manufacturing robotics, prosthetics research.

Research Interests:

MEMS switches, cryogenic testing, robotics, teleoperation, bioengineering and instrumentation, human factors, space suit glove design.

Publications:

J.E. Sanders, E.L. Rogers, E.A. Sorenson, G.S. Lee, D.C. Abrahamson, "CAD/CAM Transtibial Prosthetic Sockets from Central Fabrication Facilites: How Accurate Are They?", Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol 44 no 3 (2007).

J.E. Sanders, A. Karchin, J.R. Fergason, E.A. Sorenson, "A Noncontact Sensor for Measurement of Distal Residual-Limb Position During Walking," Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol 43 no 4 (2006).

J.E. Sanders, S.G. Zachariah, S.B. Mitchell, E.A. Sorenson, "A Method for Aligning Trans-Tibial Residual Limb Shapes so as to Identify Regions of Shape Changes," IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol 18 no 4 (2005).

E.A. Sorenson, R.M. Sanner, R.D. Howard, D.L Akin, "Design and Preliminary Test Results from a Second-Generation Power-Assisted Space Suit Glove Joint," 28th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Danvers, MA (1998).

E.A. Sorenson, R.M. Sanner, C.U. Ranniger, "Experimental Testing of a Power-Assisted Space Suit Glove Joint," IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Orlando FL (1997).

E.A. Sorenson, R.M. Sanner, R.D. Howard, D.L. Akin, B. Lingo, D. Cadogan, "Development of a Power-Assisted Space Suit Glove Joint," 27th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Lake Tahoe, NV (1997).

C.U. Ranniger, D.L. Akin, C.G. Henshaw, S.W. Sell, E.A. Sorenson, "Joint Angle and Muscle Fatigue Detection in the Hand during EVA Simulation Operations," Space Programs and Technologies Conference, Huntsville, AL (1996).

E.A. Sorenson, D.L. Akin, "Operational Interface Testing of a Space Telerobotic System," IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vancouver, BC, Canada (1995).

C.U. Ranniger, E.A. Sorenson, D.L. Akin, "Development and Applications of a Self-Contained, Non-Invasive EVA Joint Angle and Muscle Fatigue Sensor System," Life Sciences and Space Medicine Conference, Houston, TX (1995).

D.L. Akin, R.D. Howard, E.A. Sorenson, "Telerobotic Interactions in an EVA Worksite," AIAA Space Programs and Technology Conference, Huntsville, AL (1992).