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Gabriel Gruener

2875 Springdale Ln. 
Boulder, CO 80303, U.S.A. 
(303) 492-4871, (303) 449-9712, fax (303) 492-3498 
e-mail: Gabriel.Gruener@colorado.edu 


 
Education 
PhD Mechanical Engineering  
June 94 - May 98  
University of Colorado at Boulder. 
Dissertation  title: "Telementoring using Tactile Cues". 
  • Proved how tactile cues to the hand of a person can improve voice communication when orienting a tool aided by a distanced mentor.
  • Designed and performed tests with human subjects to measure the efficacy of the tactile cues in a general setting and for remote ultrasound diagnosis.
  • MS Mechanical Engineering  
    August 92 - May 94 
    University of Colorado at Boulder. 
    Areas of concentration: Robotics, Design for Manufacturability, Finite Element Analysis. 
  • Developed hardware and software for real-time control of a 3 dof robot arm.
  • Licenciatura Mech Eng  
    October 88 - July 92 
    Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico. 
  • Designed and built an electromagnetic bearing.
  • University Merit Medal 1992: Best GPA of the graduating class.
  • Student Excellency Award 1992, first place, Mexican Association of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers.
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    Experience  
    University of Colorado at Boulder.
    Research Assistant 
    June 94 - present 
    Orbital Systems Laboratory, Department of Aerospace Engineering.  
    Project title: "Haptic Interface for Remote Ultrasound Diagnosis". 
  • Built a haptic interface to convey tactile cues to a person's hand. 
  • Developed all mechanical, electromagnetic, and electrical elements of the system; computer interface; and software to control the prototype in real-time. 

  • Integrated Teaching and Learning Lab, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.  
  • Developed a web based, multimedia, interactive interface to access experiment modules. 
  • Demonstrated how to control real-time experiments remotely over a network.
  • Teaching Assistant 
    August 93 - May 94 
    Department of Mechanical Engineering.  
  • Senior level course on Robotics. 
  • Graduate and senior level course on Finite Element Analysis. 
  • Programmer  Department of Applied Mathematics.  
  • Programmed a wavelet packet method to process Synthetic Aperture Radar images. 
  • Webmaster  Department of Mechanical Engineering and Orbital Systems Laboratory.  
  • Developed web access to bibliography databases. 
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    Additional Information  

    Languages 
  • Fluent in both Spanish and English; fair in French. 
  • Computer Skills 
  • Skilled programmer in C++, LabVIEW, Java, Perl, C, html, Fortran, and Basic.
  • Capable in system administration of UNIX systems and networking issues.
  • Comfortable working in UNIX, Windows, and Macintosh operating systems.
  • Able user of many applications including Mathematica, Matlab, and FrameMaker. 
  • Leadership 
  • Founding president of the Association of Students in Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.
  • Member of the Graduate Student Liaison Committee, University of Colorado. 
  • Coordinator of summer camp, responsible of 150 kids and suprevising 15 counselors.
  • Extracurricular Activities 
  • Making music, in particular singing and choir conducting.
  • High altitude climbing and camping. 
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