Dustin Crouch, PhD

Experience

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  GE Aviation

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Design Engineer

  Managed low pressure turbine rotor hardware technical responsibilities, including field repairs, manufacturing issues, and design changes.

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  Appalachia Service Project

  May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Center Director

  Led a 3-person staff and coordinated volunteer effort of over 500 youth and adults to develop and complete emergency home repair projects for low-income families in Central Appalachia.

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  Wake Forest University

  Aug 2009 - Jul 2014

  Graduate Research Assistant

  As a Biomedical Engineering graduate student, I investigated the biomechanical consequences of upper limb peripheral nerve injury and repair using computational models and simulations, animal models, and biomechanical laboratory experiments involving human subjects.

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  NC State University

  Aug 2014 - now

  Develop groundbreaking computational models for upper limb prosthesis control; Manage upper limb prosthesis research programs; Mentor graduate, undergraduate, and high school student researchers; Write and edit grant proposals, manuscripts, and conference abstracts. As a researcher in the Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Lab, I conduct research to improve the reliability and safety of upper and lower limb prostheses. I plan and conduct experimental and computational research studies, develop computational prosthesis models, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students,

  • Research Scientist

    Oct 2015 - now

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    Aug 2014 - Sept 2015
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  University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Aug 2017 - now

  • Associate Professor

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Assistant Professor

    Aug 2017 - now