Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D.
Associate Dean Research and Innovation; Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Honors, Minors in Physics
and Mathematics, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Research Interests
Gorlewicz’s research interests include electromechanical design, modeling and control,
haptic interfaces, human-machine interfaces, medical systems, image-guided surgery,
medical devices and medical robots, educational haptic devices and robots, novel learning
technologies, haptic touchscreens, engineering education, and entrepreneurship.
Labs and Facilities
The CHROME (Collaborative Haptics, Robotics, and Mechatronics) Lab is a laboratory in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at Saint Louis
University. The overarching mission of the CHROME Lab is to engineer for the benefit
of society. The CHROME Lab is a place where engineers work collaboratively with professionals
to create new technologies that make the world a better place. In the CHROME Lab,
we make fundamental advancements in the areas of haptics and human-machine interfaces,
but also translate our work out of our lab, such that it can make a difference beyond
our walls. Graduate and undergraduate students work side by side with medical professionals,
experts in education, start-ups, and industry partners to bring about a better tomorrow.
Our research is centered on how we can promote effective human-machine interaction
in numerous applications including education, medicine, and consumer technologies.
We are particularly interested in the role of haptics (touch) in enhancing existing
interaction capabilities and promoting entirely new levels that currently are not
possible.
Click here for more information on the CHROME Lab
Publications and Media Placements
Selected Publications
J. L. Gorlewicz, L. B. Kratchman, and R. J. Webster III. Haptic paddle enhancements
and a formal assessment of student learning in system dynamics. Advances in Engineering
Education, 4(2):186-217, Fall 2014.
J. L. Gorlewicz, J. Burgner, T. J. Withrow, and R. J. Webster III. Initial experiences
using vibratory touchscreens to display graphical math concepts to students with blindness.
Journal of Special Education Technology, 29:2:17-25, 2014.
J. L. Gorlewicz, S. Battaglia, B. F. Smith, G. Ciuti, J. Gerding, A. Menciassi, K.
L. Obstein, P. Valdastri, and R. J. Webster III. Wireless insufflation of the gastrointestinal
tract. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 60(5), 1225-1233, 2013.
J. L. Gorlewicz, R. J. Webster III, and P. Valdastri. “Mesoscale Mobile Robots for
Gastrointestinal Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS).” Medical Robotics Minimally Invasive
Surgery. Number 51. Woodhead Publishing Ltd., 2012.
J. L. Toennies, G. Tortora, M. Simi, P. Valdastri, and R. J.Webster III. Swallowable
medical devices for diagnosis and surgery: The state of the art. Journal of Mechanical
Engineering Science, 224(C7):1397-1414, 2010.
A. Danilchenko, R. Balachandran, J. L. Toennies, S. Baron, B. Munske, J. M. Fitzpatrick,
T. J. Withrow, R. J. Webster III, and R. F. Labadie. Robotic mastoidectomy. Otology
and Neurotology, 32(1):11-16, 2010.
S. Baron, H. Eilers, B. Munske, J. L. Toennies, R. Balachandran, R. F. Labadie, T.
Ortmaier, and R. J. Webster III. Percutaneous inner-ear access via an image-guided
industrial robot system. Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 224(5):633-649, 2010.
Honors and Awards
At Vanderbilt, Gorlewicz was a National Science Foundation Fellow and a Vanderbilt Educational Research fellow.