Department
Department of Engineering Science
Phone
+1 (210) 9997850
Email Address
etreadwa@trinity.edu
Location
Center for the Sciences and Innovation
Room
470M
Website
Treadway's personal site

Emma Treadway is an alum of Trinity’s Engineering Science program (class of 2011), and returns as a member of the faculty after working for several years in industrial automation and pursuing graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan (M.S.E. 2017, Ph.D. 2019). She looks forward to introducing students to engineering both in the classroom and through research. Her research explores physical human-robot interaction with a focus on identifying and overcoming barriers to physical human-robot communication in applications including haptic rendering, prosthetics, and rehabilitation.

Education

  • University of Michigan - Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
  • University of Michigan - M.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering
  • Trinity University - B.S. Engineering Science

Selected Publications

  • Marcee, A., & Treadway, E. (2022, March). Self-Powered Microgravity Resistance Exercise with Soft Pneumatic Exoskeletons. In 2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (pp. 1-10). IEEE.
  • Treadway, E., Tubbs, K., Caserto, M. J., Lee, M., & Swenson, J. E. (2023, June). Assessment of a Survey Instrument for Measuring Affective Pathways. In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
  • Treadway, E., & Journet, K. (2021, July). The Effect of Freespace Properties on Unilateral Stiffness Classification. In 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference (pp. 715-720). IEEE.
  • Treadway, E., & Gillespie, R. B. (2018). Unilateral and bilateral virtual springs: Contact transitions unmask device dynamics. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 12(2), 205-216.
  • Treadway, E., Gan, Z., Remy, C. D., & Gillespie, R. B. (2018). Toward controllable hydraulic coupling of joints in a wearable robot. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 34(3), 748-763.
  • Washabaugh, E. P., Treadway, E., Gillespie, R. B., Remy, C. D., & Krishnan, C. (2018). Self-powered robots to reduce motor slacking during upper-extremity rehabilitation: a proof of concept study. Restorative neurology and neuroscience, 36(6), 693-708.

Subjects Taught

  • Statics
  • Dynamics
  • Controls

Community Service & Involvement

  • Society of Women Engineers
  • IEEE

Teaching and Expertise

  • Haptics and human perception
  • Physical human-robot interaction
  • Controls
  • Affect and Engineering Identity