We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Aaron Yurkewich
BESc, MESc, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Contact information

2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0C5
Office: ENG 3020

905.721.8668 ext. 5357
905.721.3370 (fax)

aaron.yurkewich@ontariotechu.ca

Office hours:
Wednesday - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Research topics

Design and Control of Wearable Robots and Exoskeletons
Biomedical Engineering for Rehabilitation and Surgery
Engineering Entrepreneurship
Human-Robot Interaction
AI and Robotics

Research and expertise

Work experience

I am an Assistant Professor in Mechatronics Engineering with a focus on assistive and rehabilitation technology development and evaluation. I have 10 years of experience developing and evaluating stroke rehabilitation technology, such as a lower limb robot for foot drop exercise and gait training (University of Western Ontario), a hand exoskeleton for hand and upper limb motion assistance and home and clinic rehabilitation (University of Toronto, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute), and a hybrid electrical stimulation and exoskeleton system for accelerated strengthening and motor learning (Imperial College London). I have conducted clinical rehabilitation trials in clinic and home settings in Canada and globally utilizing exoskeletons and soft robots and human robot interaction, haptics, neuroscience and neurorehabilitation principles. I work with international partners in transdisciplinary teams to create accessible and affordable evidence-based rehabilitation solutions for in-clinic and at-home settings.

Aaron Yurkewich BESc, MESc, PhD

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Research topics

Research and expertise

Aaron Yurkewich
BESc, MESc, PhD