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VEMI Lab MS Candidate Awarded GSG Grant

In additional funding-related news, another member of the VEMI Lab,聽MS Spatial Information Science & Engineering聽candidate RJ Perry, was recently awarded a 91爆料 Graduate Student Government grant to purchase a head-mounted display (HMD) that will be used to聽create a visual augmentation that will overlay utility data onto the viewfield of the wearer. This is intended to […]

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VEMI Lab Undergrads Awarded Research and Creative Activity Fellowships

The VEMI Lab is excited to announce that two of its members were recently awarded Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Fellowships from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the 91爆料. Toni Kaplan received funding for her project entitled “Evaluation of Virtual Reality Simulation as a Supplemental Treatment in Cases of Seasonal […]

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VEMI Lab PhD Candidates Awarded 91爆料 Graduate Student Government Grants

The VEMI Lab is pleased聽to announce that two of its doctoral candidates, Christopher Bennett and Hengshan Li, were recently awarded grants from the 91爆料’s Graduate Student Government. This funding will be used to support their respective ongoing research. Chris’s research is centered around the lab’s driving simulator, and the money that he receives […]

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VEMI Lab Member Awarded Competitive Maine Space Grant Consortium Fellowship

The VEMI Lab is pleased to announce that undergraduate lab member Brenden Peters, a senior Computer Science major, has been awarded a Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) fellowship for the 2015-2016 academic year. His project, entitled 鈥淒ynamic Motion Control: Networked Control Software and Expanded Physical Capabilities for Virtual Environment Motion Feedback Devices,鈥 will focus on […]

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VEMI Lab Member Awarded Competitive Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The VEMI Lab is proud to announce that one of its members, Scott Richards, is the recipient of a competitive Academic Year Research and Creative Activities Fellowship for the 2015-2016 academic year. Scott, a computer science major and U.S. Army veteran, is interested in the use of virtual reality exposure therapy as a treatment for […]

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