Alumni

Evan received his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University, where his thesis focused on cadaver injury biomechanical responses to side impact collisions to improve automotive safety. Evan also has a diverse teaching background, having served as a Graduate TA and then Lead Instructor for a hands-on microcontroller design and prototype course while also co-managing a computer-aided design and manufacturing lab. At the CCTR, Evan utilizes his unique blend of technical expertise to assist with device prototyping, instrumentation, and data collection and processing. He is well-seasoned in motion capture, additive and subtractive manufacturing techniques, and electronics design.

Buntoku is a Visiting Scientist from Sekisui House, Ltd., Osaka, Japan where he has been conducting research and development for the market introduction of the company's new services. Buntoku is in charge of the research and development of vital estimation algorithms using non-contact sensors and the development of service systems. With this service, health-related information can be acquired naturally in daily life without the stress of wearing the device, and acute disease detection is also planned to be installed as a function. His research included the acquisition and visualization of room temperature and humidity data, which has been installed in the service called "Platform House Touch" that has already been put on the Japanese market. Residents can easily know the environment of the room by the color of the room displayed on the floor plan of the house, and will be notified when there is a danger of heat stroke. He will be furthering his work on sensors and algorithms related to health and aging in place.

Dr. Petersen earned an MD from University of Copenhagen (2008) and full European board certification as physician in 2009. His clinical work was centered around cardiology and emergency medicine and as former Chief Resident at major ER, his duties included disaster preparedness, triage, and resource management. His European medial training ensured a broad understanding of medical complexity and cross-discipline interactions.

Dr. Petersen’s research has most recently been focused on device development and as such he has been leading efforts to develop treatment devices both for emergency use in hospitals and for use in NASA’s countermeasure program, and he is very experienced in developing protocols for physiological human research.

He brings his broad experience to bear at CCTR, where he will assist the team in protocol development, clinical and physiological advice.