Visiting Cal State and VA Medical Center at Long Beach, California, USA
On May 29, 2013, BART LAB Members visited the College of Engineering at California State University, Long Beach, USA. The Dean of the College of Engineering, Prof. Forouzan Golshani, welcome the BART LAB group, and presented his research facilities, run under his supervision, including, the new Boeing Simulation Cockpit and Simulation Room for Disabled Persons. Moreover, Prof. Christopher Druzgalski, Director of the EE Biomedical Program, shown his work and facility on bioacoustics. Prof. Panadda Marayong shown her projects on haptics. Later on the same day, BART LAB Members visited the Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center to see the Blind Rehabilitation Center. BART LAB Members, who joined the trip, included Dr. Jackrit Suthakorn (BART LAB Director), Choladawan Moonjaita, Peerapat Owatchaiyapong (Research-Staffs), Chawaphol Direkwatana, Nantida Nillahoot and Narucha Taniutchawoot (Ph.D. student and 2 Master students, respectively)