Roni Romero is a Ph.D. Candidate in BMEBT, at UMass Lowell. Attaining his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a Biomedical Engineering Concentration and his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, both from the University of the District of Colombia. Previously he has spent his time Investigating Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) Spacesuit Effects on Balance and Gait.

 

His current project, which will be his thesis, is exploring the Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Visual Perturbations on Postural Control during Standing Balance and Gait in Older Adults. Roni’s research interests are Furthering balance and gait research using VR, Next-gen prosthetics (i.e. sci-fi or cyberpunk style  prosthetics), and Zero G or simulated zero G studies.

 

With his free time, he enjoys VR development and sports like soccer, football, basketball, and Formula 1.