Education:
- BSc in Mechanical Engineering: Loyola Marymount University
- PhD Engineering: University of Cambridge
Teaching:
- Senior Design
- Intro to Materials
- Solid Mechanics
- CNC Manufacturing (manual g coding, CAM, and actual hands on machining)
Research:
Visiting Scholar, Khanna Lab, UC Berkeley (2024 – Present)
Journal Articles In Progress:
- Oppenheim T, Xie P, Schlegel H, Garcia-Zamudio M, Khanna, P (2025). Low-Cost Wearable for Continuous Monitoring of Hand Kinematics. In prep
- Chaudhary S, Kim W, Oppenheim T, Khanna P (2025). Dexterous Object Manipulation in a Maze Task. In Prep
- Published Journal Articles:
- Khanna P.*, Oppenheim T.*, Tu-Chan A., Abrams G., Ganguly K. (2023) Measuring arm and hand joint kinematics to estimate impairment during a functional reach and grasp task after stroke Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 10.1177/15459683231179173
Presentations:
- Kim W, Chaudhary S, Oppenheim T, Khanna P. (2024). A paradigm to study the role of tactile contact events in learning and execution of object manipulation behavior. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago.
- Oppeheim T, Khokar Z, Xie P, Khanna P (2024). Low-Cost flexible, wearable e-skins for measuring movement and muscles. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago.
- Neumaier D, Trieu A, Oppenheim T, Tu-Chan A, Ganguly K (2018). Development of a Neurosleeve, IGNITE22.
- Oppenheim T, Trieu J, Tu-Chan A, Ganguly K (2018). A Three-Dimensional Quantitative Model of Finger and Hand Kinematics During Functional Tasks in Stroke. ASNR.
- Schorger K, Oppenheim T. Development of An Affordable Prototype Pneumatic Hand Prosthesis and Control System (2019). Design of Medical Devices Conference.
Grants:
- NIH R15: Large-scale collection and analysis of upper limb kinematics in neurologically intact and stroke populations, 2024. Score: 41.Not funded; received summary statement.
- HAAS Foundation Grant, 2017–2025.
- CSUPERB Joint Venture Grant: Development of an IMU Neurosleeve, 2017.