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CERMUSA Staff Present at SFU's Science Day 2009 on November 24


Autism & Drumming Research - Science DayCERMUSA employees Robert Mainhart, Program Manager (CiMeRC & NIOSH), Kent Tonkin, Assistant Director for Information Technology, and Brenda Guzic, Telehealth Research Specialist, gave presentations during Saint Francis University's Science Day held on November 24, 2009.

 
  
Mr. Mainhart's presentation, "Assisting Coal Mine Rescue from the Skies Above," focused on the capabilities of CERMUSA's Mobile Communications Platform (MCP). He demonstrated the MCP's use in providing above ground communications to rescue workers in an underground coal mining accident.
  
 
Mr. Tonkin's and Ms. Guzic's presentation, "Autism and Drumming Research," involved demonstrations of technologies being developed to provide music therapy to persons with Autism and other disorders. Attendees had the opportunity to participate in a remote electronic drumming session and explore other digital percussion devices.

 

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