Johnson & Johnson Robotics
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Chand John
Chand John is an award-winning technical software leader, educator, and science communicator. BBC News highlighted his TED-Ed lesson that has amassed over 3.9 million views. CBS Austin’s Chief Meteorologist and the University of Texas at Austin have featured his comics on meteorology and women in mathematics. His advocacy for women, Black scholars, and students with disabilities earned him multiple university grants and select committee invitations from UT-Austin’s College of Natural Sciences. Chand earned a PhD in computer science from Stanford University for 3D physics-based simulations revealing how muscles stabilize human walking. He patented a way to compute vehicle operation effort at Honda and earned 11 awards from Johnson & Johnson for his inclusive leadership and software for graphics and robotics. He authored a tutorial for physics-based simulation of fluids that is featured as a key learning resource on a prominent physics-based animation blog.
Role with the VES
Member, Texas Section
Work Experience
2025 - Now || Staff Graphics Software & Tech Lead, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Robotics & Digital Solutions2022 - 2025 || Staff Software Engineer, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Robotics & Digital Solutions
2022 - Now || Director At Large, Austin Texas Science Communicators
2019 - 2022 || Affiliated Faculty, Texas Robotics, University of Texas at Austin
2019 - 2022 || Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin
2016 - 2019 || Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Verb Surgical Inc.
2013 - 2016 || Software Engineer & Reseacher, Honda Research Institute, Inc.
2011 - 2012 || Research Assistant in 3D Biomechanical Simulation, Stanford University
2008 - 2011 || NIH Predoctoral Fellow in 3D Biomechanical Simulation, Stanford University
2005 - 2008 || Research Assistant in Biomechanical Modeling & Simulation, Stanford University
2003 - 2004 || Stanford Engineering Fellow in 3D Geometric Modeling, Stanford University
Awards
Winner of 11 Inspire Awards (2022 - 2025), Johnson & JohnsonInvited to Texas Mindset Initiative Faculty Fellowship (2021), Dean of College of Natural Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
Community Champions Award (2019), Breaking the Glass, Computer Futures, Austin, TX
Experiential Learning Initiative Award (2019), Office of Executive VP & Provost, University of Texas at Austin
Clock Award (2019), Services for Students with Disabilities, University of Texas at Austin
Inaugural OpenSim Biomechanical Simulation Fellow (2014), Stanford University
