2012 Engineering Capstone Design Showcase
On May 24, The 5th Annual Engineering Capstone Design Showcase was held in the Archie M. Griffin East Ballroom at The Ohio Union. The showcase is a culmination of senior undergraduate capstone design projects from all engineering disciplines. Individual students or student teams presented their projects and selected findings to a team of judges comprised of industry and faculty.
The senior Capstone Design course in Biomedical Engineering is the culminating experience for the students, and the three- quarter design course provides all project teams with a real-world opportunity to solve an open-ended problem as identified by individuals with disabilities, or by community groups whose mission is to help those with disabilities. The overall goal of this program is to build a dynamic Senior Design program that fosters multi-disciplinary efforts at the student, mentor and University level, and promotes outreach to the disabled community.
Twenty-seven seniors on 10 teams, collaborating with students from multiple engineering and clinical departments took part in the 2012 EEIC Engineering Capstone Design Showcase. The showcase consisted of 5 divisions: Chemical/Material Design, Equipment Design, Process Design, Product Design, and Socially Responsible Design. All 10 of the BME teams were placed in the Socially Responsible Design division comprising of 11 teams. The BME department senior design teams took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd within their division.
1st Place: KAir-Force: A Fully Adjustable Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthotic for Clinical Training and Diagnostic Use in Patients with T-6 or Below S
Students: Shubhra Kochar, BME; Lauren Levey, BME; Douglas Follmer, BME; Adam Zurmehly, BME
Faculty Advisors: Mark Ruegsegger, David Lee
2nd Place: Equine Assisted Therapy
Students: Lauren Cechini, BME; Patrick Bradley, BME; Allyson Lang, ME; Kaitlyn Ricke, MOT; Michelle Prushing, MOT
Faculty Advisors: Erin Hutter, Jane Case-Smith
3rd Place: Unilateral Upper Extremity Adaptation for Bowed Instruments
Students: Michelle DeBrosse, MOT; Andrew Dunn, BME; Tyler Griffin, BME; Brian Hawkins, ME; Jackson Maust, PT
Faculty Advisors: Theresa Berner, Sandra Metzler
Major:
BME – Biomedical Engineering
MOT – Masters Occupational Therapy
PT – Physical Therapy
The Department of Biomedical Engineering would like to commend these students for a job well-done! We would also like to extend our thanks and appreciation to Mark Ruegsegger, Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies of BME and David Lee, BME Laboratory Supervisor.
Click here to see pictures of BME students at the 5th Annual EEIC Engineering Capstone Design Showcase.