2013 Engineering Capstone Design Showcase

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On April 23, The 6th Annual Engineering Capstone Design Showcase was held in the Blackwell Ballroom, at the Blackwell Hotel. 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 two-semester 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.

There were 66 BME seniors on 19 different teams, collaborating with students from multiple engineering and clinical departments, took part in the 2013 EEIC Engineering Capstone Design Showcase. The showcase consisted of 10 divisions: Computer Science Engineering I, II, and III, Biomedical/Mechanical Engineering, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Motorsports Capstone Projects, Multidisciplinary Engineering, Integrated & Systems Engineering (6-Sigma), and Integrated & Systems Engineering.

Winners in the Biomedical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering division were: 

1st Place: Hip Continuous Passive Motion (CPM)

Students: Nicholas Black, BME; Michael Vignos, BME; Andrew Turner, ME; Elizabeth Schelgel, ME; Megan Ita, BME  

Faculty Advisors: David Lee, Assistant Professor BME, John DeWitt, Assistant Clinical Professor School of Physical Therapy

Goal of Project: Design a device that will provide effective therapy to patients after hip surgery by providing continuous passive motion of the hip joint to minimize scar tissue formation

 

2nd PlaceWheelchair Transfer

Students: Jared Collier, ME; Justin Mesick, ME; Rachael Meyer, ME; Cameron Ramsey, ME; Eric Ricciardi, ME

Faculty Advisors: Mark Ruegsegger, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, BME, Theresa Berner, Clinical Instructor School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Occupational Therapy

Goal of Project: Design a device that will transfer a manual wheelchair in and out of a standard-size truck with minimal effort by the user

 

The Department of Biomedical Engineering would like to commend these teams as well as the other teams who participated for a job well-done! We would also like to extend our thanks and appreciation to Mark Ruegsegger, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies of BME, David Lee, Assistant Professor, BME and Ben Jones, Instructional Laboratory Supervisor, BME.  

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Photo Credit: Cedric Sze

Top Left (left to right): Yi Juin Liew, BME; Sam Urs, BME; Ryan Megger, BME; Leigh Anne Diener, BME; Nick Joodi, BME

Top Right (left to right): Ricky Baylis, BME; Marcus Badgeley, BME; Mitchel Romito, BME

Bottom (left to right): Kristyn Burks, BME; Samantha Ravindrasingam, ME; Marston Bender, ME (sitting in chair); Sheheryar Jamali, BME; Adam Greening, ME