2016 6th Annual BME Capstone Demo Day Awards

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On April 28th, The Department of Biomedical Engineering held its 6th Annual Capstone Demo Demo Day, where 20 teams shared their final projects to the class, faculty, mentors and guests. In recognition for their hard work throughout the year, the following awards were given to the following student teams:

 

Excellence in Project Awardees

Team Eye Inflation Chamber: Designed a holding chamber for ex vivo experiments, so that biomechanical data can be collected in two positions on the eye without changing the setup.

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EYE INFLATION CHAMBER - Students: Emily Bodamer (BME), Elizabeth Meurer (BME), Mark Finken (ME), Tim Makkar (BME), Akshar Patel (BME) Faculty Advisors: Mark Ruegsegger (BME), and Dr. Jun Liu (BME)

 

Team Endonasal Surgery: Designed a heart pump device, with controllable pump rate and pressure, to help surgeons performed simulated endonasal surgery.

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AUTOMATIC PUMP FOR CONTROLLED ARTERIAL BLOOD FLOW IN AN ENDONASAL SURGERY MODEL - Students: Raphael Banoub (FABE), Jill Kanney (BME), Alyse Krausz (BME), Eric Salomon (BME), Anirudh Tarimala (BME) Faculty Advisor: Mark Ruegsegger (BME), Industry Contact: Sanjeet Rangarajan

 

Team Kayak Paddle: Designed an assistive device that holds a paddle for a user with assymetric strength, by transferring force from the strong to weaker side of the paddle stroke.

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KAYAK ASSISTIVE PADDLE DEVICE - Students: Nehal Patel (BME), Taylor Howard (BME), Herman Stephen (BME), Ian Sunyecz (BME), Andrea Vannoy (Mechanical Engineering =ME) Mark Roser (Physical Therapy) Faculty Advisor: Tanya Nocera (BME), Mark Ruegsegger (BME)

 

Honorable Mention Awards:

Team Adjustable, Lightweight Wheelchair: Designed a highly adjustable wheelchair with built-in quantitative measures to help a therapist quickly and accurately size a wheelchair for an individual.

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HIGHLY ADJUSTABLE, LIGHTWEIGHT WHEELCHAIR - Students: Michelle Murach (BME), Samuel Goldman (BME), Michelle Hurtubise (BME), Jordan Gause (BME), Mark Boranovsky (ME), Arrianna Willis (BME) Faculty Advisors: Sandra Metzler (ME), Carmen DiGiovine (Health & Rehab Sciences)

 

Team Helicopter Isolette: Designed a lifting device to help nurses load and remove a 300lb infant isolette from the back of a helicopter.

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HELICOPTER ISOLETTE LIFT - Students: Adam Lehnig (BME), Ben Scandling (BME), Jack Jones (BME), Michael Schmidt (BME), Zac Novak (BME), Kim Zwissler (Occupational Therapy) Faculty Advisor: Mark Ruegsegger (BME)

 

Team Drug Dispersal Device: Designed an automatic medicine dispensing device that includes time controls, biometrics and a robust design to promote user compliance.

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DRUG DISPERSAL DEVICE - Students: Jillian Hickey (BME), Brandon Moore (BME), Inyoung Oh (BME), Eric Typpi (BME), Curtis Walker (ME) Faculty Advisor: Mark Ruegsegger (BME)

More photos from the 6th Annual Capstone Demo Demo Day can be viewed here