Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

E-Days

Engineering Days: Project presentations

Biomedical Engineering

Our senior design projects cover a wealth of fascinating engineering and science research. Each project features information about the research, a poster presentation, and a video.

E-Days Award Winners

2022

Minimally Invasive Gallstone Removal Device

Team: Ashley Daniels (BME+MECH), Leslie DeLay (BME+MECH), Courtney Doherty (BME+MECH), Ryan Pyfrom (BME+MECH), Emily Smith (BME+CBE)

SnifTek

Team: Wendy Perez (BME+CBE), Melody Pierro (BME+MECH), Luke Rhone (BME+EE), Brandon Rouault (BME+MECH), Turner Solheim (BME+MECH)

Prosthetic Socket Adapter

Team: Owen Anderson (BME+MECH), Maren Baur (BME+MECH), Kile Kelly (BME+MECH), Aidan Piasentin (BME+MECH), Taylor Recaido (BME+MECH)

Development of Chandler Loop tpo Evaluate Hemocompatibility of Biomaterials

Team: Sydney Alderfer (BME+CBE), Justice Cory (BME+MECH), Michael Hernandez (BME+MECH), Grace Taylorgoodall (BME+MECH)

Augmented Reality Ultrasound with Echogenic Needle

Team: Ethan Barron (BME+MECH), Servando Calderon (BME+EE), Kim King (BME+MECH)

2021

Mobile Wheelchair Control Application

Team: Katrina Lems (BME+MECH), Chad Kennedy (BME+MECH), Christina Croal (BME+MECH), Ethan Lash (BME+EE)

Overuse Tendinopathy Device

Team: Greta Gohring (BME+CBE), Sarah Burke (BME+MECH), Alfredo Macha (BME+EE), and Adam McAuliffe (BME+MECH)

SnifTek Low-Cost COVID-19 Tester

Team: Katie Davis (BME+CBE), Cerine Khoo (BME+CBE), Megan Maier (BME+CBE), Sean O’Connell (BME+CBE), Faith Otieno (BME+EE)

Training Device for Upper Right Lobectomy via Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Team: Jacob Stewart (BME+CBE), Sandra Witta (BME+CBE), Grace VanOrman (BME+MECH), Kalley Harriss (BME+MECH)

Real-Time Augmented Reality Ultrasound Display System

Team: Diana Boll (BME+MECH), Benjamin Farkas (BME+CBE), Steven Hsu (BME+CBE), Janaye Matthews (BME+EE)

2020

Optical Neurolink for a High Data Rate Brain-Computer Interface

Team members: Sarah Maclean (BME+EE), Mauri Richards (BME+MECH), Kieran Simske (BME+MECH), Justin Southerland (BME+CBE)

Smart Well Plate System

Team: Jacob Akfieri (BME+EE), Sam Ritter (BME+MECH), Alden Tennison (BME+EE)

Brain Train

Team: Zachary J. Haigh (BME+CBE), Corey Lauck (BME+MECH), Jeremy Tabke (BME+MECH), Juliette Talarico (BME+MECH)

Anti-Cancer Photochemical Cell Inactivation Device

Team: Katherine Conger (BME+CBE), Isaac Griess (BME+EE), Andy Hegemann (BME+MECH), Jacob Stockebrand (BME+MECH), Cameron Taylor (BME+BME)

Process to Manufacture Periosteum Fibers

Team: Sarah DeBoer (BME+MECH), Will McCormick (BME+MECH), Analia Quirk (BME+CBE), Erin Solis (BME+MECH)

Magnetic Tweezer for Active Microrheology

Team: Chandler Birrell (BME+MECH), Claire Fenton (BME+ MECH), Nicholas Mitchell (BME+MECH), Lyndsey Nold (BME+MECH), Stephanie Pascua (BME+CBE)

2023 Projects

Projects from other years: 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023

Ankle Bracing System For Arthritis

Project ID: 1

Students:

Alexis Fiechtner, Yeilin Benitez, Sam Burke, Taylor Matsushima
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Reggie Kellum

Biosensor for Detecting and Quantifying COVID-19 Antibodies

Project ID: 90

Students:

Angelina DiNorcia, Abigail Fennell, Connor Henderson, Carter Morill, Jacklyn Moore
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Dr. Chuck Henry

Breath Connect An Internet-Connected Breathalyzer By SnifTek Inc.

Project ID: 4

Students:

MegAnne Anast, Ryan Duran, Maguire Kinealy, Carly Nakamura, Alison Shad, Joyce Bohn, Aaron Davis, Manley Feinberg
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Dr. Bert Vermeulen

Custom Upper Limb Prostheses

Project ID: 54

Students:

Amy Keisling, Dillon Fiore, Kileigh Palmer, Mykala Coe, Zach Wilemon
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Dr. Sam Bechara

Low-Cost Diagnostic for Detecting RNA Based Viruses

Project ID: 52

Students:

Elana Kadish, Marcus Garcia, Stephanie Mooty, EmmaKate Raisley
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Dr. Christie Peebles

Mechanical and Electrical Learning Model of Pupillary Light Response

Project ID: 3

Students:

Devan Hayden, Bailee Jones, Hassan Mahmoud, Garret Snyder
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Dr. Kirk McGilvray

NOMAD - Neonatal Oxygen Measurement and Adjustment Device

Project ID: 2

Students:

Caitlin Adams, Alexa Morgan, Jake Ornes, Matt Stephens, Ailsa Young
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Dr. Matt Baretich

Project Pitter-Patter

Project ID: 51

Students:

Catherine Burr, Jacqueline Gedney, Brayden Jonswold
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Dr. James Tillotson and Dr. Bert Vermeulen

Scalable Manufacturing of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells

Project ID: 91

Students:

Jack Forman, Sawyer Halingstad, Emily Kaplan, Ryan Mahoney
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Dr. Soham Ghosh

Self-Cleaning Laparoscopic Camera Device

Project ID: 6

Students:

Angela Dean, Julia Encinias, Justyn Knapp, Jared Schymanski
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Aakash Dave and Dr. Michael Stanton

Terumo BCT Blood Heat Exchanging Device

Project ID: 5

Students:

Sierra Curdts, Sara Dmytriw, Julianna Musgrove, Courtney Roush, Sam Tang
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Dr. Sayudh Ghosh and Dr. Dennis Hlavinka

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies: Automated Sterile Tube Weld Opener

Project ID: 53

Students:

Max Harlan, Lucas Higgins, Connor Utech
Department:
School of Biomedical Engineering
Video presentation:
Link to project video
Advisors:
Dennis Bebie