BIOMED 2021 Senior Design Showcase

BIOMED Senior Design Showcase

 The capstone Senior Design Showcase is our way of providing a forum in which the project engineers (i.e., the students) can communicate their results to the community.

What stands out is how each team member takes the project in his/her own hands. Each biomedical engineering student researches different aspects of the project to shape the design. Our design-centered curriculum cherishes and promotes this active involvement and creativity of the students.



2021 Senior Design Projects
Team 01

Improvement of Ultrasonically Assisted Chronic Wound Healing Applicator


Design Team: Lila Lin, Kristian Wagner, Kah Young, Peter Khouri
Advisor(s): Dr. Lewin, Dr. Schafer, Karissa Barbarevech, Jacob Hyatt

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 01

* Project Summary & Individual Contribution videos are not available because of intellectual property consideration

Team 02

Affinity Based Computational Model for Hydrogel Drug Delivery


Design Team: Samuel Huang, Joshua McGuckin, Amy Tieu, Julianne Wagner
Advisor(s): Christopher Rodell, PhD

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 02

Final Presentation

Team 03

Source Tracking of COVID-19 Infection by Rapid Sequencing


Design Team: Arun Balaji, Abbey Crider, Matthew Falcione, Sofia Tanvir
Advisor(s): Dr. Will Dampier

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 03

Final Presentation

Team 04

Rapidly Deployable Pediatric Blood RV-PA Conduit


Design Team: Shaelynn Fisher, Rebecca Genovese, Peyton Paschell, Emily Rabinovich
Advisor(s): Dr. Amy Throckmorton, Dr. Randy Stevens

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 04

Final Presentation

Team 05

Palatal Obturator Fixation System for Pediatric Cleft Palate Patients


Design Team: Joshua Divaker, Kate Medrano, Funmilola Olorode, Michael Winter
Advisor(s): Dr. Adrian Shieh, Quinn McCarthy, Bridget Hentz

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 05

* Project Summary & Individual Contribution videos are not available because of intellectual property consideration

Team 06

Augmented Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair for Mechanical Stability and Promotion of Healing


Design Team: Amber Klimecke, Bailey Parker, Jake Lieberstein, Madison Werts, Tyler Damasiewicz
Advisor(s): Dr. Sarver, Medical Advisor: Dr. Sherman

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 06

Final Presentation

Team 07

Equine Cervical Spinal Cage


Design Team: Sean Philip, Noah O’Donnell, Peter Kurtz, Jordan Benner
Advisor(s): Steven Kurtz, Daniel McDonald, Dr. Thomas Schaer, Joseph Sarver

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 07

Final Presentation

Team 08

Portable Brain Computer Interface for ALS Patients


Design Team: Victor Flamini, Cody Stephens, Angelo Guiliano, Hoang Nguyen
Advisor(s): Dr. Hasan Ayaz & Dr. Terry Heiman-Patterson

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 08

Final Presentation

Team 09

Electrooculography (EOG) Based Alert System for Aphonic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patients


Design Team: Joe Ham, Josh Hanneman, Arthur Speros, Molly Walsh, Tyler Yang
Advisor(s): Dr. Jaimie Dougherty

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 09

Final Presentation

Team 10

At-Home Physical Therapy Device for Hemiplegic Patients


Design Team: Neha Kamireddi, Sonam Saxena, Vanessa Tep, Erica Wessner
Advisor(s): Dr. Dougherty, Dr. Heath, Dr. Sarver

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 10

Final Presentation

Team 11

3D-Printed Palatal Obturators for Pediatric, Bilateral Cleft Patients


Design Team: Anastasia Zafiris, Geetha Kannan, James Huynh, Paul Thomas, Rudrah Shah
Advisor(s): Adrian Shieh, PhD

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 11

* Project Summary & Individual Contribution videos are not available because of intellectual property consideration

Team 12

Motor-Assisted Sled for Sled Hockey


Design Team: Cameron Neely, Ben Sauerwald, Jim Schickling​, Joe Finlayson
Advisor(s): Dr. Allen

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 12

Final Presentation

Team 13

Device to Induce Brachial Plexus (BP) Injury


Design Team: May Allal, Aditya Master, Parth Hardikar
Advisor(s): Dr. Sriram Balasubramanian, Dr. Anita Singh, Dr. Sarver

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 13

Final Presentation

Team 14

Integrated Saw Guide for Redo-sternotomy


Design Team: Daniel Graciano, Felix Agbavor, Shamayel AlRoomi, Rahul Akkem, Youssef Jouichate
Advisor(s): Dr. Amy Throckmorton, Dr. Randy Stevens

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 14

Final Presentation

Team 15

Refreshable Tactile Function Grapher for Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) Students and Teachers


Design Team: Alaa Alam, Daniel Gallagher, Joshua Hudon, Vincent LoPinto, Joseph Short
Advisor(s): Dr. Catherine von Reyn, Dr. Joseph Sarver

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 15

Final Presentation

Team 16

Research Device to Measure Suture Tension During Syndesmotic Injury Repairs


Design Team: Nico Cormier, Jacob Csuy, Jason DePhillips, Jeremy Otten, Olivia Schuler
Advisor(s): Dr. Joseph Sarver, Dr. Thomas Sherman

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 16

Final Presentation

Team 17

Revise Shoulder-Torque-Range-of-Motion (STROM) Device


Design Team: Nam Nguyen, Megan Rothgeb, Hang Truong, Zhuoyi Chen, Andrea Rockefeller
Advisor(s): Dr. Joseph J. Sarver

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 17

Final Presentation

Team 18

Active Compressive Abdominal Binder


Design Team: Mohammed Almakrami, Pierson Davis, Thomas McGovern, Krishna Patel, Lyuba Sas
Advisor(s): Dr. Barbee, Dr. Vu, Dr. Sarver

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 18

Final Presentation

Team 19

Brachial Plexus: Simulink


Design Team: Ancy John
Advisor(s): Dr. Joseph Sarver

Design Canvas (PDF)

Team 19

* Project Summary & Individual Contribution videos are not available because of intellectual property consideration

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