Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine (I-BEAM)

BME Seniors Capped Off Fall Semester with Design Project Symposium

BME seniors finished the semester by presenting their capstone design projects at the Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design Symposium.

Four students around a poster
Rohan Rastogi, Noah Trac, Owen Leary, and Zakir Tahiry
Photo Credit: Amy Simmons / Brown University

Projects

Polymeric Electrode Placement Catheter Design for Easy Removal in Deep Brain Stimulation

Students: Owen Leary, Rohan Rastogi, Zakir Tahiry, Noah Trac
Clinical Advisor: Wael Asaad

Weight Bearing Tracker for Stander Therapy of Non-Ambulatory Children

Students: Madison Kuhn, Dana Leichter, Mikayla Tinus
Clinical Advisors: Trey Crisco, Megan Wilkins

An Innovative Room Divider to Transform Parental Experience and Reduce Stress in the NICU

Students: Anne Beier, Mark Hays, Emily Holtzman (RISD-Textiles), Keenan Line
Clinical Advisor: Ravi D’Cruz

An Audiovisual Interface to Facilitate Parental Bonding in the NICU

Blas Lezcano, Frosina Pancheva, Zach Ricca, Lucy Yip (RISD-Industrial Design)
Clinical Advisor: Ravi D’Cruz

RiseUP: Universal Prosthetic Socket

Alexander Lo, Matthew Lo, Franklin Tarke (MechE)
Clinical Advisors: Braden Fleming, Michael Nunnery, Northeast Orthotics

Project Ascend: An Adjustable Pylon for Pediatric Lower Limb Devices

Justin Lee, Luke Morales, Claire Sise
Clinical Advisors: Christopher Bull, Braden Fleming, Michael Nunnery, Northeast Orthotics

Interactive Social Robot for Calming Agitated Senior Patients in the ER

Adil Akif, Joshua Daniel, Anthony Minnah
Clinical Advisor: Alison Hayward

Lab on a Chip Device for Detection of Malaria from Blood Samples

Zahra Ahmed, Amber Buhagiar, Lilibeth Martinez, Lucy Yip (RISD-Industrial Design)
Clinical Advisor: Ian Michelow

Laparoscopic Stapler Adaptor for One Handed Use

Elizabeth Bixler, Amelia Khoo, Bonnie Marcus
Clinical Advisor: Adena Osband

EmboNet: Double-layered Pocketed Filter for Embolic Protection in Aortic Cannulation Cardiothoracic Surgeries

Berke Buyukkucak, Celina Hsieh, Emily Holtzman (RISD-Textiles), Gian Ignacio, Ileana Pirozzi
Clinical Advisor: Neel Sodha