Capstone Design Teams Archive
Spring 2023 Capstone Design Teams
Four capstone design teams are currently working on biodevice-related projects this semester, sponsored by the Center for Biodevices Innovation Grants.
Design considerations of impact monitoring in contact sports
- Advisor: Reuben Kraft, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
- Students:
Natalie Romano - Biomedical Engineering
Sybil Owusu-Bempah - Biomedical Engineering
Gabriel Hartke - Biomedical Engineering
Addison King - Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering
Lauren Kiss - Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering
Donjeta Ahmetaj – Mechanical Engineering
Efe Sahin – Computer Science
Dominic Capaci – Computer Science
Wearable shear wave elastography device for evaluation of muscle function
- Advisor: Daniel H. Cortes, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Students:
Chizbel Oham - Electrical Engineering
Gabriel Valentin - Biomedical Engineering
Megan Cheng - Biomedical Engineering
Menghan Li - Biomedical Engineering
Josiah Minotto - Biomedical Engineering
Garret W. Campbell – Biomedical Engineering
Almadelia Cardona – Biomedical Engineering
Spring 2022 Capstone Design Teams
Four capstone design teams are currently working on biodevice-related projects this semester, sponsored by the Center for Biodevices Innovation Grants.
Computational Validation of Functionally Graded 3D Printed Rib Fracture Fixation Implants
- Sponsor: Dr. Guha Manogharan, Emmert H Bashore Faculty Development Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Students:
Nandini Patel - Biomedical Engineering
Addison Rossi - Biomedical Engineering
Elena Lagunilla - Biomedical Engineering
Mason Procz - Biomedical Engineering
Trevor Klemann - Biomedical Engineering
Gavin Kelly – Mechanical Engineering
Wesley Matsuka-Williams – Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Designing and Prototyping of a hand-held extrusion bioprinter for in situ translational tissue regeneration
- Sponsor: Amir Sheikhi, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Students:
Tina Maranas – Materials Engineering
Hamed Jabri – Mechanical Engineering
Oscar Dong - Biomedical Engineering
Andrew Smyth – Mechanical Engineering
Will Roberson – Materials Engineering
Jordan Thenga – Electrical Engineering
Johnny Christian - Biomedical Engineering
Stretchable rectennas to harvest ambient RF energies for wound healing stickers
- Sponsor: Larry Cheng, Assistant Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
- Students:
Jeremy Cherian – Computer Engineering
Joseph Espinosa – Computer Engineering
Dylan Knowles – Computer Engineering
Thomas Nguyen – Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Quigley – Electrical Engineering
Laparoscopic Trainer with Haptic Feedback
- Sponsor: Scarlett Miller, Associate Professor of Engineering Design, and Industrial Engineering
- Students:
Olivia Carsia – Biomedical Engineering
Kara Miller – Biomedical Engineering
Kefan Wu – Electrical Engineering
Aaron Wyatt – Electrical Engineering
Spring 2021 Capstone Design Teams
Six capstone design teams completed biodevice-related projects in capstone design courses in the spring 2021 semester.
- Wearable functional chest patch for detecting critical conditions from coronavirus
- Low-cost extrudable biocompatible catheter body for the physical-plasma cardiovascular catheter
- Non-invasive neurostimulatory device to improve mobility in Parkinson's Disease
- Development of improved face mask fixation method to attach mask to head
- A deep learning prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma response to transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
- Exploring the feasibility of remote monitoring of allostatic load and delivery of ecological momentary interventions (EMI) to quarantined COVID-19 patients using wearable biodevices
Fall 2020 Capstone Design Teams
Two capstone teams completed biodevice-related projects in capstone design courses in the fall 2020 semester.
- Design of test fixtures for protective devices used in endoscopic skull surgery, Penn State Center for Biodevices (watch the video)
- Improving estimates of PPE stocks, Penn State Manufacturing and Sterilization for COVID-19 (MASC)
Fall 2019 Capstone Design Teams
Five undergraduate student teams completed biodevice projects in Dr. Mary Frecker’s engineering capstone design course in the 2019 fall semester.
- Heart Rate Monitor, Penn State Wrestling Team
- Walking Speed Sensor, Penn State Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Lead Apron Support, Medtronic plc
- Bioaerosol Sampler, Penn State Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Noncontact Sensor, Penn State Department of Biomedical Engineering
Learning Factory Design Showcase: Best Project Award Winners: Heart Rate Monitor team and Walking Speed Sensor team
Faculty who are interested in working with a team of students on a capstone design project can learn more about it on the Learning Factory’s website.
