Capstone Projects
BME Capstone Projects
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blueGENES
Team Members:
Johnpaul Ciccosanti
Margaret Cook
Spencer Hauxhurst
Nikolai Shteinman
Michelle Tieu
Team Members:
Johnpaul Ciccosanti
Margaret Cook
Spencer Hauxhurst
Nikolai Shteinman
Michelle Tieu
Team Mentor:
Dr. Benjamin Bartelle - Arizona State University
HypOptrode: Human Brain Stimulation Targeting the Hypothalamus
Team Members:
Ala Alawami
Abdullah Albayati
Ami Asodji
Derek Busch
Seth Petri
Team Mentors:
Dr. Bradley Greger - Arizona State University
Chelsea Faber – Barrow Neurological Institute
Urine Collection Device for Female NASA Crew Members in Microgravity
Team Members:
Daniella Pautz
Victoria Dong
Abby Turcheck
Karla Sharbuno
Bryce Tucker
Team Mentor:
Kimia Seyedmadani - Research Operation Integration (ROI) Group at NASA
Patient Positioning Guide for Neuroendovascular Surgery
Team Members:
Ian Salgado
Kiera Fleck
Brian Aguilar
Kassidy Wallace
Aditya Lankalapalli
Team Mentors:
Dr. Todd Abruzzo - Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Dr. Rosalind Sadleir - Arizona State University
Assistive Walker Device for Ambulation to Aid and Prevent Falling
Team Members:
Rachel Hall
Alison Fahy
Krissian Hargreaves
Anisa Syed
Yvonne Chook
Team Mentors:
Dr. Del Prado - Maricopa Integrated Health Systems
Dr. Daniel Peterson - Arizona State University
D.R.I.P. - Drug Release Intelligence Pipeline
Team Members:
Trixia Dela Rosa
Natalie Guzman
Emma Lieberman
Antara Sira
Jennifer Smetanick
Team Mentors:
J.M.R. Apollo Arquiza - Arizona State University
James Bogert, MD - Dignity Health
Devyn Weber, BSN - Dignity Health
Real-Time EEG Analysis Software Add-on for Monitoring of Status Epilepticus
Team Members:
Aubrey Berger
Lauren Everett
Nyah Kshatriya
Margarito Hernandez Fuentes
Team Mentors:
Dr. Leon Iasemidis - Barrow Neurological Institute
Dr. Noah Hutson - Barrow Neurological Institute
Wearable Haptic Feedback System for Prevention of Repetitive Strain Injuries in Endoscopists
Team Members:
Calvin Huang
Evan McQueen
Alexander Sedlack
Ivan Tonido
Team Mentors:
Dr. Marco Santello - Arizona State University
Dr. Robert Sedlack - Mayo Clinic
Optimizing Volume and Temperature Control for Lower Limb Prosthetics
Team Members:
Tyler Billingsly
Brodie Clemmer
Chamonix Michaud
Rachel Miller
Emerson Zahab
Team Mentors:
Dr. Christopher Buneo - Arizona State University
Dr. Sydney Schaefer - Arizona State University
Garth Knapp - Sound Prosthetics & Orthotics
Consovita: Improving the Skin/Seal Interface of Ostomy Bags
Team Members:
Cole Schmidt
Joseph Dimodica
Majdi Othman
Sudin Regmi
Team Mentors:
Jeff Skiba - CEO of Desert Valley Tech
Design of Surgical Instrument to Assist With Lung Decortication Procedures
Team Members:
Talia Hertzberg
Cory Smith
Scott Stevens
Team Mentors:
Olivia Burnsed, PhD - Arizona State University
Ian Makey, MD - Mayo Clinic
Cerebrate Medical: Autonomous Drug IV Administration Projection Technology (ADAPT)
Team Members:
Kalani Headen
Cristian Lee
Jeremiah Levitt
Nicholas Peters
Richard Yan
Team Mentors:
Dr. James Bogert - Dignity Health Medical Group.
Dr. Jianming Liang - Arizona State University
Wound Stabilizer
Team Members:
Lauren Conrad
Damian Gordillo-Velazquez
Isabella Erazo-Hacey
Team Mentors:
Dr. Jessica Weaver - Arizona State University
Lindsay Oleson - Rimkus
Endovascular Cerebrospinal Ventricular Shunt System
Team Members:
Cesar Diaz
Dary Deserne
Jesus Zazueta
Luis Campos
Team Mentors:
Dr. Todd A. Abruzzo - Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Dr. Stephen Helms Tillery - Arizona State University
Instrumented Wheelchair Ergometer
Team Members:
Eddie Aparicio
Karson Pooler
Mohamed Sorkati
Team Mentors:
Benjamin Conner - University of Arizona College of Medicine
Dr. Pamela Rogers Bosche - Northern Arizona University
Dr. Sydney Shaefer - Arizona State University
Bio.TECH: EMIT - Male Contraceptive
Team Members:
Candace Pless
Gabriella Estrada
Keiry Rodriguez
Fabiha Firoz
Anwar Gadhi
Team Mentors:
Dr. Jessica Weaver - Arizona State University
Dr. James Smith - University of California San Francisco
Dr. Russell Hayden - Shady Grove Fertility
Dr. Polina Lishko - Berkeley
Hersh Cerebroduct I: Automated External Ventricular Drain
Team Members:
Cole Barnett
Jacob Hershkowitz
Kamawela Leka
Carlos Matherson
Garrett Moorman
Team Mentors:
Candace Keck – Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Dr. Jitendran Muthuswamy - Arizona State University
Intravaginal Drug Delivery Device for Vaginitis
Team Members:
Jayashree Iyer
Adriana Lopez
Katie Wilkinson
Team Mentors:
Dr. Brian MacArthur and Dr. Lelan McCann - University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Dr. Shazia A. Malik - Valley Urogynecological Associates
Dr. Kelly Roy - Arizona Gynecology Consultants
Dr. Saunders - University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Dr. Jessica Weaver - Arizona State University
Improvement of Balloon Atrial Septostomy for Patients Born with Transposition of the Great Arteries
Team Members:
Lauren Baker
Kayla Charles
Ronin Komarnisky
Haley Strauss
Brycelyn Whitman
Team Mentors:
Sara Belko - Thomas Jefferson University Medical College
Dr. Mehdi Nikkah - Arizona State University
NASA Crew Member Cardiovascular Monitoring System
Team Members:
Brandon Duty
Jacob Hernandez
Kaitlyn Janssen
Martin Perez
Jonathan Scirone
Team Mentors:
Dr. Vikram Kodibagkar - Arizona State University
Kimia Seyedmadani - Research Operation Integration (ROI) Group at NASA
Pain Level Measurement Device
Team Members:
Rachel Boylan
Paulette Iniguez Erunez
Michelle Rodriguez
McKenna Godman
Joseline Salinas
Team Mentors:
Jeff Skiba - CEO at Desert Valley Technologies
Dr. Christopher Zarembinski - Joint Vitality at The Pain Center
Biomedical Engineering Arterial Technologies
Team Members:
Adeline Beeler
Mikayla McNally
Grace Morgan
Team Mentors:
Dr. Jose Maria Reynaldo Apollo Arquiza - Arizona State University
Dr. Kuei-Chun (Mark) Wang - Arizona State University
Joseph Chung - Creighton University
Nick Tan - Creighton University
Portable Inverted Microscope for Point-of-Care Digital Immunoassays of Cardiac Troponin
Team Members:
Emma Petersen
Sonja Brett
Sean Tucker
Natalie Stevens
Tor Christian Tjorhom
Team Mentors:
Dr. Shaopeng Wang - Arizona State University
Dr. William Tyler - Arizona State University
Kelvin Ning - Nectero Medical, Inc.
Localized Oxygen Delivery System for Wound Healing
Team Members:
Gabe Zdrale
Rachel Millard
Maddie Rogers
Team Mentors:
Dr. James Bogert - St. Joseph's Hospital
Dr. Brent Vernon - Arizona State University
Machine Learning Software for NASA Biometrics
Team Members:
Kristin Huber
Justin Irby
Karly Espinosa
Sam Skeete
Team Mentors:
Kimia Seyedmadani - Research Operation Integration (ROI) Group at NASA
David Hope - DataRobot
Soft Tissue Callus Initiator
Team Members:
Tabio-Lee W. Hawkins
Satya Muppavarapu
Christopher Sanders
Team Mentors:
Jeff Skiba - CEO at Desert Valley Technologies
Jessica Weaver - Arizona State University
A Novel, Hand-Held, Fast, Small Volume Blood Diagnostic Device to Correlate Biomarkers with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease
Team Members:
Haley Ellis
Jason Mayo
Sean Stanek
Jennifer Wong
Team Mentor:
Dr. Jessica Weaver - Arizona State University
Dr. Apollo Arquiza - Arizona State University
Dr. Nicole Herbots - Alzheimer Bio-Sensors/Arizona State University
MyCycle: Hormone Tracking System
Team Members:
Teagan Jones
Nekiyah Draper
Wendy Ayala-Beltran
Sarah Ruby
Susanna Zhang
Team Mentor:
Dr. Barbara Smith - Arizona State Universi
Self Cleaning Trocars/Laparoscopic Port Add-On for Surgical Camera Lens
Team Members:
Prashanth Aritharan
Kaprao Fuegner
Tae-Gyeong Kim
Team Mentors:
Dr. Thi Tran - Creighton University School of Medicine
Matt Dovgan - Creighton University School of Medicine
Michael Sobrado - Arizona State University
Olivia Burnsed - Arizona State University
Spiritus: Improving Tracheostomy Stability and Recover
Team Members:
Madilyn Bray
Alyssa Kritz
Quincy Lyons
Taylor Pennington
Gabriel De La Rocha
Team Mentors:
Sara Belko - Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Brent Vernon - Arizona State University
Pain Relief Device for Treating Interstitial Cystitis
Team Members:
Katelyn Meehan
Lauren Simanovsky
Thomas Nguyen
Zach McManamy
Paul Banister
Team Mentors:
Dr. Jessica Weaver - Arizona State University
Dr. Thi Tran - St. Joseph's Hospital