Student Project Listing 2006-2007 BME 272-273
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VUSE = Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
VUMC = Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Group
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Name(s)

Advisor

Topic

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Lisa Crain
Allyson Brown
Tricia Gruhn

 James Easter
 & Emily Mowry
Hart Freeland Roberts Inc
Designing the Ideal Cancer Center of the 21st Century
2
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Mark Fritz
Andrew Koivuniemi
David Mayhew
Chris Schroeder
John Huidekoper
Thomas P. Rauth, MD, Department of Surgery
Dr. Bob Roselli, BME 
An ex-vivo system for measuring, calibrating and controlling laparoscopic band pressure
3 Nicholas Ryan
Jason Whaylen (EE)
Talbot Hansum (BME/EE)
Alex Stramel (EE)
Vanessa Luckman (BME/EE)
Patrick T. Harris
Consultant
PharmaSys, Inc. 
Designing a Point-of-Care Bedside Bar Code Verification System 
4 Katie Dwyer
Andrew Slatton
Dr. Bob Roselli
BME
Design of effective diagnostic online homework modules using CAPE and eLMS
5 Nicola Asgill
Fredrick Hilliard
George Kittos
Dr. Franz Baudenbacher
BME
Development of a Rat Heart Perfusion System
6 Kelvin Lin
Trey Reece (EE)
Savannah Gill
Mike McHugh
Derric Williams
Dr. Frank Carroll
Robert Traeger
MXISystems Inc.
Using Fluorescence X-rays for Non-invasive Biopsy
7 Erica Bozeman
Markesha Cook
Stephanie Cruz
Dr Michael Miga
BME
A Novel Dermoscopic Elastographic Probe
8 Paul Clark
Martin Garcia
Chris Gorga
Jordan Lo Regio
John Ling
Dr. Franz Baudenbacher
BME
Cardiac Microfluidic MEMS project 
9 Michael Galante (CompE)
Derrick Snyder (CompE)
Kathryn Yates
Edward Barrett Krei
Mr. Matt Moore
Sole Supports, Inc.
3-D Sole Measurements
10

Matt Byrne, (ME)
Aaron Hadley
Jennifer Hornberger
Jonathan Webb (ME)

Burt Lariscy
Ms. Crystal Bates, OT
Jim Lassiter, OT
Hand Exerciser
11 Aashish Bapat
Dani Shuck
Jason Deaner (ME)
April Boldt
Grainger Greene
Ms. Maggie Curtin
Vextec, Inc.
Vextec Project
12 Andrew Lin
Vern Huang
Greg Apker
Mohd Lamien (CompE)
Emma Sirajudin (CompE)
Daniel Polley, PhD
Hearing & Speech
Neurophysiological Monitoring
13 Jennifer Young
Kristin Duncan
Andrew Carroll
Nina Connell
Mark Richter
MAX mobility
Project Matt
14 Brian Snelling
Colin Compas
Jeffrey Day
Dr. William Walsh
Pediatric Neonatology
VUMC
Cerebral Function Monitor
15

Brian McGee
Cameron Jones
Charles Blyth
Cristina Fernandez
Scott Hittinger

Dr. Brad Wood
Dr. Anthony Kam
NIH / CC / DRD
Cauterizing Biopsy Catheter for Percutaneous and/or Vascular Intervention
16 Tom Soike
Noah Reding (EE)
Nick Chadwick
Mark Richter
MAX mobility
Biofeedback System for Propulsion Training
17 Charleson Bell
Rachana Modi
Jennifer Treece
Thayer Moor+
Christina Lauer
Patrick Harris
Pharmasys Inc.
BREEZE: Wireless Asthma Inhaler
18 Alex Makowski
Michael Hwang
Jenny Lu
Dr. John Wikswo
BME
Three-dimensional microfabricated bioreactor and closed-loop control system
19 Jeff Chamberlain
Matt Houston
Eric Kim
Dr. John Wikswo
Dr. Kevin Seale
BME
Optimization of T-cell trapping in a Microfluidic device
20 Jake Hughey
Matt Pfister
Adam Dyess
Michael Moustoukas
Dr. John Wikswo
Dr. Kevin Seale
BME
Development of a modular peristaltic Microfluidic pump and valve system
21 Jeffrey Tse
Brett Boskoff
Mathew Patton
Leonard Pinchuk, PhD, D.Sc.
Stewart Davis, M.D.
Innovia LLC
Eye Muscle Prosthesis
22 Adam Goodale
Kristyn Eilertsen
Sunil Narayan
Stacey Tarver
Stephen Kepper (ME)
Dr. John Enderle
U. Conn.
Dr. Paul King
BME
Accessible Home Vital Signs Monitoring System
23 Lauren Cassell
Margaret Gipson
Eileen Bock
Laurie McAlexander
Dr. Douglas Sawyer
Medicine, VUMC
Programmable biofeedback chest "exerciser" 
24 Katie Good
Emily Schaefer
Dr. Bruce Beyer
OB/Gyn, VUMC
ThermalFuse Suture
25 Amar Patel
Mark Quisao
Dr. Franz Baudenbacher
BME
Integrated Microfluidic Device for the Study of Cell Movement Modeling
26 Eddie Cao
Kylen Bares
Dr. C. Kao
Neurosurgery
Parkinson's Disease Rigidity Quantification
27 Quang Bui (ME)
Derrick Newsome (ME)
Ken Roberts,  OGSM
Marshall Summar, Pediatrics
The Marathon: Exercise Gaming Bike
28 Alyssa Cherif Dan France
VUMC
Improved Simulations in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit