Student Project Listing 2007-2008 BME 272-273
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Group
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Name(s)

Advisor(s)

Topic

1 Ankeet Choxi
Steven Manuel (ME)
Misha Kotov (CS)
Matt Brady
Dr. Prasad Shastri
(BME)
Tissue Stimulator
2 Andy Cramer
Jacob Connelly
John Labiak
Dr. Mark Richter
(MAXmobility)
Instrumented wheel for wheelchair propulsion assessment
3 Devin Henson
Arunan Skandarajah 
Chris Janetopoulos (Biological Sciences)
John Wikswo (VIIBRE)
Microfluidic System for Galvanotaxis Measurements
4 Jason McGill
Sean Mercado
Kristen Jevsevar
Rebecca Tarrant.
John Wikswo (VIIBRE)
David Cliffel (Chemistry)
Development of Microfluidic Glucose Sensors
5 Jeff Turner
Scott Darby
Eric Chung
Casey Reynolds
John Wikswo (VIIBRE)
Wasif Khan (MicroBio)
Kevin Seale (VIIBRE)

A Microfluidic Pump System for Blood Cell Separation

6 Cassie Edwards
Meagan Williams
Amy Thomas
Meg Stevenson
Dr. Mark Richter
(MAXmobility)
Upper limb prosthetic adaptation/redesign
7 Stuart Reasons
Ross Morrison
Lauren Knish
Patrick Harris
Pharma-Sys Corp.
Healthcare, Barcoding and Safety – Beyond Medication
8 Emad Elsamadicy
Anas Othman (EE)
Azreena Shukri (EE)
Silviu Diaconu
Ray Booker
Center for Medical Simulation VUMC
Computer Controlled Eyes for Patient Simulator
9 Alex Abraham
Marc Moore
David Dar
Dr. Mark Richter
(MAXmobility)
Cross-slope Compensation for Wheelchairs
10 John Fonge
Brandy Scott
Kendra Mills
Dr. William Walsh
Pediatrics & Neonatology
Nursery Charting System Development
11

Adam Banks
Rick Semones
Brandon Henley
Micah Nicholson

Dr. Aaron Fitzsimmons
The Surgical Clinic, PLLC
Prosthesis pump redesign
12 Brian Reis
Erin Crosby (ME)
Andrew Dickerman (ME)
Joshua Mabasa
Dr. Bob Roselli (BME)
Dr. Thomas P. Rauth
Department of Surgery
Gastric Banding System
13
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Harrison Lamons
Nick Burjek
Austin Dirks
Katie Gallup
Andrew Dawson (ME)
Dr. Mark Richter
(MAXmobility)
Smart anti-tip system for manual wheelchairs
14

Melanie Aston
Monica Deterding
Matt Huckabee
Michael Chi

Dr. Stokes Peebles
Marty Moore  
Luciferase Reporter System for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detection and Quantification
15 Elizabeth Copenhaver
Elizabeth Salmon
Kelsey Hoffman
Marti Chance
Jim Easter
Emily Mowry
Hart Freeland Roberts Design
Universally suitable hospital room design
16 Brian Cost
Tyler Kibbee
Justin Johnson
Derek Lewis
OrthoHelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
Depth gage instrument development
17

Kristen Heck
Zach Hawkins
Amy Klemm
Amanda Streff

Dr. Paul King (BME)
Dr. John Enderle (U Conn BME)
Dr. Doug Milam (MC)
Accessible Incontinence Control Device
18

Brian Piazza
David Sharvin (ME)
Walter Yehl (EE)
Austin Healy (EE)

Mr. Kevin Ryan (NISH)
Dr. Paul King (BME)
Improvements in Industry for Disabled Workers
19 Cynthia Bien
Graham Gipson
Josh Arenth
Elise Springer
Brittany Wall
Dr. Robert Malkin (Duke BME)

TBA

EWH Cold Box project
20 Zulhilmi Ahmad (EE)
Nurulafiqah Nadzirah Mansor (EE)
Anis A Rahim (ME)
Jennifer Lee
Tommy Gianis
Dr. Frank Carroll (MC) 3-D Imaging problem resolution.
21

Dustin Dowell
Andrew Solomon (ME) Michael Scherer

Dr. Scott Guelcher (ChE) Novel Mixing Device for Polyurethane Foam Scaffolds
22

Mark Rafalko
Michael Landau
Wallace Title

Patrick Harris
Pharma-Sys Corp.
CPOE System Development
23 Ellen Messenger
Elly Sinkala
Shawn Price
Jamie Pope (Nursing)
Jay Groves (Dayani Ctr.)
Charles Matthews (Pub. Hlth.)
Vertical Workstation Development
24

Timothy Chen
Alia Durrani
Shivani Shah
Ania Warczyk
Daniel Maxwell

Dr. Anna Roe, Psychology Optical Imaging of Intrinsic Cortical Signals
25 Sam Barclay
Jordan Landreth
Tanya Holubiak
Teresa Plummer (OT) Walker Redesign
26 Alex Maclin
Brett Rungwerth
Ryan Ortega
Teresa Plummer (OT) Joint Range of Motion
27 Blake Hooper Dr. Duco Jansen (BME)
Dr. Peter Konrad (Neurosurgery)
An implantable optical stimulator for peripheral nerves
As of 1/1/2008, this is a Master of Engineering Project.
28 Noah Walcutt (ME)
Cindy Hlavacek
Thomas Anderson Sound Therapy