AC 2007-1990: CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING: CURRENT STATUS,FUTURE TRENDS, AND ITS EMERGENCE AS A DISCIPLINEMichael VanAuker, University of South Florida Dr. VanAuker is presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His research focuses on cardiovascular engineering and targeted drug deliver.Joel Strom, University of South Florida Dr. Strom is a cardiologist who is presently a faculty member of the cardiovascular engineering group at the University of South Florida.William Lee, University of South Florida Dr. Lee is presently the Director of the University of South Florida Biomedical Engineering Program
AC 2010-1764: FROM REMEDIATION TO APPLICATION: AN INVESTIGATIONOF COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH VECTOR ANALYSIS INAN UNDERGRADUATE BIOMECHANICS COURSESara Koehler, Northwestern University SARA R. KOEHLER is a Ph.D. candidate in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Northwestern University and a participant in the Graduate Teaching Certificate Program at Northwestern University's Searle Center for Teaching Excellence. Her research focuses on the biomechanics of transfemoral amputee gait.Wendy Murray, Northwestern University WENDY M. MURRAY is an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University, with joint appointments in Biomedical Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering
AC 2009-226: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULA: PRODUCING THEENGINEERS OF 2020Samantha Jacques, Milwaukee School of EngineeirngJohn D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of EngineeringThomas Swiontek, Milwaukee School of EngineeringJeffrey LaMack, Milwaukee School of EngineeringCharles Tritt, Milwaukee School of EngineeringLarry Fennigkoh, Milwaukee School of EngineeringRon Gerrits, Milwaukee School of EngineeringVincent Canino, Milwaukee School of EngineeringNancy Schlick, Milwaukee School of Engineering Page 14.280.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULA: PRODUCING THE ENGINEERS OF 2020IntroductionMany engineering
AC 2010-2065: ENGINEERING DESIGN, CAD AND FABRICATION SKILLSWITHIN A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CONTEXTEric Kennedy, Bucknell UniversityDonna Ebenstein, Bucknell University Page 15.482.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Design, CAD and Fabrication Skills Within a Biomedical Engineering ContextAbstractThe challenge of exposing biomedical engineering (BME) students to the broad array of coreengineering and biology topics often makes it difficult to adequately address supporting skillssuch as computer-aided design (CAD) and fabrication in the undergraduate curriculum. Thispaper will present a six-week module from a course
AC 2010-1061: THE CODING OF SOUND BY A COCHLEAR PROSTHESIS: ANINTRODUCTORY SIGNAL PROCESSING LABPamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Pamela Bhatti received her B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1993, and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2006 with an emphasis on Micro-electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). She joined the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta in 2007. Her research focuses on the development of implantable biosystems to overcome sensory loss in the auditory
AC 2010-1200: BIOENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS: PATTERNS THAT LEADTO QUALITY OUTCOMESNur Ozaltin, University of Pittsburgh Nur Özge Özaltin is a graduate student in the Industrial Engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering at Bosphorus University in Turkey, and her Masters degree in Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh respectively. Her research interest involves improving innovation through modeling the design process.Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Associate Professor and Fulton C. Noss Faculty Fellow in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Center Associate for the
AC 2012-3771: DEVELOPING A SMALL-FOOTPRINT BIOENGINEER-ING PROGRAMDr. Alisha L Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Alisha Sarang-Sieminski is an Assistant Professor of bioengineering at Franklin W. Olin College of En- gineering. Her research interests include how cells respond to and influence chemical and mechanical aspects of their surroundings and how people respond to and influence the schemas and power dynamics in their surroundings.Prof. Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Debbie Chachra is an Associate Professor of materials science at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engi- neering. Her engineering education research currently focuses on self-efficacy in first-year
AC 2010-1822: USE OF SITUATED COGNITION AND CONSTRUCTIVISTTHEORIES TO TEACH MOVEMENT SCIENCE IN BIOMECHANICSRandolph, Randy Hutchison, Clemson UniversityJohn DesJardins, Clemson UniversityLisa Benson, Clemson University Page 15.1309.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Use of Situated Cognition and Constructivist Theories to Teach Movement Science in BiomechanicsAbstractIt is estimated that students now graduating will pursue as many as five careers in their lifetime.This puts increasing pressure on instruction to expedite a student’s ability to transfer what theyhave learned in the classroom to many applications. Many times the
AC 2007-439: PROPOSED BEST PRACTICES FOR PREPARINGBIOENGINEERING AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS FORABET ACCREDITATIONSusan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University SUSAN M. BLANCHARD is Founding Director of the U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering and Professor of Bioengineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 1980 and 1982, respectively, and her A.B. in Biology from Oberlin College in 1968. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Biomedical Engineering Society, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and is an ABET Program
AC 2010-1700: EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OFTHE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY RETRIEVAL OF EXPLANTS PROGRAM INORTHOPAEDICS (CU-REPO)Michele Wabler, Clemson UniversityEstefania Alvarez, Clemson UniversityJohn DesJardins, Clemson University Page 15.561.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Exploration, Development, and Implementation of the Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program in Orthopaedics (CU-REPO)AbstractTotal joint replacement has become one of the most successful surgical procedures of the pastforty years in the treatment of arthritis, limb deformities, and chronic joint pain
AC 2012-5224: TEACHING-TO-LEARN SESSIONS TO ACHIEVE SUB-JECT RELEVANCE IN AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOMEDICAL ENGI-NEERING COURSEDr. Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1994. Warren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. Prior to joining KSU in Aug. 1999, Warren was a Principal Member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. He directs the KSU Medical Com- ponent Design Laboratory, a facility partially
AC 2011-166: TRANSDISCIPLINARY BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATIONLABORATORYVladimir Genis, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Vladimir GenisProfessor and Engineering Technology Program Director in the School of Technol- ogy and Professional Studies, Drexel University, has developed and taught graduate and undergradu- ate courses in physics, electronics, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, nondestructive testing, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, nondestructive testing, electronic instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering education. Results of his research work were published in scientific journals and presented at the national and
AC 2010-932: INTEGRATING HANDS-ON DESIGN EXPERIENCES INTO THECURRICULUMRichard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Richard Goldberg is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He is also the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Curriculum in Applied Sciences and Engineering, which houses the undergraduate BME program. He teaches several instrumentation courses and senior design. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities.Robert Dennis, University of North Carolina Bob Dennis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chair of Applied
AC 2011-756: INTEGRATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATIONINTO A BIOENGINEERING CAPSTONE DESIGN CLASSHoward P Davis, Washington State University Dr. Davis received degrees from The Evergreen State College (BA 1976), WSU (BS 1981, MS 1988) and the University of Oregon (Ph.D. 1993). He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering. He has been the president and CEO of IPM, a medical device company and Total Dynamics LLC a software company. He is also on the board of directors of Developing World Technologies, a company started by former students of the capstone class that he teaches. His interests include engineering and entrepreneurship
AC 2012-5043: A CELL CULTURE-BASED BIOCOMPATIBILITY MOD-ULE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERSDonna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University Donna M. Ebenstein is an Assistant Professor of biomedical engineering at Bucknell University.Dr. Eric A. Kennedy, Bucknell University Page 25.21.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Cell Culture-Based Biocompatibility Module for Biomedical EngineersAbstractThe challenge of exposing biomedical engineering students to the broad array of coreengineering and biology topics often makes it difficult to adequately address all relevant areas ofthe biomedical engineering
AC 2010-1321: EVALUATION OF PEERWISE AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL FORBIOENGINEERSPaul Denny, University of Auckland Paul Denny is an instructor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. In addition to Computer Science Education, his research interests include collaborative student learning and he created the PeerWise tool to support this approach.Beth Simon, University of California, San Diego Beth Simon is a Lecturer with the Potential for Security of Employment in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include educational technology and computer science education research.Melissa Micou
AC 2010-96: NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS TO APPLICATION: ANANOBIOTECHNOLOGY LAB COURSE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGSarah Pierce, Cumberland UniversityAmanda Lowery, Vanderbilt UniversityCharleson Bell, Vanderbilt UniversityTodd Giorgio, Vanderbilt University Page 15.900.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Nanoparticle Synthesis to Application: a Nanobiotechnology Lab Course for Biomedical EngineeringIntroductionThe investigation of living systems using nanoscale technologies has evolved into a new field ofresearch, bionanotechnology. Bionanotechnology is the development of novel technology at thenanoscale level that is used to interface with
AC 2011-2054: SIGNIFICANT FACTORS IN SUCCESSFULLY MATCH-ING STUDENTS TO BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABO-RATORIESJonathan Sanghoon Lee, University of Virginia Jonathan S. Lee is currently an undergraduate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia.Mr. Shing Wai YamWilliam H Guilford, University of Virginia Will Guilford is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia, and the current Undergraduate Program Director. He received his B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from St. Francis College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Arizona. Will did his postdoctoral training in Molecular Biophysics at the University of Vermont under David
AC 2011-1073: ENGAGING CSULA ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN BIOMED-ICAL ENGINEERING LEARNING ACTIVITIES WITH THE TABLET PCDeborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) Deborah Won joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at CSULA as an Assistant Professor in Januray 2009. Her specialization is in biomedical engineering, and she has launched 3 new courses in biomedical engineering. She also enjoy teaching a variety of courses ranging from electronics to signal processing. She conducts research in the area of bioelectrical communication.Huiping Guo, California State University, Los AngelesJianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles
AC 2007-2216: NEW INQUIRY-BASED CURRICULA FOR BIOENGINEERINGEDUCATIONJulia Ross, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Julia M. Ross is Chair of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her technical research interests are in the area of cellular engineering. In particular, her work focuses on bacterial adhesion to physiological surfaces. In addition, she maintains an active research program in curriculum development with a focus on workforce development.Greg Russ, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Gregory Russ graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006 with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of
AC 2012-4464: INTEGRATION OF A COMPUTATIONAL LAB SEQUENCEINTO A JUNIOR-LEVEL QUANTITATIVE PHYSIOLOGY COURSEKurt A. Thoroughman Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis Kurt A. Thoroughman, Ph.D., is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and an Associate Profes- sor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Thoroughman has joint appointments in the departments of Anatomy & Neurophysiology and Physical Therapy.Mr. Ranjan Patrick Khan, Washington University, St. Louis Department of BMEMs. Haoxin Sun, Washington University, St. LouisPatricia L. Widder, Washington University, St. Louis Patricia Widder serves as Teaching Lab Coordinator in the Biomedical Engineering
AC 2012-4309: DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF A TEXTBOOKFOR TISSUE ENGINEERING LAB INSTRUCTIONDr. Melissa Kurtis Micou, University of California, San Diego Melissa Kurtis Micou is a lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. She has taught tissue engineering lecture and lab courses to undergraduate students for the past seven years.Dawn M. Kilkenny Ph.D., University of Toronto Dawn Kilkenny earned her Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and trained as a postdoctoral fellow in Immunology at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. She subse- quently worked for four years as a Senior Research Specialist at the Vanderbilt Cell Imaging Resource
AC 2011-26: STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING FOR INTERDISCIPLINARYCOURSES: A MULTIFACETED APPROACHNaiquan (Nigel) Zheng, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. Nigel Zheng received his B. Eng from Zhejiang University, China, M.Sc. from College of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Univesity of Saskatchewan, Canada. Currently he is an assistant professor in the Center for Biomedical Engineering Systems, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His research interests include orthopedic biomechanics, sports medicine and rehabilitation, and motion analysis
AC 2011-2849: A WORLD OF EDUCATION: HEALTHCARE WITHOUTBORDERSMegan Ida O’Connor, Milwaukee School of Engineering Megan O’Connor is currently a Biomedical Engineering student at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. She looks forward to earning her BS degree in biomedical engineering in May of 2011 with a minor in technical communication. As a student, Megan is a member of Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB), BMES, and SWE. In the fall of 2008, O’Connor assisted in the creation of a campus organization called Healthcare Without Borders (HWB), and has since participated as secretary, vp/engineering crew manager, and presi- dent. She intends on continuing her education in graduate school with a bioengineering focus on artificial
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AC 2010-1716: INTENSIVE IMMERSIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FORUNDERGRADUATES AND TEACHERS: UNDERTAKING CREATIVITY ANDINNOVATION, DIVERSITY OF THINKING, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPDeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityRobin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityClinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityShawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityCourtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityDevdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Page 15.788.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010
AC 2010-246: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING E-BOOK GENERATIONRichard Aston, East Tennessee State University Richard Aston has published three text books, two in medical instrumentation: "Principles of Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement" published by Merrill Publishing Company in 1990; "Medical Instrumentation for Nurses and Allied Health-Care Professionals" with Katherine K. Brown, published by Jones and Bartlett, Inc. in 1994; and "Electrical Circuit Analysis Using the TI-85 or TI-86," published by Prentice Hall in 2000. He taught medical instrumentation in several colleges over the past 30 years, most recently at East Tennessee State University in the biomedical engineering
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AC 2011-555: ACTIVE AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIESFOR AN INTRODUCTORY BIOMATERIALS COURSEJennifer Vernengo, Rowan University Jennifer Vernengo is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Jennifer re- ceived her Ph.D. from Drexel University in 2007. She began work as a materials scientist at Synthes Bio- materials, then joined Drexel University College of Medicine as postdoc in 2009. Jennifer two published research papers and one patent in the area of injectable biomaterials for orthopedic tissue replacement and repair. She is particularly interested in developing innovative approaches to biomedical engineering education
AC 2010-1661: A TEAM-BASED NERVE CUFF SIMULATION PROJECT IN ATHIRD YEAR FOUNDATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING COURSEPurvis Bedenbaugh, East Carolina University Purvis Bedenbaugh is the director of the biomedical engineering concentration within the newly ABET-accredited general engineering program at East Carolina University. He obtained the B. S. E. degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University, the M. S. degree in bioengineering from Clemson University, the Ph. D. degree in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Department of Otolaryngology of the University of California, San Francisco