online professional masters program, courses in genomics and genomic technologies, and creates laboratory experiences. She also performs educational research and aimed at continually improving student learning and outcomes, and conducts research in online education to improve access to bioengineering education for students at various times in their careers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work in progress: Building Engineering Skills for the Genomics Revolution, a Genomics Technologies and Analysis Course for Biomedical EngineersOver the past decade, development of next-generation sequencing technologies has led todramatic changes in how
research, and the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)industries [Guerrero 2016; Machina 2013; Pence 2016]. ABET has indicated that preparingengineering students in technical communications is one of the essential skills needed to enterthese fields [ABET 2016]. As a result, technical communication in the electronic setting may bea critical skill for engineering students seeking employment.One way for students to gain and practice documentation and technical communication skills ina practical setting is through the experiential courses throughout the curriculum (i.e. laboratorycourses). In autumn 2016, we transitioned the biomedical engineering laboratory course,biomechanics, from paper-based to electronic-based laboratory
Paper ID #19631Sophomore Design Course on Virtual PrototypingDr. Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University Michael Caplan earned his undergraduate degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following post-doctoral research at Duke University Medical Center in Cell Biology, Michael joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 2003, and he is now an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Caplan’s research focuses on molecular cooperativity in drug targeting, bio-sensing, and cell sig- naling. Current projects align along three main themes
of the sensing technologies include small molecule, DNA, pro- tein, and whole cell detection to address changing climate in point-of-care technologies and medicine. On the activation side of our research, we are fabricating nitinol staggered muscle arrays that mimic skeletal muscle and we have recently demonstrated over 30% compression in our SMA’s similar to muscle bun- dles. Our approach to design is simple, following FDA guidelines and suggestions from the start, look at what the user needs and/or wants and apply a unique solution. We have a well-diversified group to tackle the challenges in health care today, staff and students come from biomedical engineering, electrical engi- neering, mechanical engineering
Paper ID #18423The Rise of Rapid Prototyping in a Biomedical Engineering Design SequenceProf. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University Dr. Joseph (Joe) Tranquillo is an Associate Professor at Bucknell University in the Department of Biomed- ical Engineering, He is also co-director of the Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management, co-director of the KEEN Winter Interdisciplinary Design Program, and chair of the Biomedical Engineer- ing Division of ASEE. Tranquillo has published three undergraduate textbooks and numerous engineering education publications, and has presented internationally on engineering and education
Paper ID #19985An Engineering Student Project: Microfluidic-based Head Trauma SensorsDr. Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University Michael Mauk is Assistant Professor in Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program.Dr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University Dr. Richard Chiou is Associate Professor within the Engineering Technology Department at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His educational background is in manufacturing with an emphasis on mechatronics. In addition to his many years of industrial
covers all aspects of the design process, including needs identification, concept generation, and commercialization. Dr. Reuther received her BS in Biomedical Engineering from The College of New Jersey and her Ph.D. in Bioengineering, specializing in Orthopaedic Biomechanics, from the University of Pennsylvania.Andrea Nye, Columbia University Andrea Nye, MBA, MPH, is Director of Biomedical Innovation Initiatives in the Department of Biomed- ical Engineering at Columbia University, as well as Director of the Columbia-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, a biomedical technology accelerator formed through a unique collaboration be- tween Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Columbia University
, and with current trends inengineering technology and manufacturing (e.g., the “maker movement,” the proliferation ofdata-gathering sensors on consumer products, etc.), this trend is likely to accelerate even more inthe coming future. In addition, computer programing has become an essential part of dataanalysis2-4 and simulation5,6 in biomedical research. As interacting with computing-enabledevices becomes easier and more prevalent, it is possible that engineers will graduate with theability to quickly navigate user interfaces but without a detailed, theoretical knowledge ofcomputing fundamentals. Especially in the rapidly-evolving, multidisciplinary field ofbiomedical engineering (BME), there is constant pressure to add new subjects to the
given the growingscope of the challenges ahead and the complexity and diversity of the technologies of the 21 stcentury, creativity will grow in importance” (p. 55).1 However, creativity is not typicallyemphasized in the traditional engineering curriculum and, rather, is relegated to design coursesor entrepreneurship minors. Few core technical courses incorporate elements that requirestudents to demonstrate aspects of the creative process in their assigned work. In fact, researchhas shown that both faculty and students feel that creativity, “is not valued in contemporaryengineering education” (p. 762).2This lack of focus on the creative process in the engineering curriculum has been hypothesized tobe a factor in the retention of engineering
interested in technology-enhanced teaching and in experiential learning for undergraduates in science and engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Summative versus formative assessments in promoting learning of physiology by biomedical engineering students: a comparison of outcomesTesting plays three roles in education. First, it serves a motivational role by holding studentsaccountable for their work.Second, testing serves an assessment function, not only for the purpose of assigning grades(“summative assessment”) but also for providing feedback to students to guide their learning(“formative assessment”). Formative assessment has been broadly defined: “Practice in a
Introductory Engineering Course. International Journal of Engineering Education, 28(2), 1–11.5. Enderle, J., & Bronzino, J. (2012). Introduction to biomedical engineering (3rd ed.). Academic Press.6. Allen, M. (1962). Morphological Creativity: The Miracle of Your Hidden Brain Power. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.7. King, P. (1999). Design and biomedical engineering. International Journal of Engineering Education, 15(4), 282–287.8. Yock, P., Zenios, S., Makower, J., Brinton, T., Kumar, U., Watkins, J., … Kurihara, C. (2015). Ideation. In Biodesign: the process of innovating medical technologies (2nd ed., pp. 250– 267). Cambridge University Press.9. Brophy, D. R. (2001). Comparing the Attributes, Activities, and Performance of
- ment in mechanical and biomedical engineering. She previously served ASEE in leadership roles in the ERM and Mechanics Divisions and as a PIC-III Chair.Dr. Tom Merrill, Rowan University Dr. Tom Merrill’s research interests include energy systems, biotransport modeling, and medical de- vices. Prior to Rowan University, Dr. Merrill worked for thirteen years at a number of places including United Technologies Carrier, Abiomed, Wyeth Research, MicroDose Technologies, and at a medical de- vice start-up company called FocalCool. He received his degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State (Ph.D.), the University of Michigan (M.S.), and Bucknell University (B.S.). He currently teaches thermodynamics, heat transfer
Paper ID #19399Investigation of Student Achievement and Attitude about a Flipped Class-room Using Linked Lecture Videos in Biomedical Engineering (Work in Progress)Ms. Samantha Brenna, Arizona State UniversityDr. Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University Casey J. Ankeny, PhD is lecturer in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Ari- zona State University. Casey received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Univer- sity of Virginia in 2006 and her doctorate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University in 2012 where she studied the role of
teaching methods and tools, he has received grants and established collaborations with colleagues from different fields and countries. Dr. Gulacar has developed and organized workshops about implementation of social constructivist methods and effective use of technological tools in science classrooms.Dr. Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis Jennifer Choi is currently a Lecturer with potential for security of employment (LPSOE) in the Depart- ment of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at UC Davis. In addition to teaching core undergraduate courses, Jennifer is aimed at integrating engineering design principles and hands-on experiences throughout the curriculum, and playing an active role in the senior design
tissue re- generation during acute and chronic inflammation. I collaborate extensively with clinician scientists and medical doctors, as well as other engineers, both at UVA and at other institutions. I teach graduate level and undergraduate level courses on cell and molecular physiology and computational systems biology. I am fellow in the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and past recipient of the MIT Technology Review TR100 Young Innovator Award and the Biomedical Engineering Society’s Rita Schaffer Award. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017The forgotten steps of engineering design: design-build experiences and their downstreameffect on
currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering and the Assistant Dean of Academic Initiatives at The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY). One of her major projects was the development and roll out of City College’s master’s program in trans- lational medicine. In addition to her leadership role at CCNY, Dr. Brown has found time to reach out to the non-technical communities and share her passion for science and engineering education. She had an academic enrichment business for middle and high school students specializing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and was a teacher at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Geor- gia. She has provided research
years, and began teaching in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s DPT program in 2010. She became a board certified pediatric clinical specialist in 2012, completed her Assistive Technology Certificate from UIC in 2015, and earned her PhD in Disability Studies from UIC in 2016. She joined the University of Washington’s Department of Mechanical Engineering as a postdoctoral researcher in September of 2016. Heather has a special in- terest in user-centered design and participatory research, and has been a lab member of the GoBabyGo program, which creates custom safety and accessibility modifications to commercially available battery powered toy ride-on cars for children with disabilities, since 2012. Heather’s
surgeon at Allegheny General Hospital) and has beenoffered each year since 2009. The overall learning objective of this class is to explore the impactof engineering on surgical disciplines. Approximately 65 students each semester interact withsurgeons and investigate the technological challenges that face these practitioners. Invitedsurgeons come from various disciplines, including cardiovascular surgery, plastic andreconstructive surgery, surgical oncology, trauma surgery, minimally invasive surgery, oral andmaxillofacial surgery, bariatric surgery, thoracic surgery, and orthopedic surgery. Visits to alocal hospital (Allegheny General Hospital) provide the students with hands-on experience witha number of technologies utilized by surgeons. These
to receive accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET)1. However, in delivering engineering courses, it is often challenging to providelaboratory experience of cell-based assays to undergraduate students, as the lab work involved isexpensive, delicate, and usually requires substantial experimental skills. We report thedevelopment of a microfluidic based assay kit to facilitate undergraduate laboratory experienceof live cell measurements. It also serves as a tool to introduce microfluidic technology, a drivingforce in the current trend of miniaturization of analytical instrumentation. The educational kitallows students to observe and analyze the change of adhesion behavior of live cells on thechannel
Paper ID #18653Using a Techno-Economic Model to Promote Consideration of Uncertainty inBioengineering DesignXuwen Xiang, Oregon State University Xuwen is currently a doctoral candidate in Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research focused on techno-economic analysis of glucosamine and lipid from algae.Prof. James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University James D. Sweeney is Professor and Head of the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental En- gineering at Oregon State University. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1988
Award from the Biomedical Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Pro- fessor Cavanagh currently focuses a significant portion of his time on the development of new medical technologies and the University-wide partnership with Geisinger Health System.Prof. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University Dr. Joseph (Joe) Tranquillo is an Associate Professor at Bucknell University in the Department of Biomed- ical Engineering, He is also co-director of the Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management, co-director of the KEEN Winter Interdisciplinary Design Program, and chair of the Biomedical Engineer- ing Division of ASEE. Tranquillo has published three undergraduate textbooks and numerous
range of students. ˜ University of Wisconsin–MadisonMr. Samuel Alberto Acuna, Samuel Acu˜na is Ph.D. candidate in the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Wis- consin–Madison, where he studies neuromuscular biomechanics. He aims to improve gait and balance in older adults by developing technology that influences the nervous system. Samuel received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 2012, and his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2015.Dr. Joseph Towles, University of Wisconsin, Madison Joseph Towles is a faculty associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Joe
Devices laboratory at MIT before moving to Boston University’s Biomedical Engineer- ing department where she received a NIH NRSA postdoctoral fellowship to work with Dr. Catherine Klapperich developing molecular diagnostics for point-of-care pathogen detection. Dr. Linnes’s current research bridges innovations in basic science and translational diagnostic techniques in order to develop non-invasive, rapid detection technologies that efficiently diagnose and monitor diseases at the point of care. Her teaching focuses experiential learning and co-creation of devices and technologies via user- centered design.Prof. Chi Hwan Lee, Purdue University Chi Hwan Lee is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University, with
Paper ID #19742Freshman Design Course: Device Design for Low-Resource SettingsDr. Emma K. Frow, Arizona State University Emma Frow is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, with a joint appointment in the School of Biological & Health Systems Engineering and the School for the Future of Innovation in Society. She has graduate training in both the natural and social sciences, with a PhD in biochemistry and an MSc in science & technology studies. Emma is interested in the engineering imagination, particularly in the emerging field of synthetic biology. Over the past 7 years, her curricular and
Engineering. She is the coordinator of assessment and accreditation in both departments. Her engineering education area of research is development of instructional technologies for successful math to engineering transition. She also collaborates with faculty in Women’s and Gender Studies to study the impacts of interventions designed to enrich the experience of women in engineering.Mr. James McCall, North Carolina State University James McCall is currently a BME PhD student at North Carolina State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Works in Progress: Integrating Clinical and Entrepreneurial Information Literacy into the Biomedical Engineering Design
Paper ID #19401Impact of a Sophomore BME Design Fundamentals Course on Student Out-come Performance and Professional DevelopmentDr. Christa M Wille, University of Wisconsin, Madison Christa Wille is a Biomedical Engineering doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering and went on to get her clinical doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She advanced her clinical skills through a Sports Physical Therapy Residency at UW Health. Although continuing to practice Physical Therapy, Christa has returned to academia to continue
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Paper ID #19621Promoting Career Reflection among Freshman BME StudentsDr. Emma K. Frow, Arizona State University Emma Frow is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University, with a joint appointment in the School of Biological & Health Systems Engineering and the School for the Future of Innovation in Society. She has graduate training in both the natural and social sciences, with a PhD in biochemistry and an MSc in science & technology studies. Emma is interested in the engineering imagination, particularly in the emerging field of synthetic biology. Over the past 7 years, her curricular and extracurricular
Paper ID #18299Barriers to Learning in a Large Flipped Biotransport CourseDr. Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia Brian Helmke is currently Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He received the B.S.E. in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, the B.S.Econ. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and the Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego. Brian’s research interests include cardiovascular physiology, cellular mechanobi- ology, and nanotechnology-based biomaterials. He is also interested in technology-enhanced teaching
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