AC 2011-2258: ASSESSMENT OF A SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RE-SEARCH PROGRAM FOCUSED ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ANDDIABETESEric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Dean, Office of Undergraduate Research Illinois Institute of TechnologyDavid W. Gatchell, Illinois Institute of Technology David Gatchell, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the biomedical engineering department at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). David received an AB in physics from Bowdoin College, and his PhD from Boston University in biomed- ical engineering. After finishing his dissertation, David spent four years as a research associate at North- western University as a member of the VaNTH
AC 2011-117: LEARNING ASSESSMENT IN A DESIGN-THROUGHOUT-THE-CURRICULUM PROGRAMNaomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Naomi C. Chesler is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering with an affiliate appointment in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include vascular biomechanics, hemodynamics and cardiac function as well as the factors that motivate students to pursue and persist in engineering careers, with a focus on women and under-represented minorities.Christopher L Brace, University of WisconsinWillis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison Willis J. Tompkins received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maine at Orono in 1963 and 1965
AC 2011-1920: COMPREHENSIVE TEACHING OF MEDICAL DEVICESGail Baura, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences ProfessorTiffany Berry, PhD, Claremont Graduate University Page 22.359.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 COMPREHENSIVE TEACHING OF MEDICAL DEVICESIntroductionMany undergraduate bioengineering programs state on their websites that they are training theirgraduates to enter the medical device industry. However, most curricula contain little directmedical device content. When medical devices are discussed, the devices are electrical devices,which are taught within the context of a
explored.4.0 Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation (Grants0852048 and 0933810), the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering, and agenerous donation from Mr. Edward Ross for support for this program. Page 22.106.115.0 Bibliographic Information1. Alfredo K, Hart H. The University and the Responsible Conduct of Research: Who is Responsible for What? Sci Eng Ethics. 2010 Jun 10.2. Long TC, Errami M, George AC, Sun Z, Garner HR. Scientific integrity. Responding to possible plagiarism. Science. 2009 Mar 6;323(5919):1293-1294.3. Davis M. "Conflict of Interest", Encyclopedia of
AC 2011-1544: A FIRST COURSE TO EXPOSE DISPARATE STUDENTSTO THE BME FIELDCharles J. Robinson, Clarkson University Director, Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST) and Shulman Prof of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson Univ, Potsdam, NY; and Senior Rehab Research Career Scientist, VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY; and Adjunct Prof, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabili- tation, SUNY Upstate Medical Univ, Syracuse, NY Page 22.41.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A First Course to Expose Disparate Students to the BmE
AC 2011-2533: VIRTUAL AND BLENDED LIQUID CHROMATOGRA-PHY LABORATORIES FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEER-ING EDUCATIONYakov Cherner, ATEL, LLCDr. Sonia Sparks WallmanMargaret Bryans, Montgomery County Community College Principal Investigator of the NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) funded Northeast Biomanu- facturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2) and instructor of biotechnology at Montgomery County Com- munity College. Page 22.1662.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Virtual and Blended Liquid Chromatography Laboratories for Chemical and
AC 2011-425: AN INVESTIGATION OF BIOENGINEERING UNDERGRAD-UATE CURRICULUM: METHODS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ANALY-SISAlyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington Dr. Alyssa C. Taylor is a Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. She received a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering at The University of California, Davis and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. Dr. Taylor’s teaching activities are focused on developing and teaching new core introductory courses and labs for bioengineering undergraduates, as well as coordinating the Capstone Design sequence for the BIOEN department at the University of Washington. Her scientific research interests are in
AC 2011-2848: CROSS-DISCIPLINARY BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGLABORATORIES AND ASSESSMENT OF THEIR IMPACT ON STUDENTLEARNINGJohn D. Gassert, Milwaukee School of Engineering JOHN D. GASSERT, Ph.D., P.E. John D. Gassert is currently a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engi- neering (MSOE) and an Adjunct Professor of Biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Gassert is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin. He is currently the Chair of the Accred- itation Activities Committee for BMES. He earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University in 1995. He earned his MS degree and BE degree in Electrical Engineering in 1974 and 1971 respectively, both
AC 2011-485: IMPLEMENTATION OF A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGSUMMER PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSJudy L. Cezeaux, Western New England CollegeMichael J Rust, Western New England CollegeRobert Gettens, Western New England CollegeRichard D. Beach, Western New England College Dr. Richard D. Beach earned his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2000, Dr. Beach also has an MS Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY and BS Electrical Engineering from Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut. Prior to his faculty position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Western New England College, Dr. Beach was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical
AC 2011-1256: DEVELOPING THE GLOBAL BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERTHROUGH A 12-MONTH INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHEXPERIENCE IN THE U.S. AND CHINABarbara Burks Fasse, Georgia Institute of Technology Barbara Burks Fasse is an educational psychologist and senior research scientist in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech. Dr. Fasse studies the efficacy and value of student-centered learning initiatives– specifically Problem-Based and Project-Based Inquiry Learning– in classrooms, in- structional labs, and undergraduate research experiences. She joined the BME faculty in 2007 following ten years in Georgia Tech’s College of Computing where she was a member of the NSF-funded Learning By Design
AC 2011-1129: IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF WRITING IN A CAP-STONE ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSERichard 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. He also teaches a senior design class in a collaborative effort at UNC and Duke University. His primary interest is in rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology for people with disabilities.Kevin Caves, Duke University Kevin Caves is an Instructor in the Pratt School of
AC 2011-726: TEACHING MEDICAL ELECTRONICS TO BIOMEDICALENGINEERING STUDENTS: A PROBLEM ORIENTED APPROACHJorge E Bohorquez, University of Miami Dr. Bohrquez obtained his Bachelor degrees in electrical engineering and physics from Los Andes Uni- versity (Bogot, Colombia) in 1983 and 1984. After completing his Biomedical Engineering PhD studies in the National Institute of Applied Sciences (Lyon, France), he joined the faculty of the Electrical Engi- neering Department of Los Andes University in 1992. There, he actively participated in the development of the ”Studio Design Approach” for undergraduate students and performed research in the Biomedical Engineering Research Group. In 2003 he moved to the Department of
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 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 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 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
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