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Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Vignesh Subbian, University of Arizona; Daniel B. Whitaker, University of Arizona

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as availability of instructional resources to support this initiative.The course involves a 10-week project, along with weekly engagement and reflection activitiesthat are designed to promote critical thinking and collaboration. Students were required toparticipate in a moderated discussion forum at least twice every week.• Discussion Forum: Each student was required to initiate a new topic of discussion (initiation thread) related to the overall theme of the week as well as engage in a discussion with posts from one or more peers (engagement thread). Both initiation and engagement threads were meant to allow for weekly reflection among students and low-stakes assessment by course facilitators. Measures such as number of posts

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Design in the BME curriculum

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University

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EngineeringAbstractHow can we impart the excitement of biomedical engineering to our freshmen from the momentthey step on campus? We have found great success with “Modeling and Design” an innovative,required course which engages our students as biomedical engineers from their first day at JohnsHopkins. Small groups, guided by upperclassmen lab managers, teaching assistants, and faculty,work through five modules including modeling human efficiency, the arm, and thecardiovascular system, as well as a foam core design project. By the conclusion of the fifthmodule, an independent modeling project, 96% of the students appreciate the value of working inteams to tackle complex challenges. They have become adept at developing and testing theirhypotheses, and presenting

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Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Katherine E. Reuther, Columbia University; Rachel Diane Field, Columbia University; Aaron Kyle, Columbia University

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our engineering students with an interdisciplinaryexperience, such as by leveraging the talent of students in our world-class Schools of PublicHealth, Business, Medicine and Law. Third, while students are currently trained and encouragedto explore the entrepreneurial aspects and cultural context of their global health tech projects,these aspects often receive less emphasis. The current generation of engineering students areeager to tackle global challenges and positively impact patients’ lives. Therefore, our objectivewas to create a new, experiential course in global health innovation and entrepreneurship wherestudents from various educational levels and schools, specifically the Schools of Engineering(SEAS) and Public Health (PH), will

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey A. Lamack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro Dos Santos, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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relevantprofessional design topics [2, 3]. This approach aims to provide educational experiences thatsimulate the real-world industrial design process and encourages creativity, innovation andteamwork among students [4, 5].For over thirty years, our Biomedical Engineering (BME) program has been successfullyteaching design as part of our BME curriculum. Over its lifetime, our design curriculum hasseen several significant revisions to address changing industrial practices and to improve thestudents’ educational experience and learning outcomes. In line with the modern industrialdesign practice, our current curriculum focuses on the systems engineering approach andincludes key phases such as project definition, system-level design, prototype development

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Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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Arash Mahboobin, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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. Engineering education research includes curriculum and laboratory development of biomechanics and bio-signal processing concepts.Dr. David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh David Sanchez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Assistant Director for the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation. His research is focused on fus- ing sustainability principles and design thinking to address the Water and Energy grand challenges in the natural and built environment. Current projects include: Renewable electrode materials for Bioelectro- chemical systems, Recirculating Aquaponic Systems, Environmental Quality wireless sensor networks, and incorporating Sustainable Design

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Biomedical Engineering Postcard Session (Best of Works in Progress)

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Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis

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increased K-12 STEM awareness and education. Prior to joining UC Davis, Jennifer taught in the BME Department at Rutgers University, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Advanced Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, LLC. She received her doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tufts University, M.S. degree from Syracuse University, and B.S. degree from Cornell University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Promoting equitable team dynamics in an introductory biomedical engineering courseIntroductionTeam-based projects are widely utilized in the engineering curriculum, and often used inintroductory

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Assessment of Student Learning and Skills

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachael Schmedlen, University of Michigan; Jin Woo Lee, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, University of Michigan; Jan Stegemann, University of Michigan

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Biomedical Engineering

intersection of engineering and medicine,and thus fail to witness how critical thinking, problem solving, and interprofessionalcollaboration can improve healthcare.With support from the National Institutes of Health, we have created a Clinical Peer Mentors(CPM) immersion program for BME undergraduates to provide unique opportunities for studentsto interface with clinicians in their native environment, conduct clinical needs identification andassessment, and generate well defined capstone design projects. Moreover, CPMs share theirnewfound clinical knowledge to the broader BME student body by creating informationalmaterials and services, refining their leadership and communication skills in the process. Thisallows increased awareness of the clinical

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Clinical Learning Experiences in BME

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Won Joo, Robert Morris University

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Biomedical Engineering

Surgical Procedure Demonstration Using Artificial Bone in Orthopedic Implant DesignAbstractAs a part of the existing senior design class for biomedical engineering students, we haveimplemented the introduction of surgical procedures and demonstration in orthopedic medicaldevice design process. It is aimed at senior biomedical engineering students to increase studentinterest and understanding in orthopedic medical device design. The objectives of this course areto teach students many aspects of medical device design through hands-on projects with multiplelecture topics such as the FDA design control process. The course includes lectures about varioustopics and requires that each student group present research and design

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Design in the BME curriculum

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kay C. Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alan Chiu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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universally accessible. Within this theme, studentscomplete multiple design projects through the prototyping phase (e.g., redesigning the ‘popcornpopper’ walking toy for children with a range of physical abilities and sensitivities),accompanied by a range of documentation (e.g., empathy maps; engineering drawings; written,poster, and oral presentations). Traditional first year curriculum places an emphasis on soundengineering fundamentals and does not, in our opinion provide enough room for the applicationof said concepts. This paper introduces a new practice-driven biomedical engineering curricula,and will report results of qualitative research on student and faculty/staff reactions to the newcurriculum as the first year progresses. This paper will

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

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Tye D. Martin, University of New Mexico; Veronica Mitchell ; Heather E. Canavan, University of New Mexico

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Biomedical Engineering

testingprototypes. Several prototyping milestones were completed throughout each semester with thefinal deliverable being a team produced video presenting each team’s solution to the problem.Online and in-person learning activities were simultaneously applied throughout the semesterincluding the IDEO design thinking approach in order for each team to develop and practicedesign-oriented skills [10]. In addition to the team projects and coursework, students were able toparticipate in a university design challenge that promoted adaptive needs and inclusion of peoplewith disabilities in engineering. Each team developed a challenge or activity in whichparticipants attempted to complete a daily living activity with an applied constraint simulating aspecific

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey A. Lamack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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their biomedical engineering (BME) hires. TheBureau of Labor Statistics projected BME to be the fastest growing engineering occupation from2016 to 2026 with a predicted employment growth of seven percent [1], and the World HealthOrganization highlighted regulation and standards of medical devices among the BMEdisciplines required for careers in industry and government [2]. It was also contended that qualityengineering concepts that include device regulation, standards and safety engineering may beeven more important than product development (design) in BME education [3]. In preparationfor an institution-wide curriculum revision, in May of 2014 we conducted our own survey of theBME stakeholders consisting of our program alumni, typical employers

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

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Loay A. W. Al-Zube, University of Mount Union; Chad S. Korach, University of Mount Union; Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union

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artsinstitution initiated a comprehensive feasibility report for a new and innovative biomedicalengineering program. The feasibility report included assessment of growth of the bioscienceindustry, cohesion with existing programs at the institution, potential students, and current trendsand future needs. Based on the outcomes of the report, a new undergraduate biomedicalengineering (BME) program was established with an innovative and unique curriculum. Theinnovative nature of the new program is demonstrated through the utilization of liberal artspedagogical practices and interventions, 4 credit hours courses, the background and training of theprograms 3 faculty members, a project-based curriculum, and the program emphases on analytics

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session (Works in Progress)

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Maysam Nezafati, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kelvin D'wayne Pierre II, Georgia Institute of Technology; Katherine Tsai Shook, Georgia Institute of Technology

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, developedby our department in 2008, which is a highly interactive apprenticeship learning environment inwhich students work in a stable team of four for the entire semester. In this intervention, studentsare challenged to consider bias in engineering design and its impacts on others through a semester-long project composed of a series of individual and team exercises. This intervention is designedto raise students’ awareness of bias in biomedical engineering designs and processes and theimpacts they have on them and on others.Demand for inclusive design and responsible innovationEngineers’ works significantly affect the world, so they should be aware of assumptions they makewhen they create a new product. It means that consideration of inclusive

Conference Session

Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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Scott Howard Seidman, University of Rochester

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Biomedical Engineering

need to learn embeddeddevelopment comes up repeatedly in the context of our capstone senior design experience, and hasresulted in the individual instruction of many students at our institution, over many years, often in theform of guided tutorials. While effective enough to support the capstone course, this approach does notexpose every student that wants to acquire this skill set with the opportunity to do so; such instruction islimited to those students that need to learn the skills to support a project. It also lacks the efficiency of aclassroom approach.Microcontroller skills can be acquired today without formal instruction. Students can learn much of thismaterial on their own through the “Maker Movement” [2], in which makers learn through

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Paul Licato, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

shouldbe given a comprehensive introduction to standards, gain familiarity with key standardsorganizations in their respective disciplines, study standards in the context of relevant casestudies, and graduate with the ability to identify and apply relevant standards in the engineeringdesign process [6]. These recommendations are consistent with those from a more recent paneldiscussion on standards education at the Capstone Design Conference in 2012, which furtherrecognized that, to help achieve the desired proficiency of students to apply standardsappropriately in their capstone design project, standards education should start earlier in thecurriculum [7].Several barriers to effective teaching of standards in engineering curricula have been cited

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Active learning in BME, Session II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

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Biomedical Engineering

: reflection [2, 3].Reflection is often used to promote cognitive development and can help students learn morefrom projects, internships, and other educational experiences [4]. For example, a common in-class reflective activity is the “exam wrapper”: shortly after an exam, students articulate whatthey did that helped them do well on the exam and what they could do differently to improvetheir performance on a future exam. In this work, our teaching innovation is using reflection topromote understanding and development of leadership as a professional skill. By reflecting oncourse-related activities through a leadership lens, students appreciate that these experiences arehelping them develop leadership skills. To facilitate reflection on leadership

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeannie S. Stephens, University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware

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Biomedical Engineering

and associate director of BME’s undergraduate program. In this role, she will strengthen the department’s connection with the local medical community, both in clinical and industrial settings, in order to foster undergraduate design projects as well as internship and employment opportunities for our students.Dr. Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware Sarah I. Rooney is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Delaware, where she seeks to bring evidence-based teaching practices to the undergraduate curriculum. She received her B.S.E. (2009) and M.S.E. (2010) in Biomed- ical Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann

Conference Session

Teaching Interventions in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 22nd

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Hirohito Kobayashi, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Biomedical Engineering

-strain relation by applying the formula to the processed data.4) Data Matching module: User can match (synchronize) data collected from different testing devices with Cross-Correlation technique7. For example, the tissue strain information deduced from the Mechanics of Material module may be synchronized with stress information measured and evaluated from a mechanical testing machine in this module. Fig. 1. Video analysis steps in Virtual Mechanics Laboratory3 Biomechanics projects with Virtual Mechanics LaboratoryThe following projects may be used for the laboratories in our Biomechanics course. However,students are allowed to pick any topics by submitting a simple proposal with the justification.1) Sports

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Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro Dos Santos, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Biomedical Engineering

immersion and educationalexperiences that simulate a real-world industrial design process and encourage creativity,innovation and teamwork [2-5].In line with modern practices, our program’s design sequence focuses on system engineering,and includes key design phases of project definition, system-level design, prototypedevelopment, and verification and validation. In the most recent revision, we restructured ourdesign curriculum to ensure better continuity of design topics, to facilitate collaborative projectswith industry partners, and to alleviate various academic challenges noted by faculty andindicated by students in the course evaluation questionnaires. To this end, we reduced theduration of the capstone design sequence by three academic

Conference Session

Introduction to the Field of Biomedical Engineering - June 25th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jasmine Naik, University of California, Irvine; Emil Martin Lundqvist, University of California, Irvine; Christine E. King, University of California, Irvine; Anna Grosberg, University of California, Irvine

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Biomedical Engineering

]. Many programs devote one day a week to cover one engineering branch, thuscovering all branches in a full week [2, 6, 9]. While these programs include biomedicalengineering, many topics are omitted due to time constraints [6, 9]. Biomedical engineeringspecific programs are often structured to encompass the multidisciplinary nature of the field bypresenting students with a variety of projects to complete [8, 10]. While these programs provideaccess to biomedical engineering outside of high school curricula, many lack tissue engineeringcomponents [8]. Furthermore, tissue engineering specific programs are scarce and expensive dueto the significant amount of personnel time to design and run them [9, 10]. To expose more studentsto the tissue

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria J. Kim, Northwestern University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Mark James Fisher, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

graduate students to thethought processes involved in human disease research and its translation into therapy byproviding an overview of disease processes, how they are treated, how basic biological science isused to develop those treatments, and the role of various stakeholders in the translationalresearch pipeline. At the end of this course, the student should understand the medical rationalefor studying basic pathomechanisms and how to utilize that rationale to design studies and grantproposals. For the final project of the course, students are provided with examples of recentdiscoveries based on a basic science article published within the past three years and asked todescribe how to take that discovery to clinical application.Elective courses

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander James Carroll, North Carolina State University; Andrew J. DiMeo Sr., University of North Carolina & North Carolina State University; James McCall, North Carolina State University; Hatice O. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Kelly A. Umstead, North Carolina State University; Shelby Hallman, North Carolina State University

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-founder and VP Business Development for the design and manufacturing company EG-Gilero. Andrew worked for Alaris Medical Systems (now BD’s CareFusion) as a design engineer and project manager. He is Business Advisor and Speaker for the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, an advisor to the NIH C3i Program, Director of Duke NeuroInnovations, and on the planning team for BME IDEA. He holds a BS in Physics, English Literature, and Secondary Education from UNC Charlotte, an MS in BME from UNC Chapel Hill’s Medical School, and a Ph.D. from the UNC/NCSU BME Department.Mr. James McCall, NCSU James McCall is currently a BME PhD student at North Carolina State University.Dr. Hatice O. Ozturk, North Carolina State University Dr

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Laboratory Learning in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Michael P. Rathslag, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brittany R. Van Vleet, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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prosthetics to tissueengineering to bioinformatics [1]. As the field continues to evolve, undergraduate biomedicalengineering programs have also continued to grow and evolve. To support the needs of thegrowing field, biomedical engineering (BME) curricula were established as broad andinterdisciplinary, integrating knowledge from both basic sciences and engineering disciplines.This training prepares graduates for a wide variety of careers in medicine, government, andindustry. The first BME programs were accredited by ABET in the early 1970s [2] and at presentthere are 139 programs accredited, with new programs accredited each year [3].In an effort to define the core content of a BME undergraduate curriculum, the VaNTHcurriculum project identified key

Conference Session

Design in Biomedical Engineering (Works in Progress) - June 24th

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Christopher Arena, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Elham Morshedzadeh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John L. Robertson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andre Albert Muelenaer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brad D. Hendershot, DoD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; Jessica L. O'Leary, Salem VA Medical Center; Aliza M. Lee, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Devasmita Choudhury; Brandon C. Briggs; Pamela Jean VandeVord, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Biomedical Engineering

Engineering. His research interests consist of therapeutic and diagnostic applications of directed energy, including electric fields and ultrasound.Dr. Elham Morshedzadeh, Virginia Tech Dr. Elham Morshedzadeh is an Assistant Professor in Industrial Design. Her Ph.D. research focus was in Usability and Interaction Evaluation. She received her MA in Industrial Design from Tabriz Art University in Iran and her Ph.D. in Design Science from Chiba University in Japan. Her research focuses on exploring methods to facilitate collaborative, community-centered products and services. By creating connections between students, faculty, professionals and communities of users, she has brought a variety of projects and recognition to our

Conference Session

Big Picture Questions in BME

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Jeannie S. Stephens-Epps, Terumo Medical Corporation

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Biomedical Engineering

apply standards” very or quite often [6]. In this same survey, over 80% of the 12respondents in the medical engineering field affirmed that there is “a need for engineers whopossess the fundamentals of standards development and the knowledge to find and applystandards prior to employment” [6]. Clearly, there is a need for students in engineeringacademic programs to learn about engineering standards.Practicing engineers must both identify and apply engineering standards; therefore, to preparethem for industry, students need to be trained in the importance of standards and the applicationof standards during projects [7]. A variety of instructional techniques have been implemented tointroduce engineering students to standards, such as workshops [8

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Assessment of Student Learning and Skills

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William H. Guilford, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering

research interests include novel assessments of educational efficacy, the molecular basis of cell movement, and the mitigation of infectious diseases. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Creativity activities in a design course fail to elicit gains in creativity over and above those elicited by the design course itselfEngineering educators often look to imbue students with qualities beyond purely cognitive skills.Among these are self-efficacy, a psychological construct, and creativity, a pseudo-cognitiveconstruct. We showed previously that a project-based design course is associated withimprovements in both of these constructs without overt training in either. We sought todetermine

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Biomedical Engineering Postcard Session (Best of Works in Progress)

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego

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Article ReadingPre-departure symposium Following the 10-week training program, students will meet at the University of SanDiego (USD) for a 4-day pre-departure symposium designed to prepare the IRES participants fortheir research projects. The topics covered during this symposium will begin with generalprinciples that are applicable to all IRES participants and conclude with individualized codingsessions that are specific to each student’s project (Table 2). The first day will focus onwelcoming the students, discussing career paths in bioinformatics and include a special sessionfrom the on-campus international center. Since a main goal of this program is to encouragematriculation onto graduate school, a large portion of the first day will

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro Dos Santos

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Biomedical Engineering

design courses [3]. The Milwaukee Schoolof Engineering BME program has traditionally followed the latter approach. The approach wasefficient, requiring no additional course credits, and it was effective in targeting mature studentswho had some appreciation for the importance of the topics. However, data collected fromstudents through surveys conducted in the design courses and at the time of graduation revealedseveral disadvantages of the approach, including: 1. Coverage of the topics was not always timely in its application to design projects, because projects progress at different paces. 2. Students struggled to remain attentive to lectures that focused on the background and theoretical application of these topics. 3

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Connecting BME education to the "real world"

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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themes in engineering have focused on sustainability, entrepreneurship, designthinking, internationalization and social justice (Murphy et al., 2009; Tranquillo 2013;Tranquillo 2017; UNESCO 2010). As improved health care intersects all of these trends,biomedical engineers are well suited to take on leadership roles. In parallel, pedagogicaltrends have moved toward design challenges, wicked problems, project-based learningand engagement with live case studies (Blumenfeld et al. 1991; Prince 2004; Omenn2006; Bell, 2010; Beaurey 2010; Mote et al, 2016). Biomedical engineering faculty havein fact led the way in developing many of these learning opportunities (Tranquillo andCavanagh 2009; Gimm 2011; Abby et al., 2013; Dolan 2013).This paper outlines

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Innovative Course Structures and Learning Environments

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering

rather than on how closely they metthe learning objectives of the activity or assessment.In a “specifications grading” system [2], students earn credit for completing activities (or bundlesof activities) by meeting clearly defined specifications shared at the time of assigning theactivities. If the work does not meet the specifications, then credit is not earned. This system hasseveral advantages. Specifications are closely mapped to the learning objectives for the activitiesand the course, making it easier to document and to reflect on learning. Students focus theireffort on meeting specifications much as they would in the professional field when addressingclient needs or competing for a project bid. Specifications can include aspects of the