2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20686Curiosity and Connections (Entrepreneurial Mindset) in BME SophomoreDesignDr. 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