Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Packed-Bed Reactor For Integrated Peritoneal Dialysis, Julia Appleget, Ally Kwong, and Megan Moglia
Impact-reducing Prosthetic Liner With Variable Volume & Integrated Haptic Feedback, Luke Brothers, Gigi Schaefer, and Zoe Straughn
Novel Nano-Binders Treating Alzheimer’s Disease, Katie Ching and Sophie Criscione
in-vitro Hydrogel Blood Clots, Ethan Evans and Khoi-Austin Ngo
Machine Learning For Detection Of Covid-Related Cardiomyopathy, Janhvi Gidha, Kawira Kiruja, and Emilio Gorog
Skin Phantom Development for Electrophysiological Wearable Device Testing, Rohan Sodha, Kiet Vu, and Jonathan Nguy
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Nano-Scavenger Platform for Precision Medicine, Jonathan Ayache, Noah Kuehn, and Victoria Sanchez-Monroy
Rhea Breast Pump: Implementation of Biomimicry Technology, Harper Daniels, Leanne James, Laini Reynolds, Courtney Rowe, and Julia Yaklich
Thermometer Servo Loop for Actuating Marine Permaculture, Anna Gabriele, Connor Grady, Jeremiah Rufus, and Illan Vargas
DreamTemp: A Platform For Sleep Monitoring and Improvement, Michelle Lim, Kyle Pedersen, and Will Cockrum
Microneedles for Wound Healing, Maya Matheny, Maggie Dubus, and Lily Eribes
NeuroGen: EEG and Near-Infrared Light Stimulation Control System, Arnold Nieto, Jaylinn Solis, and Matthew Tamanaha
Microfluidic Device Fabrication Using Frugal Methods, Logan Thomsen
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Skin Phantom for Wearable Device Benchtop Testing, Laura Apolloni, Vindhya Mullapudi, and Takumi Simon
Detecting the Progression of Osteoarthritis Using Vibration Sensors, Belen Blanco, Joseph Ford, and Kailyn Wallace
Engineering Hydrogels for Delivery of Therapeutic Proteins, Francesca Briggs and Daryn Browne
Immuno-Anti-Infective Drug Design Using BioAI, Cathy Chen and Vivian Zhang
Shear Detection of Microencapsulated Cells for Monoclonal Antibody Production Scaleup, Kendall Defelippi and Dwight Johnson
BioAI for Anti-Infective Drug Discovery, Maria Esquivel, Johann Fernando, Anna Fisher, Cameron Leong, and Adam Weaver
Wearable Health Sensor, George Kouretas and Kelley McCarroll
Engineering Stealthy Exosomes for Drug Delivery, Chris Olson and Mika Domingo
Minimally Invasive 3D Printed Microneedles for Glucose Monitoring, Eduardo Quintero and Justin Wong
NeuroGen: EEG and Near-Infrared Light Stimulation Control System, Karina Sanchez, Sruthi Sakthivel, Michael Bose, and Evan Jennings
Poly(ADR-ribose) Polymerase 14-specific Inhibitor for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Clarissa Silvers and Colin Sim
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Predictive Model for Design of a 3D Developmental Neurotoxicity Platform, Emma Barrett-Catton, Murial Ross, and Cameron Read
Machine Learning Based Model for the Detection of Brain Aneurysms from MR Angiography, Katherine Becknell, Claire Bushnell, Rachel Fitzsimmons, and Emily Sumner
G-MAP: Gastrointestinal Myoelectric Activity Phantom, Kei Castleberry, Sarah King, and Edie O’Connor
Non-Ribosomal In Vivo Protein Ligation, Sarah Desautel, Kenneth Joseph, and Victorino Miguel Francisco
MOVER: A Microfluidic-Optimized Viscoelastic Rectifier for the Assessment of Human Movement, Gianna Gathman, Katie Neighbors, and Justin Culpepper
MilkGuard: Predictive Modeling and Mobile App Development for Affordable, Usable Breast Milk Diagnostic, Beau Hsia and Emma McCurry
High Throughput and On-Chip Analysis of Engineered Extracellular Nano-Vesicles and Their Functional Characterizations, Brendan Johnson and Jiayi Zhang
Skin Phantom for Biowearable Device Testing, Ruby Karimjee, Brooke Fitzwilson, and Jordan Spice
Classification of Breast Cancer Using Deep Learning and Mammogram Images, Travis Kay, Derrick Dang Nguyen, and Lashan Wijayawickrama
Artificial Lumbar Spinal Disc Implant for Treating Degenerative Disc Disease, Sara Layton, Nikhil Pai, and Michael Rueckert
Flow Visualization of Bolus Microcapsule Delivery through 3D Printed Microneedles, Sophie Quisling, Leana Vestal, and Alexis Enstrom
Minimally Invasive 3D Printed Microneedles for Glucose Monitoring, Daniel Bermudez Reyes, Josephine Semaan, and Amanda Yaung
Identification of Messenger Molecule for Immuno-Antibacterial Infection Drug Discovery, Jiacheng Tan and Julianna Bernado
EncIDE: Encellin Implant Delivery System, Isabelle Vidamo, James Peterman, and John DePalo
Classifying Brainwaves for Brain-Computer Interface Technology, Derrick Wang and Brendan Lawler
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Brainwave Classification for EEG-based Neurofeedback, Brent Baculi and Stuart Cansdale
Human-centered Electric Prosthetic (HELP) Hand, Alonzo Billips, Tehmi den Braven, Bradon Hong, Seamus Hudnut, Garrett Stone, and Taylor Yamane
Novel Cancer Treatment Using Engineered Exosomes to Disrupt Cancer’s Immune Escape, Abena Boateng, Carley Fowler, and Maritza Soria
Milkguard: A Low-Cost Hydrogel Sensor for the Detection of Escherichia Coli in Donated Human Breast Milk, Emily Brogan, Ariana Haddad, and Bridget Woody
Optical Wearable Strain Sensor for Physical Rehabilitation Applications, Michael Cromie and Kristen Mosher
Engineering a Switchable Nanosystem for Customizable Therapeutics, David Diebold and Hanzhe Chen
Identification of Messenger Molecule Between Mammalian and Bacterial Cells, Anna Fraser-Philbin and Alexander Heiler
Microfluidic Liquid Biopsy for Cancer Prognosis, Brendan Heap, Anthony Ramirez Guerrero, and Sam Nichols
Developing a Skin Phantom for the Testing of Biowearables, Tawni Henderson, Ju Young Lee, Matthew Placide, and Kiran Sutaria
A Microfluidic SMILE: Sensor for Mental Illness Evaluation, Keala Johnson, Nicole Keller, and Shriya Syal
Optimal Reactor Configuration of a Microbial Fuel Cell Containing Bacteria Genetically Engineered to Degrade Urea, Ann McMonigal, Sarah Khoilian, and David Bengford
CERVIS: Cervical Cancer Early Response Visual Identification System, Kira Palazzo, Lauren Serfas, and Juliana Trujillo
Predicting Depression Progression Rates in Radiotherapy Patients, Ardella Phoa, Joshua Vincent, and Shani Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
NebuFlask: Advancing Usability of Nebulizers to Increase Patient Compliance, Murray Bartho, Michael Breshock, and Megan Nolte
Effects of glycation on blood protein interactions with nanomaterials: a biophysical and cytotoxicity study, Karl Baumgartner and Madeline Eiken
Engineering a Synthetic AntiEngineering a Synthetic Antibody for Pancreatic Cancer Detectionbody for Pancreatic Cancer Detection, Madison Beary, Kyle Carter, and Nathaniel Girma
JustRun - Social GPS Running Game, Riley Bergin, Maggie Cai, Simran Judge, and Grace Ling
EPIC: Examining Patch Impedance Characteristics, Shane Buck, Jyotsna Gopinath, and Kyle Markfield
Noninvasive Screening of a Fecal Biomarker for Human Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC), Daniela Campa and Kyle Sullivan
Assessment of Hand Gestures Using Wearable Sensors and Fuzzy Logic, Angel Cardenas, Ryan Messersmith, and Will Newcomb
Anti-Infective Mechanism-Based Drug Discovery via Sortase A, Huong Chau, Alice Matsuda, and Leepakshi Johar
Human-centered Electric Prosthetic (HELP) Hand, Jamie Ferris, Shiyin Lim, Michael Mehta, and Evan Misuraca
Machine Learning Solution to Organ-At-Risk Segmentation for Radiation Treatment Planning, Brie Goo, Katrina May, Haobo Zhang, and James Olivas
Microfluidic Chip for High Efficiency Microinjection of Caenorhabditis elegans, Delaney Gray, Alex Hadsell, and Jessica Talamantes
Swimming in Viscous Fluids, Brent Hosoume, Daniel Plascencia, Connor Tisch, Nikhil Trivedi, and Oliver Silverberg
CERVIS: Cervical Cancer Early Response Visual Identification System, Julia Lanoha, Claire Hultquist, Rosie McDonagh, and Hallie McNamara
High-Throughput, Portable Microfluidic Aptamer Assay, Atticus McCoy and Matthew Curtin
Control of a Prosthetic Arm Using EMG Signals, Dana Suri and Elissa Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Unsupervised Parkinson’s Disease Assessment, Alexander S. Adranly, Senbao Lu, and Yousef Zoumot
MESHR: A Modular, Economical Skin Graft Hand Roller, Maggie Alt, Josée Fournier, Madeline Krenek, and Will Paton
Powering a Biosensor Using Wearable Thermoelectric Technology, Anneliese Bals, Noah Barnes, Rafael Bravo, Nicolas Garcia, Joseph O'Bryan, and Dylan Santana
Development of Stable Cell Lines for the Production of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Targeted Exosomes, Anja Beard and Zach Ehlinger
Enhancing Mobility and Independence of Wheelchair Users, Briar Blake and Paul Nauleau
CERVIS: Cervical Cancer Early Response Visual Identification System, Evangelia Bouzos, Ivy Fernandes, and Marina Predovic
Urinalysis Screening for Rural Communities, Dana Bren-Cardali, Lilian Dao, Jeffrey Destruel, and Ryan Fernandez
Engineered Living Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases, Annie Brown, Alex Campanelli, and Adarsh Tantry
Engineering a Molecular Missile for Pancreatic Cancer Detection, Sophia Castillo and Esther Bartlett
The Human Keyboard, Derek Char, Thomas Chung, Alexander Mckee, and Allen Pai
3D Printed Hollow Microneedles for Transdermal Delivery of Encapsulated Cells, Chantell Farias, Cecilia Hemingway, and Roman Lyman
Modifying the size of nanopores of alginate microcapsules, Andrea Filler, Jordan Levine, Jerard Roniel Madamba, and Natalie Ploof
Engineering Synthetic Antibody for Prostate Cancer Detection, Kimberley Gonzalez, Tatum Prosswimmer, and Cassandra Stawicki
Active Auxetic Heel Support for Achilles Tendon Therapy, Anna Hinrichs, Kseniya Malukhina, Ishaan Sharma, and Micaela Vierra
MilkGuard: Low-Cost, Polymer-based Sensor for the Detection of Escherichia coli in Donated Human Breast Milk, Maggie May, Nicholas Kikuchi, and Matthew Zweber
Production of Living Nanoparticles for Blood Cancer Therapy, Michael Pierotti, Matthew Piro, and Peter Mitchell
Hands-Free Wearable Crutch, Cooper Schwabe, Marcus Kraus, and TK Wasserman
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Engineering Synthetic Antibody by Expanded Genetic Code, Elizabeth Batiuk, Tracy Nguyen, and Casey Kiyohara
Wearable Microfluidic Strain Sensor with Smartphone Integration, Katie Connelly, Ryan Tan, and Rachel Teel
Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Protein Tagged Exosomes for Targeted Leukemia Cancer Therapy, Jacqueline Cummings, Nicole Jewett, and Jennifer Yarp
Exosome membrane bound TNF-receptor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Natalie Duong and Kevin Curley
Machine Learning Offers Predictive Insight into the Silver Nanomaterial Protein Corona, Matthew Findlay
Biologic Therapeutic Patch, Chloe Herczeg, Anjel Brown, and Johnathan Der
Droplet-Microfluidic Device for the Characterization of Perfluorinated Emulsions, Daniel Horvath and Nam Ahn Tran
Characterizing Spheroids and Exosomal Communication Using a Microfluidic Platform, Michelle Jewett, Erik Risa, and Kevin Wake
Collagen Vitrigels for Corneal Replacement, Alexandra Krmpotic, Wil Morrison, and Kevin Vuong
Phosphate Contaminant Detection in Water Through a Paper-based Microfluidic Device, Brandon Miura, Alex Wagner, and Philip Wu
MilkGuard: Low Cost Paper Sensor for the Detection of Escherichia coli in Donated Human Breast Milk, Nina Morrison, Samantha O’Connor, and Callie Weber
Vital Sensory Kit For Use With Telemedicine In Developing Countries, Alejandra Pacheco, Jose Hernandez, Antonio Maldonado-Liu, and Natalie Arrizon
Portable, Powerless Automation of Valve Actuation for Microfluidic Large Scale Integration Technology, Andrew Schmidt and Matthew Fitzgerald
Immunomagnetic Capture and Release of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) for Personalized Diagnostics, Alanna Sewalt, Nikita Bhatnagar, and Abby Ribisi
Angular Scanning of Optical Components by Pressure Actuation, Steven Kiyohiko Shiba and John-Christian Mariano
Pel-vise Patient Positioner for use in Total Hip Arthoplasty, Christopher Wright and Jack Huber