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Senior Design Projects 2006

 

 

Design of a high volume water degasser

Students: Jamie L. Kowal, Sudharshana Seshadri and Megan L. Keen
Sponsor: Medtronic, Inc.
Mid-semester PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final Project Web Page

 

Difficult intubation scope redesign

Students: Kevin P. Shah, Steven S. Neuman, Matthew D. Raab and Desiree N. Wagner
Sponsor: Morteza Gharib MD, Altoona Hospital
Presentations and web page for internal use only due to Intellectual Property issues.

 

Wheelchair pressure relief timer

Students: Gretchen L. Reed, Larry Wang and Analisa Cremar
Sponsor: HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital
Mid-semester PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final Project Web Page

 

Wheelchair-toilet transfer board design

Students: Melanie A. Butch and Lyndsey G. Hylbert
Sponsor: HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital
Mid-semester PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final Project Web Page

 

EKG-triggered circuit designed for cardiac MRI in animals

Student: James P. Ford and Jeffrey A. Belair
Sponsor: Professor Andrew Webb
Mid-semester PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final Project Web Page

 

Design of a pressure monitoring and triggering unit for MRI in animals

Student: Jacqueline M. Papapietro, Amit S. Padaki and Ryan G. Stokes
Sponsor: Professor Andrew Webb
Mid-semester PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final Project Web Page

 

Design of a biocompatible blood analog

Student: Matthew J. McConnell, Carly M. Sayers and Kevin T. Loughry
Sponsor: Assistant Professor Keefe Manning
Presentations and web page for internal use only due to Intellectual Property issues.

 

Design of a pulse oximeter for use in mice

Student: Daniel J. Ford, Deanna R. Nachreiner and Robert E. Thomas III
Sponsor: Professor Herbert Lipowsky and Dr. Katherine Heiderstat (DVM)
Mid-semester PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final Project Web Page

 

Perfusion system design for cultured-cell studies at controlled temperatures

Student: Daniel C. Beachler, Nathan K. Weidenhamer, Ji-Sung Kim and Zachary Ritz
Sponsor: Associate Professor Ahmed Heikal
Mid-semester PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final Project Web Page

 

Design of a high volume water degasser

Students: Matthew C. Troutman, Brian C. Glath and William J. Lanham Jr.
Sponsor: Medtronic, Inc.
Mid-semester PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final Project Web Page

 

Design of an improved chronic neural interface connection system

Student: Gregory D. Arnone and Martin N. Kent
Sponsor: Assistant Professor Ryan Clement
Mid-semester PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Final Project Web Page