Student Accomplishments

Recent Conference Presentations

Presented in 2011

Eric Balaban (BME '14), Kathleen Bieryla, Improving Clinical Measures of Balance using Kinect for Xbox 360, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT October 2011

Nicholas Barnett (BME '12), Neil Dold (BME '12), Glenn Gerhard (Geisinger Clinic), David Ledbetter (Geisinger Clinic), James Baish, Kathleen Bieryla, Daniel Cavanagh, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT October 2011

Kelly Desharnais (BME '12), Anna MacAlister (BME '12), Marcus Riedhammer (Geisinger Medical Center), Daniel Cavanagh, Eric Kennedy, Joseph Tranquillo, Novel Device for Measuring Sub-Bandage Pressure, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT October 2011

Nyein Ko (BME '12), Donna Ebenstein, Investigating Mechanical Gradients in Mussel Byssal Thread Fibers, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT October 2011

Patience Osei (BME '14), Tyler Erhard, Donna Ebenstein, Christine Buffinton, Development of Sham Atherosclerotic Arteries for Verification of Computational Models, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT October 2011

Daniel Redmond-White (BME'12), Richard Stahl (Geisinger Medical Center), David Carey (Geisinger Medical Center), Donna Ebenstein, Deficiencies in Mechanical Properties of Peripheral Nerves in Fibrillin-2 Knockout Mice, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT October 2011

Presented in 2010

G. W. Boon III (BME '11), Elliot Franz (BME '11), Glen Gerhard (Weis Center for Health Research at Geisinger Medical Center), James Baish, Donna Ebenstein, The Salifier: A New Device for Saliva Collection from Infants for DNA Analysis, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX October 2010

Stephanie Bost (BME '11), Megan Long (BME '11), Frank Gilliam (Geisinger Medical Center), Kathleen Bieryla, Joseph Tranquillo, Design and Implementation of Novel Silicone Cup Attachment for Ambulatory EEG Electrode, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX October 2010

Andrew Burkholder (BME '11), Dongming Hou (Saint Josephs Translational Research Institute), A Comparison of the Inflammation Response Among Novel Drug Eluting Stents (DES) and Bare Metal Stents by Histology, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX October 2010

Rushtin Chaklader (BME '11), Emily Thiel (BME '07), Eric Kennedy, Development of Eye Injury Risk Functions for Multiple Projectile Diameters using the FOCUS Headform, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX October 2010

Samantha A. Clark (BME '10), Emily Thiel (BME '07), Eric A. Kennedy, An intraocular pressure measurement technique for eye impact testing. 47th International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium (Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium), Laramie,WY April 2010

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation (2010 Best Presentation Award Winner)

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation (2010 Anthony Sances Jr. Award Winner)

Neil Dold (BME '12), Kathleen Bieryla, Improving Clinical Balance Measures in Older Adults via Wii Fit Training, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX October 2010

Nyein Ko (BME '12), Donna Ebenstein, Mapping Local Strains in Mytilus edulis Byssal Threads, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX October 2010

Daniel Redmond-White (BME '12), Richard Stahl (Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Medical Center), and Donna Ebenstein, Deficiencies in Mechanical Properties of Peripheral Nerves in Fibrillin-2 Knockout Mice, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX October 2010

Daniel Stern (BME '13), Shelley Minteer (Saint Louis University), Optimization of Growth of Gluconobacter sp. 33 and PQQ-Dependent Enzyme Purification, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX October 2010

Presented in 2009

Samantha A. Clark (BME '10), A. Hsieh, S. Campbell, and A. McCulloch (Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego) Modeling the Mechanical Stretch Response of the Individual Cardiomyocyte, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2009

Eileen D. Foley (BME '11), and Joseph V. Tranquillo, Coupling Induced Bursting in a Neuron-Glial System, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2009

Allison I. Hoch (BME'10), Daniel C. Saunders (MechE '10), Emily L. Thiel (BME '07) and Eric A. Kennedy, A Methodology for Eye Impact Testing to Determine the Relationship Between Projectile Energy and Internal Pressure, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2009

Daniel E. Medani (CompSci '10), and Joseph V. Tranquillo, Simulated Self-Regulation of Neuronal Input Impedance, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2009

Eric J. Orbison (BME '10), and Donna M. Ebenstein, Fabrication and Testing of a Fluid Cell Attachment for a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2009

Jason J. Wong (BME '10), Natalie Bindert (MechE '11), Christina Garman (CompSci '11) and Donna M. Ebenstein, A Strain Gauge Force Sensor-Based Method for Material Characterization of Natural Microscale Fibers, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2009

Presented in 2008

Stephanie M. Beeman (BME ’09), Jennifer Antonacci and Robert Sah (University of California, San Diego), Preparation and Isolation of Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronan for Assessing its Boundary Lubrication Function on Articular Cartilage, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 2008

Andrew Burkholder (BME ’11) and Dongming Hou (Saint Josephs Translational Research Institute), Six Month Comparison of Vasomotor Function Associated With Paclitaxel Eluting Stents, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 2008

Laura Chernak (MechE ’09), Samantha Clark (BME ’10), Matthew McGraw (BME ’08) and Eric Kennedy, Femur Fracture Risk Functions from Geometrical Characteristics of Femur Based on Standing Height, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 2008

Nathan Crosby (BME ’09), Mark Stecker (Neurology, Geisinger Medical Center) and Joseph Tranquillo, Epileptic Synchronization in a Simulated Macaque Cortical Network, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 2008

Nathan Crosby (BME ’09), and Joseph Tranquillo, Burst Switching between incoherence and synchrony (oral presentation), American Physical Society Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009

Robert Littlefield (BME ’09), Jennifer Singelyn (University of California, San Diego), Karen Christman (University of California, San Diego), and Jeffrey Jacot (Rice University), Preparation of a Gel Form of Heart Extracellular Matrix, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 2008

Previous years (2007-2008, 2006-2007, 2005-2006)

Summer Internships

Each summer opportunities are available for students to pursue employment on campus, in industry, or at other academic institutions. Below is a list of 2011 Summer Internships.

Nick Barnett (BME '12)
Geisinger-Bucknell Joint Research, Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Alyssa Becker (BME '13)
Maryland/FDA REU Program, University of Maryland/FDA
College Park, MD

Kelly Desharnais (BME '12)
Geisinger-Bucknell Joint Research, Geisinger Medical Canter
Danville, PA

Neil Dold (BME '12)
Geisinger-Bucknell Joint Research, Geisinger Medical Center
Chi Phi - Special Olympics Co-Chair
Lewisurg, PA

Mohammad Karam (BME '13)
The Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management ILTM, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Raymond Kessler (BME '12)
Mahoney-Keck Center for Brain & Behavioral Research, Columbia University
New York, NY

Anna MacAlister (BME '12)
Geisinger-Bucknell Joint Research, Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Chelsea McKiernan (BME '13)
REU Program, University of Maryland
College Park, MD

Ross McMonigle (BME '13)
Testing Fire Hoses, Fire One
Drexel Hill, PA

Kevin Shute (BME '13)
Diabetes research as an REU participant, Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

Daniel Stern (BME '13)
Internship with Optometrists and vision therapy with developmentally disabled children, Family Eyecare Associates
Fair Lawn, NJ

Taylor Zahn (BME '14)
Analyze pressure data from internal head and ocular injuries, Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA