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Summer Internships - 2013

Each summer oportunities are available for students to pursue employment on campus, in industry, or at other academic institutions. Below is a list of 2013 Summer Internships.

Kyle Borces (BME ’15)
Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Heather Bothwell (BME '15)
The Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Hana Casalnova (BME '14)
Research in the Lupus Center of Excellence Research Laboratory, West Penn Allegheny Health System
Pittsburgh, PA

Sarah Denning (BME '16)
Research to determine the relationship between surgial screw pullout force and local quality of bone
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Nicole Diamantides (BME ’14)
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Bioengineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Laura Even (BME ’14)
Childhood Development study abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark and
Bucknell-Geisinger Clinical Technology summer opportunity
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Erica Gaugler (BME '15)
Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management (ILTM)
Bucknell Uniersity, Lewisburg, PA

Jeniece Goshorn (BME ’14)
Hospital Volunteer and EMT work
Hospitals of Hope, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Ethan Krokonko (BME '14)
Design experience and project work with Case's Rising Engineers & Technological Entrepreneurs (CREATE)
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Robert Marchese (BME ’16)
Surgical assistant internship at Cayuga Facial Surgery
Ithaca, NY

Jennifer Rich (BME '16)
Bucknell in Nicaragua - service trip/study abroad (5/20-6/9) and
Medical Assistant at Scranton Orthopedic Specialists
Scranton, PA

Alyssa Rollando (BME ’14)
Bucknell-Geisinger Clinical Technology summer opportunity
Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA

Mary Helen Schwartz (BME '15)
Bat ecoimmunology research, Biology Department
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Jeremy Shui (BME ’14)
Analyzing the Effect of a Surgeon’s Motions on the Forces Produced by an Endoscope
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Karina Simpson (BME '15)
Mentor children (3rd-5th graders) for Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK)
Houston, TX

Nick Tacca (BME ’14)
Validation engineering at B Braun Medical
Allentown, PA

Whitney Tatem (BME ’15)
Vehicle injury risk research on side-impact collisions w/fixed roadside objects
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Conference Presentations - 2012

Matthew Pyrz (BME '13), James Baish, Effect of Irregular Tumor Geometry on Interstitial Fluid Pressure and Flow, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA October 2012 

Alyssa Rollando (BME '14), Inna Beloozerova (Barrow Neurological Institute), Trevor Rivers (Barrow Neurological Institute), A Biomechanical Description of the Head Movement During Locomotion in the Cat, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA October 2012 

Sarah Talbot (BME '14), Kathleen Bieryla, Emily Geist, David Diehl (Geisinger Health System), Construction of a Translucent Upper GI Model for Endoscopic Testing, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA October 2012

 Jeremy Shui (BME '14), Kathleen Bieryla, Emily Geist, David Diehl (Geisinger Health System), Quantifying the Forces and Position of an Endoscope, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA October 2012

 Nicole Diamantides (BME '14), Aylin Dincer '13, C. Tristan Stayton, Donna Ebenstein, Investigation of Material Properties of Red-Eared Slider Turtle Shell Bone Using Microindentation, Biomedical  Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA October 2012 

Dylan Matteson (BME '14), Anthony Moats (BME '13), Kevin Shute (BME '13), James Baish, Kathleen Bieryla, Daniel Cavanagh, M. Shabahang (Geisinger Health System), Nicole Woll (Geisinger Health System), Development of a Surgical Simulator for Open, Abdominal Training Procedures, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA October 2012

 Chelsea McKiernan (BME '13),  Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Jennifer Wehmeyer (United States Army Institute of Surgical Research), Shanmugasundaram Nalesan (United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, Characterizing Amniotic Membrane as a Scaffold in Wound Healing Applications, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA October 2012

Summer Internships - 2012

Each summer oportunities are available for students to pursue employment on campus, in industry, or at other academic institutions. Below is a list of 2012 Summer Internships.

Eric Balaban (BME '14)
Molecular neuroscience research, Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Nicole Diamantides (BME '14)
Research in Biomedical Engineering and Biology Departments at Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Laura Even ('14)
Geisinger-Bucknell Joint Research, Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Jeniece Goshorn (BME '14)
Data analysis of impact injuries to headform fitted with accelerometers, force and pressure transducers, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Alli Hogan (BME '13)
R&D on prosthetic bone devices for spinal implants and drug delivery systems, Stryker Orthobiologics
Malvern, PA

Mohammad Karam (BME '13)
Operations Management Leadership Program Intern, General Electric Healthcare
Totowa, NJ

Ethan Krokonko (BME '14)
Geisinger-Bucknell Joint Research, Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Daniel Markwalter (BME '13)
Biosensor Triage for Traumatic Brain Injury, Naval Research Laboratory
Washington, DC

Chelsea McKiernan (BME '13))
Summer Internship Program through the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative at the United States Armed Forces Institute of Surgical Research (USAIR)
Fort Sam Houston, TX

Patience A. Osei (BME '14)
The Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management (ILTM), Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Alyssa Rollando (BME '14)
Analysis of effect of impaired motor cortex on feline gait in regards to biomechanical and neural responses, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Research Hospital
Phoenix AZ

Jeremy Shui (BME '14)
Research to analyze and quantify the movements and forces of endoscopes, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Kevin Shute (BME '12)
Bucknell-Geisinger Joint Research, Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Daniel Stern (BME '13)
Research in the Biology Department of Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA.

Nicholas Tacca (BME '14)
Quality Engineering at B. Braun
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Whitney Tatem (BME '15)
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council Intern, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Taylor Zahn (BME '14)
The Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Conference Presentations - 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

Summer Internships - 2011

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

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

Conference Presentations - 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

Summer Internships - 2010

Stephanie Bost (BME '11)
Geisinger-Bucknell Joint Research, Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA

Rushtin Chaklader (BME '11)
Eye injury mechanics and research to determine the affect of various pressures and energies, Bucknell University Biomedical Engineering Laboratory
Lewisburg, PA

Kelly Desharnais (BME '12)
Project assistant in Vacanti Lab for Tissue Engineering and Organ Fabrication in the Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Neil Dold (BME '12)
Research the effectiveness of balance training with Wii Fit in preventing falls in older adults, Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Benjamin Geib (BME '11)
Research computational model of how rTMS interacts with the brain, Institute for Robotics and Cognitive Systems, University of Luebeck
Luebeck, Germany

Alex Iwaskiw (BME '11)
Biomedicine Branch, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, National Security Technology Dept (NSTD). Working with high rate sensors studying fractures (chance fractures) of the thoracolumbar spine sustained by soldiers in vehicles attacked by IEDs
Laurel, MD

Abraham Khan (BME '12)
Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Anna MacAlister (BME '12)
Research and development in the Molecular Genetics division of Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
San Juan Capistrano, California

Shane McGinley (BME '13)
Caddy at the Philadelphia Cricket Club
Philadelphia, PA

Dan Redmond-White (BME '12)
Institute for Leadership in Technology and Managment, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Callie Ridel (BME '11)
Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Brittany Scarpato (BME '12)
Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management, Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Daniel Stern (BME '13)
Individual Biomedical Research Program, Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO

Conference Presentations - 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

Summer Internships - 2009

Stephanie Bost (BME ’11)
Neutraceutical company specializing in fish oil sales
Inflammation Solutions, Pittsburgh, PA

Samantha Clark (BME ’10)
Cardiac Mechanics Lab
UCSD, San Diego, CA

Josh Douin (BME ’10)
Neurological research in the Christopher Walsh Laboratory
Harvard Medical School Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Ben Geib (BME '11)
Nerve Block Project
MetroHealth Hospital, Cleveland, OH

Matthew Means (BME '10)
Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Institute
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Ashley Muller (BME ’12)
Shadowing prosthetists and interacting with clients
Prosthetic and Orthotic Associates, Middletown, NY

Eric Orbison (BME ’10)
Researching the use of nanoindentation for compliant materials with a focus on tissue samples
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Megan Peterson (BME '09)
Development of a new device for use with IV systems
B. Braun Medical, Allentown, PA

Callie Riedel (BME ’11)
Harvard stem cell research lab
Harvard, Boston, MA

Conference Presentations - 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, 2008

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

Summer Internships - 2008

Liz Banerjee (BME '09)
Bio-Technologies Analyst Group
Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., New York, NY

Stephanie Beeman (BME '09)
Bioenginering REU Program
UCSD, San Diego, CA

Kate Burke (BME '09)
Partner with community and health professionals to provide a camping experience for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities
Camp John Marc, Dallas, TX

Nate Crosby (BME '09)
Research in the Physics Department REU Program
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Jessica Levy (BME '09)
Research of Pediatric learning and neuroimaging
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Rob Littlefield (BME '09)
Working with injectable synthetic polymers that solidify inside and support the infarct wall to prevent negative left ventricular remodeling
UCSD, San Diego, CA

Eric Nguyen (BME '09)
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Research
Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Megan Peterson (BME '09)
Research and development of IV parts
B. Braun Medical, Manufacturing Division, Allentown, PA

Alex Radebaugh (BME '09)
Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Institute
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Jenell Smith (BME '09)
Advanced Materials
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Sarah Wohlman (BME '09)
R&D Engineers Medical Devices
R&D, Device Development, Hospira, Lake Forest, IL

Allison Hoch (BME '10)
Nanomaterials, biomaterials, and the design and processing of advanced materials
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Matthew Means (BME '10)
Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Eric Orbison (BME '10)
Surgical Oncology Department Research
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

Joe DeMarzo (BME '11)
Water and Wastewater
Engineering Firm in Bridgewater, NJ

Alex Iwaskiw (BME '11)
Testing of helmet pads and injury prevention
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD

Conference Presentations - 2007

Elizabeth Banerjee (BME `09) and Joseph Tranquillo, A First Step Toward an Understanding of the Unique Characteristics of the Mouse Electrocardiogram, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA, September 2007

Quishui Liang (BME `08) and James Baish, Numerical Modeling of Ice Ball Formation During Cryosurgery Using COMSOL Multiphysics, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA, September 2007

Summer Internships - 2007

Michael Ambrosi (BME ’08)
Clinical Research & Development Intern / Clinical Programming & Medical Writing Group Intern
Pfizer, New York, NY

Sarah Henderson (BME ’08)
Design of electromagnetic systems to control the magnetorheolocigal fluid properties for wheel chair cushions
Human Engineering Research Laboratories, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Andrew Inglis (BME ’08)
Continued work on the development of a method to test for ALS using spinal fluid
Knopp Neurosciences, Pittsburgh, PA

Jim Liang (BME ’08)
Development of finite element models of cryosurgical procedures
Biomedical Engineering Program, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Amy Loughney (BME ’08)
Research in nanoscale science and engineering for material systems and material processing
Center for Advanced Materials Processing & Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY

Matthew McGraw (BME ’08)
Wealth Management Summer Intern
Single Securities Research, UBS, New York City, NY

Erin Price (BME ’08)
Investigation of how laser activated additives on surfaces of glassware affects cell growth
Life Sciences Division and Engineering Department, Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY

Adhira Sunkara (BME ’08)
Research Intern
Center for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India

Liz Banerjee (BME ’09)
Creating a spatial map of action potentials in the mouse heart
Biomedical Engineering Program, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Stephanie Beeman (BME ’09)
Research on synthetic polymer materials surface chemistry based on molecular biological principles of cell and tissue growth
Summer Research Institute for Biomedical Materials Science and Engineering, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Kate Burke (BME ’09)
Summer staff member partnering with community and health professionals to provide a camping experience for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
Camp John Marc, Dallas, TX

Nate Crosby (BME ’09)
Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Allie McKendry (BME ’09)
Summer Intern
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pearl River, NY

Rob Littlefield (BME `09)
Summer internship project focused on developing nanoparticles used for drug delivery to cancer cells.
Bob Langer Lab, MIT Center for Cancer Research, Cambridge, MA

Meg Peterson (BME ’09)
Research internship focused on the molecular mechanism of growth factor signaling
Sigfried and Janet Weis Research Center, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

Courtney Shanney (BME ’09)
Separation of stem cells from the plasma and hemoglobin of umbilical cord blood
LifebankUSA

Jenell Smith (BME ’09)
Research position focused on polymer synthesis
Department of Chemistry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Sarah Wohlman (BME ’09)
Internship with R&D engineers to improve the quality of current and new medical devices
R & D, Device Development, Hospira, Lake Forest, Illinois

Josh Doiun (BME ’10)
Summer Student Research Program
Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME

Jason Inzana (BME ’10)
Summer Research Intern
Center for Injury Biomechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Conference Presentations - 2006

Erica Andreozzi (BME ‘07) and Daniel Cavanagh, Particle Separation: Investigation of Microsphere Motion Around a Bend in a Microfluidic Chip, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2006

Meghan Howes (BME ‘08) and Joseph Tranquillo, Spiral Wave Breakup to Cardiac Fibrillation is Sensitive to the Site of Reentry Initiation, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2006

Lauren Shafer (BME ‘07) and Daniel Cavanagh, Microscale Analysis of Bubble Behavior in Bifurcating Tubes, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2006

Adhira Sunkara (BME ‘08) and Joseph Tranquillo, Genetic Mutations in Cardiac Ion Channels Have Different Effects on Mice and Humans, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2006

Erica Andreozzi (BME ‘07) and Alexey Vertegel (Clemson University), Design of a Novel Method for Targeted Thrombus Dissolution, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2006

Summer Internships - 2006

Erica Andreozzi (BME ’07)
The Design of Nanodevices for Dissolution of Blood Clots
BBSI Program, Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Sandy Deitch (BME ’07)
Novel Materials and Processing in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Research Experience for Undergraduates, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Meredith Kalman (BME’07)
Intern, Automation R & D
Biolex Therapeutics, Pittsboro, NC

Devin Otway (BME ’07)
Biomedical Engineering Applications of Microfluidic Chips
Biomedical Engineering Program, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Kyle Rosendale (BME ’07)
Design of Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory Exercises
Biomedical Engineering Program, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Lauren Shafer (BME ’07)
Surgical Observation and Independent Research Project
Department of Urology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

Kristen Sydlowski (BME ’07)
Using CADKEY to draft new parts for existing machines and processes in manufacturing plant
Manufacturing Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering
Green, Tweed & Co. Company, Kulpsville, PA

Andrew Yeatts (BME’07)
Molecular Biology Laboratory Research Assistant
Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Michael Ambrosi (BME ’08)
Clinical Research & Development Intern / Clinical Programming & Medical Writing Group Intern
Pfizer, New York, NY

Alison Faux (BME ’08)
Phase 1 Clinical Research and Technical Intern
Clinical R&D, Altea Therapeutics, Tucker, GA

Sarah Henderson (BME ’08)
Utilization of Cell & Molecular Biology Methods in Examining MCL Ligament and Patellar Tendon Mechanics
Mechanobiology Lab, Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Meghan Howes (BME ’08)
The Role of Inhomogeneities in the Development of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Biomedical Engineering Program, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA

Andrew Inglis (BME ’08)
Development of a Method to Test for ALS Using Spinal Fluid
Knopp Neurosciences, Pittsburgh, PA

Matthew McGraw (BME ’08),
Investigating the Neural Effects of AIDS
Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Kate Burke (BME ’09)
Training in the operation and repair of medical equipment in Costa Rica and working with hospital engineers in repairing and installing badly needed equipment in Nicaragua
Biomedical Engineering, Duke University-Engineering World Health Summer Institute
Durham, NC

Sarah Wohlman (BME ’09)
Design of a Computer Program for High School Students
Management Simulations Inc., Northfield, IL

Conference Presentations - 2005

Kyle Rosendale (BME ’07) and Samantha Richerson, Tai Chi effects On Plantar Sensory Function in Elder Adults, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 2005

Lauren Shafer (BME ’07) and Daniel Cavanagh, Complementary Experimental and Theoretical Models of Simple Drug Infusion: An Undergraduate Exercise, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 2005

Tushar Desai (ChemE’06) and Daniel Cavanagh, Effects of Surfactants on Bubble Dynamics in Bifurcating Tubes, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 2005.