Senior Design
In the senior year, all BME students are required to take a two-semester capstone course: Biomedical Engineering Design. Students work within a team to tackle an open-ended design project in biomedical engineering. The class builds upon all previous BME coursework, and also includes industrial elements such as entrepreneurship, market research and regulatory considerations. Every project is mentored by at least one BME faculty member. Students end their final semester with a demonstration of their prototype device and are judged by a panel of faculty and invited guests from industry.
CLASS OF 2008 PROJECTS WEBSITE
Class of 2007 projects
ProprioSystems* http://www.columbia.edu/~ra2125
Accessible power-assisted hospital bed back angle controller
Faculty adviser: Prof. Kevin Costa
Infuze*
http://www.columbia.edu/~pd2117/
Accessible infusion pump interface
Faculty adviser: Prof. Clark Hung
Mind’s Eye Technology
http://www.columbia.edu/~jzc2101/
A brain computer interface (BCI) system for aiding persons with severe neurodegenerative disease
Faculty adviser: Prof. Paul Sajda
Urodynamo
http://www.columbia.edu/~lj2126/
Advanced in-home uroflowmeter for detection of lower urinary tract disease
Faculty adviser: Prof. Gerard Ateshian
GAINtrack Technologies
http://www.columbia.edu/~pdy2101/GAINtrackTechnologies.htm
A community weight tracking system for health monitoring in under-developed regions
Faculty adviser: Prof. Sam Sia
Omegawear
http://home.comcast.net/~gilbeymog3/omegawear/index.html
Design and optimization of a helmet for non-motorized vehicle
Faculty advisor: Prof. Barclay Morrison
MicroSorters
http://www.columbia.edu/~kc2138/site/
Micro-scale sorting of cells for orthopedic applications
Faculty adviser: Prof. Lance Kam
Vital Sense Systems*
http://www.columbia.edu/~af2123/
Accessible home vital signs monitoring system
Faculty adviser: Prof. Elisa Konofagou
ArthroProbe
http://www.columbia.edu/~dea2101
Smart probe for the determination of normal and osteoarthritis cartilage during arthroscopic surgery
Faculty adviser: Prof. Van Mow
InVision
http://www.columbia.edu/~nrs2103/index.html
A device for automated venipuncture / vein visualization system
Faculty adviser: Prof. Andreas Hielscher
*Participating in the RERC-AMI Senior Design Competition http://www.rerc-ami.org/ami/projects/d/2/2/announce/
(Course instructors, Prof. Elizabeth Hillman and Prof. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic)