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Shane Miller Abercrombie
Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering
Interests: True crime, arts & crafts of any sort, running
Current Project(s): Prosthetic Socket Pressure Analysis
Project Description: Developing technologies to measure and offload pressures at bony hotspots within lower-limb prosthetic sockets.
Fun Fact: 23 is my favorite number! I was born on the 23rd, as well as my brother, my grandma, and my cat! I got married on the 23rd too!
Alyssa Kornasiewicz
Master's Student, M.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: R&D, Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics
Current Project(s): Designing With Docs: Baby Bottle R&D
Project Description: During conventional bottle feeding, negative pressure develops within the bottle as fluid is removed from the vessel. The pressure imbalance can lead to increased infant air intake, often resulting in discomfort, reflux, excessive burping, and symptoms associated with colic. Our research aims to design, develop, and evaluate a novel baby bottle that reduces this pressure buildup while maintaining ease of cleaning, use, and manufacturability. Future work will include testing with differing nipple sizes and evaluation of a fully manufacturable prototype.
Fun Fact: I have a permanently broken bone in my right hand! I was a hardcore hurdler in high school, and fractured my hook of hamate bone after I took a tumble during a practice. The bone never fused back together, but the pain slowly went away after a few months and now I can't tell at all!
Madison Roush
1st-year graduate student, Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests: Orthopedics, Prosthetics, Biomechanics, Sports Engineering
Current Project(s): Comfort Study
Project Description: Investigating the relationship between pressure gradients and comfort in orthotic-relevant materials.
Fun Fact: I can juggle!
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Jacob Foster
2nd Year Master’s Thesis, Bioengineering
Current Project(s): Quasi-Static Facemask Stiffness Test Machine
Project Description: Develop and manufacture a benchtop football facemask stiffness testing device based on a method developed and patented by a previous Clemson student, Alex Bina. US Patent #11,357,281 illustrates this method.
Fun Fact: I have a twin sister (Hayley), I can do a backflip, I grew up playing with/against 7 NBA/G-League players (Anthony Edwards, Jabari Smith Jr., Brandon Boston Jr. JT Thor, Isaiah Collier, Kok Eat, London Johnson).