Hannah Mae Ullinger
Senior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, New York
Interests: Woundcare, patient-rehabilitation & healthcare in general! Outside of school, I like to paint, hike, and juice various fruits and vegetables
Current Project: Quantification of Planter Pressure Wounds in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Project Description: Investigating the relationship between diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and plantar pressure.
Fun Fact: I once competed in a Redbull ocean lifegaurding tournament!
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Emily Marie Coulter
Senior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Interests: I am interested in medical devices, specifically electrophysiology. Outside of school, I enjoy running, traveling, and days at the lake!
Current Project: The Baby Bottle Project
Project Description: The goal of our project is to design a vented baby bottle that will minimize pressure buildup, allowing for consistent milk flow, while being easy to use and clean.
Fun Fact: I ran my first half marathon in Greenville last semester!
Noelle Elise Pall
Senior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Harrison, Arkansas
Interests: I am interested in prosthetics and orthotics! Outside of school, I enjoy live music, running, and cooking!
Current Project: Quantification of Planter Pressure Wounds in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Project Description: Investigating the relationship between diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and plantar pressure.
Fun Fact: I am learning to play the guitar!
William Robert Wangard
Senior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Interests: Design of orthopaedic and cardiovascular medical devices. In my free time I enjoy golf and going to concerts.
Current Project: Tourniquet Validation Testing Device
Project Description: Creating a device that tests the effectiveness and efficacy of tourniquets.
Fun Fact: I have played piano since I was 6!
Ammar Mohamed
Sophomore Bioengineering Student
Hometown: Charleston, Sc
Interests: Sports Technology/ Equipment, Injury Prevention, Prosthetics
Current Project: Undecided
Project Description: NA
Fun Fact: I was born in Cairo, Egypt!
Lawson Miller
Sophomore Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Spartanburg, SC
Interests: Orthopaedics
Current Project: Tourniquet Project
Project Description: Designing and testing a tourniquet testing device
Fun Fact: I'm left handed
Abigail Walsh
Junior Mechanical Engineering Student
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Interests: Kayaking, yoga, and guitar
Current Project: Milliken Wound Pressures
Project Description: Compression is an established therapeutic for managing leg edema and reducing leg swelling. We are conducting research for the expected interface pressure of a compressive device in the presence of a wound.
Fun Fact: I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain over the summer!
Jake Serra
Senior Health Science Student
Hometown: Westerly, RI
Interests: Sports Medicine
Current Project: Rowing Project
Project Description: Testing the efficiency of a dynamic footplate in women's collegiate rowing.
Fun Fact: I serve as Clemson's Student Athlete President
Matthew Hall
Junior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Simpsonville, SC
Interests: Club rowing team, cycling, soccer, and drawing
Current Project: Tourniquet simulator
Project Description: Creating a device to test the effectiveness and efficacy of tourniquets
Fun Fact: I am a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings series
Camille Kamisky
Junior Biomedical Engineering Student, Management minor
Hometown: Middleton, MA
Interests: Dance, live music, healthcare
Current Project: Milliken Project
Project Description: Evaluating interfacial pressure distributions around a simulated wound with the presence of different primary wound dressings.
Fun Fact: My brother and I have the same birthday but aren’t twins!
Corynn Green
Junior, Biomedical Engineering Student, Biomaterials concentration
Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland
Interests: concerts, lacrosse, hiking, boating
Current Project: Milliken Project
Project Description: To evaluate interfacial pressure (IP) distributions around a simulated wound with the presence of different primary wound dressings to improve patient comfort and the healing process.
Fun Fact: Previously attended NC State University, go Wolfpack!
Ashley Miller
Sophomore Health Science Student
Hometown: Yorktown, Virginia
Interests: Injury Prevention and Physical Therapy
Current Project: Athlete Performance Science
Project Description: Our team collects strength and conditioning performance data to understand the readiness and risk of injury of Clemson athletes.
Fun Fact: I did competitive Irish dance for 5 years!
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Abbie Underwood
Senior, Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Johnson City, TN
Interests: Concussions, Cardiac Arrhythmias, & Biomedical Engineering in general!
Current Project: CHIP Lab - Subconcussive Forces in Horseback Riding
Project Description: Observing the forces exerted on the brain in various gaits of horseback riding and how the compare to subconcussive impacts in sports that may contribute to long-term brain injury and concussion
Fun Fact: I have worked with cadavers (human and sheep) studying concussions for the past year and a half!
Eryn Robertson
Junior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Moline, IL
Interests: Medicine and Orthopedics
Current Project: Locking Elbow
Project Description: Designing a new elbow implant for total elbow replacements that features a magnetic locking mechanism.
Fun Fact: I do triathlons
Ben Mathews
Senior
Hometown: Anderson, SC
Professional and Personal Interests: O&P, Cardiovascular, golf, water sports, and watching sports
Current Project: Pressure Prosthetics CI
Project Description: Ultimate goal is to test different inlays to reduce pressure hot spots in transtibial amputees. The team has created a mock residual limb using silicone pressure test data to eventually simulate hotspot pressures before we test different inlays.
Fun Fact: I have lived in 6 different states and moved over 15 times!
Dixon Murdoch
Senior Mechanical Engineering Student
Hometown: Rock Hill, SC
Interests: Anything Outdoors, Sports Science, and kinesiology
Current Project: Facemask Stress Tester Device
Project Description: Observing the forces exerted on the brain in various gaits of horseback riding and how the compare to subconcussive impacts in sports that may contribute to long-term brain injury and concussion
Fun Fact: My high school graduating class was 16 people.
Avery Brown
Sophomore Bioengineering Student
Hometown: Greenville, SC
Interests: Biomedical device research and design, clinical care, computer modeling
Current Project: Magnetic Locking Elbow
Project Description: Design and Test a novel total elbow replacement that utilizes magnets to lock in different positions.
Fun Fact: I studied abroad and completed research with Georgia Tech this past summer.
Lucas Miller
Senior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Savannah GA
Interests: Fly fishing, sports-science, biomechanics
Current Project: Rowing
Project Description: Testing the efficiency of a dynamic footplate in women's collegiate rowing.
Fun Fact: Semi-profesional sandwich connoisseur
Anna-Kay Pitts
Senior Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Spartanburg, SC
Interests: Orthopedics and Prosthetics
Current Project: Comfort Study
Project Description: Investigating the relationship between pressure gradients and comfort for orthotic relevant materials
Fun Fact: I am terrified of flying bugs
Josiah Black
Junior and Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Dallas Texas
Interests: On the Clemson rugby team
Current Project: Development of a tourniquet testing fixture
Project Description: We are developing a testing fixture that tests the efficacy of tourniquets based on the tension inside the tourniquet. This is done through springs and a robust device design.
Fun Fact: I love raspberries
Ashton Jenkins
Junior, Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Vale, NC
Interests: Orthopaedics, Biomechanics, Prosthetics
Current Project: Magnetic Locking Elbow Implant
Project Description: Designing and creating a magnetic locking elbow implant to be used in Total Elbow Arthroscopies.
Fun Fact: I live on a farm with cows, donkeys, goats, and chickens!
Gabriella White
Junior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Interests: Orthopaedics, Medical Device Design & Development, Prosthetics
Current Project: Locking Elbow
Project Description: Researching and designing a new total elbow replacement (TER) that is a hybrid of constrained and unconstrained models, including the ability to lock at different positions for improved activities of daily living (ADL).
Fun Fact: I am on the rowing team!
Madison Roush
Senior Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Greer, SC
Interests: Orthopaedics and Biomechanics
Current Project: Comfort Study
Project Description: Investigating the relationship between pressure gradients and comfort for orthotic-relevant materials
Fun Fact: I can juggle!
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Isabella DeAngelo
Senior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: GLaurel Springs, New Jersey
Interests: Prosthetics and Orthotics
Current Project: Orthotics (Clinical Wound Pressures)
Project Description: This project measures and analyzes plantar pressures in patients with type 2 diabetes to identify how localized loading at ulcer sites impacts wound progression and healing.
Fun Fact: I am bilingual!
Ammar Mohamed
Sophomore Bioengineering Student
Hometown: Charleston, Sc
Interests: Sports Technology/ Equipment, Injury Prevention, Prosthetics
Current Project: Undecided
Project Description: NA
Fun Fact: I was born in Cairo, Egypt!
Lawson Miller
Sophomore Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Spartanburg, SC
Interests: Orthopaedics
Current Project: Tourniquet Project
Project Description: Designing and testing a tourniquet testing device
Fun Fact: I'm left handed
Abigail Walsh
Junior Mechanical Engineering Student
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Interests: Kayaking, yoga, and guitar
Current Project: Milliken Wound Pressures
Project Description: Compression is an established therapeutic for managing leg edema and reducing leg swelling. We are conducting research for the expected interface pressure of a compressive device in the presence of a wound.
Fun Fact: I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain over the summer!
Jake Serra
Senior Health Science Student
Hometown: Westerly, RI
Interests: Sports Medicine
Current Project: Rowing Project
Project Description: Testing the efficiency of a dynamic footplate in women's collegiate rowing.
Fun Fact: I serve as Clemson's Student Athlete President
Matthew Hall
Junior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Simpsonville, SC
Interests: Club rowing team, cycling, soccer, and drawing
Current Project: Tourniquet simulator
Project Description: Creating a device to test the effectiveness and efficacy of tourniquets
Fun Fact: I am a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings series
Camille Kamisky
Junior Biomedical Engineering Student, Management minor
Hometown: Middleton, MA
Interests: Dance, live music, healthcare
Current Project: Milliken Project
Project Description: Evaluating interfacial pressure distributions around a simulated wound with the presence of different primary wound dressings.
Fun Fact: My brother and I have the same birthday but aren’t twin!
Corynn Green
Junior, Biomedical Engineering Student, Biomaterials concentration
Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland
Interests: concerts, lacrosse, hiking, boating
Current Project: Milliken Project
Project Description: To evaluate interfacial pressure (IP) distributions around a simulated wound with the presence of different primary wound dressings to improve patient comfort and the healing process.
Fun Fact: Previously attended NC State University, go Wolfpack!
Emily Coulter
Junior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Wilmington, DE
Interests: I am interested in medical devices, specifically electrophysiology. Outside of school I enjoy running, cooking, and days at the lake!
Current Project: The Baby Bottle Project
Project Description: Many baby bottles that are on the market do not have a proper venting system. This causes the baby to suck harder on the bottle, which in turn may result in bubbles, discomfort and colic. In our research we are working with the Dru Feeding System to design a removable Teflon vent that will minimize pressure build up and allow for consistent milk flow through different bottle nipples, while being easy to use and clean.
Fun Fact: I ran my first half marathon in Greenville last semester!
Ashley Miller
Sophomore Health Science Student
Hometown: Yorktown, Virginia
Interests: Injury Prevention and Physical Therapy
Current Project: Athlete Performance Science
Project Description: Our team collects strength and conditioning performance data to understand the readiness and risk of injury of Clemson athletes.
Fun Fact: I did competitive Irish dance for 5 years!
Abbie Underwood
Senior, Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Johnson City, TN
Interests: Concussions, Cardiac Arrhythmias, & Biomedical Engineering in general!
Current Project: CHIP Lab - Subconcussive Forces in Horseback Riding
Project Description: Observing the forces exerted on the brain in various gaits of horseback riding and how the compare to subconcussive impacts in sports that may contribute to long-term brain injury and concussion
Fun Fact: I have worked with cadavers (human and sheep) studying concussions for the past year and a half!
Eryn Robertson
Junior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Moline, IL
Interests: Medicine and Orthopedics
Current Project: Locking Elbow
Project Description: Designing a new elbow implant for total elbow replacements that features a magnetic locking mechanism.
Fun Fact: I do triathlons
Avery Brown
Sophomore Bioengineering Student
Hometown: Greenville, SC
Interests: Biomedical device research and design, clinical care, computer modeling
Current Project: Magnetic Locking Elbow
Project Description: Design and Test a novel total elbow replacement that utilizes magnets to lock in different positions.
Fun Fact: I studied abroad and completed research with Georgia Tech this past summer.
Anna-Kay Pitts
Senior Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Spartanburg, SC
Interests: Orthopedics and Prosthetics
Current Project: Comfort Study
Project Description: Investigating the relationship between pressure gradients and comfort for orthotic relevant materials
Fun Fact: I am terrified of flying bugs
Josiah Black
Junior and Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Dallas Texas
Interests: On the Clemson rugby team
Current Project: Development of a tourniquet testing fixture
Project Description: We are developing a testing fixture that tests the efficacy of tourniquets based on the tension inside the tourniquet. This is done through springs and a robust device design.
Fun Fact: I love rasberry's
Ashton Jenkins
Junior, Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Vale, NC
Interests: Orthopaedics, Biomechanics, Prosthetics
Current Project: Magnetic Locking Elbow Implant
Project Description: Designing and creating a magnetic locking elbow implant to be used in Total Elbow Arthroscopies.
Fun Fact: I live on a farm with cows, donkeys, goats, and chickens!
Gabriella White
Junior Biomedical Engineering Student
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Interests: Orthopaedics, Medical Device Design & Development, Prosthetics
Current Project: Locking Elbow
Project Description: Researching and designing a new total elbow replacement (TER) that is a hybrid of constrained and unconstrained models, including the ability to lock at different positions for improved activities of daily living (ADL).
Fun Fact: I am on the rowing team!