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by Hannah Buckelew
Seniors in the UAB Department of Biomedical Engineering gathered on April 21 to present their senior design projects in Heritage Hall.

The projects are created as part of BME’s capstone senior design course, instructed by Dale Feldman, Ph.D., and Alan Eberhardt, Ph.D. Students are required to present a solution to a clinical problem provided by a client and develop a functional prototype and plan for product commercialization. They must follow guidelines such as adhering to a $400 design budget. Students formally presented video pitches, design posters, and device demonstrations.

The following list of design projects are listed in order of project and team:

Pressure monitoring in hospital beds for pressure sore prevention: Samuel Wilcox and Megan Saalwaechter

Detachable seat for adult walkers: Ma Theresa Halog, Lauren Harvison, Kayla Bui and Morgan Halliwill

Fruit fly flipping apparatus: Bailey Anderson, Trent Davis, Javier Dominguez, Krishna Josyula and John Ringstaff

Pill with LED light source for improved colon cancer localization and removal: Peyton Clark, Chloe Demellier, Rachel Matthews and Yancey Williams II

Athletic training monitor to improve efficiency: Lidya Canturk, Seth Chaney, Salam Qashou and Robbie Cross Jr.

Nanofibrous barrier for neonatal adhesives: Frances Green, Ranoah Holcomb, Lucas Lowe and Rachel Murphy

Composite wheelchair cushion for wheelchair athletes: Ashley Kimbel, Arushi Kotru, Molly Matthews, Cade Pair and Lulu Smith

SitSafe powered wheelchair automatic leveling system: Ethan Custis, Sommer Dorrough, Ethan Dunkin and Grant Kohls

MRI compatible pressure application device for somatosensory mapping: Rachel Lewis, Charles Lipscomb, Kevin Sun and Alec West

Sled attachment for wheelchair athletes: Codey Dunson, Richard Menendez, Faith Murluki, Mykala Prior and Amber Stone

Autism/hyperfocus tracking and alert system: Alivia Sims, Bailee Isbell, Achintya Bhardwaj, Han Jing, Chase Rathgeb and Makhaela Wynn

Prosthetic finger: Shalarria Cooper, Gio Esposito, Victoria Purdy, Sherwin Shams and Elizabeth Simpson