Student bioengineering team wins national competition for U-Sert medical technology
Four
recent Clemson University graduates will collect a national award this
month for creating medical technology designed to help nurses monitor
babies for urinary tract infections.
Reagan Hamm, Allie Beiter,
Maddie Thomas and Anna Wichmann were students last academic year when
they developed the U-Sert, which adheres to diapers and changes colors
to signal when the child has an infection. (See the team’s pitch video here.)
Nine Clemson students and alumnae awarded graduate research fellowships
Seven
graduating Clemson University seniors and two recent alumnae are
receiving three years of financial support towards their graduate
degrees through Graduate Research Fellowships provided by the National
Science Foundation (NSF), with an additional student receiving an
honorable mention.
The national fellowship program is highly
competitive, with more than 12,000 applications every year. Recipients
receive an annual stipend of $37,000 towards their graduate program and
an additional $12,000 cost of education allowance that covers their
tuition and fees. They also benefit from professional development
opportunities offered to fellowship recipients.
Undergraduate research recognized at Focus on Creative Inquiry poster forum
Hundreds
of Clemson students gathered at the Watt Family Innovation Center to
share their research at the 18th annual Focus on Creative Inquiry (FoCI)
Poster Forum on April 5-7. Projects from every college were presented
with topics ranging from archaeology to Parkinson’s Disease to food
safety to high-performance computing.
Creative Inquiry is Clemson’s
nationally recognized cross-disciplinary undergraduate research and
experiential learning program, that gives students the opportunity to
work in small groups with a faculty mentor to answer challenging
questions and solve real-world problems.
The event allows students
to showcase their work, reflect on their experiences and to gain skills
that will help them communicate their work to the general public. The
three-day event featured 240 student projects.
Clemson University bioengineers win two national titles at the Collegiate Inventors Competition
A
team of Clemson University bioengineering students that has been
winning accolades for its novel medical device triumphed in its biggest
national test so far, taking first place in the undergraduate category
and receiving the Arrow Electronics People’s Choice Award at the
Collegiate Inventors Competition.
The all-woman team is composed of
Jordan Suzanna Cole, Kathleen Fallon, Karly Faith Ripple and Allison
Reichart. They created the CatheSure, a device designed to prevent
unnecessary surgery in hydrocephalus patients.
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GEM Fellow Simeon McKelvey had his pick of graduate schools. He chose Clemson University
One
of the country’s newest GEM Fellows is a bioengineering Ph.D. student
who said he was accepted to seven schools and chose Clemson University
because the associate professor who became his advisor made an effort to
get to know him.
Simeon McKelvey is one of six new GEM Fellows at
Clemson. The National GEM Consortium provides fellowships to master’s
and Ph.D. students to help pay for their education and to provide access
to some of the nation’s top engineering and science firms.
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STEM ALL-IN helped Sevrina Tekle choose Clemson University for her Ph.D. program
Sevrina
Tekle knew she wanted to attend graduate school but wasn’t sure where
until she received an invitation to visit Clemson University as part of
STEM ALL-IN, a program that allowed her to take a weekend to visit
campus, all expenses paid.
“Once I visited, that solidified that I
wanted to come to Clemson,” she said. “Quite literally, right as the
weekend ended, I submitted my application.”
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Clemson students named finalists for Pay it Forward
Clemson
students Trina Pham of Mauldin, S.C., Micah Jordan of Easley, S.C, and
Aiden Tombuelt of Spartanburg, S.C., were named finalists for their
project The Party Enamel. The project explores ways to improve dental
outcomes for rural South Carolinians.
Pay it Forward is a
scholarship competition that seeks to recognize current rural challenges
in the state and propose viable solutions. Each team will split $1,000
scholarships. The winning team will go on to win the top award of
$5,000.
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Lauren Davis selected for Astronaut Scholarship
If
education were a spaceship, Lauren Davis of Clemson University would be
launching into the wild blue yonder with three big rockets propelling
her upwards.
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2021 Bioengineering Award Recipients
The
College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Science as well as the
Department of Bioengineering, have completed the award selections for
2021. We are proud to announce the winners of these awards and
congratulate them for their hard work and accomplishments.
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7 Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Seven
Clemson University students have been awarded the 2021 National Science
Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a highly competitive grant
aimed at building future scientific and engineering leaders. Six others
received Honorable Mentions.
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The ‘Ultimate Clemson Ambassador
Babinchak
arrived at Clemson with an interest in biology and engineering, as well
as the drive, resilience and attitude to be successful. Clemson
provided the knowledge, opportunities and mentors to help her discover
her strengths and identify her ultimate career goal: medical device
sales.
She recently accepted a summer internship with Arthrex, a
global medical device company that develops products and procedures to
advance minimally invasive orthopedics. She’ll be a Sterilization and
Biosafety intern at the company’s headquarters in Naples, Fla.
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Timmy Samec Awarded Hollings Lowvelo Fellowship
The
Hollings Cancer Center awards go to those with the greatest potential
to become independent cancer researchers and compete for extramural
grants.
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Bonthius 2020 ORS Spine Section Award Winner
Daniel
Bonthius, an MD/Ph.D. student in Hai Yao’s lab, noted, “We are working
on a new type of implant to treat children with very bad spinal
deformity.” His presentation was for Rib-hook Construct For Pediatric
Hyperkyphosis And Kyphoscoliosis.
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Faculty, Students represent BIOE at ABRCMS
Annual
Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Scientists (ABRCMS), one of
the largest conferences for underrepresented minorities in STEM, was
held in Anaheim, CA, on November 13-16. Clemson’s undergraduates,
graduates, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and students joined over 4,650
attendees representing more than 350 colleges and universities. For the
third year in a row, BIOE participants served as research presenters,
recruiters, session chairs, and poster judges.
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BIOE Students Distinguish Themselves in 3-day HERO Pitch Event
Clemson’s
Hayek Center for the Business of Prosperity held a 3-day event to help
Clemson students incorporate business principles into their community
outreach and international aid projects. The program included lectures
by renowned philanthropists, business leaders and scholars, and
small-group mentoring by graduate students. Student organizations that
best-incorporated business principles into their charitable projects
were eligible for HERO Prizes ranging from $2,000 – $5,000.
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Xinyue “Lucy” Lu, a graduate student researcher, wins BioPro Award
Lu
is developing a novel bio-adhesive mesh system for hernias. She
proposes this new point-of-care technology to combine hydrogel adhesive
and polymer surface modification, which will be part of a $3 billion
industry.
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Two of six Clemson students chosen to present research at ACC Meeting of the Minds are bioengineers.
A select group of Clemson University undergraduates have just returned from Louisville, Kentucky, where they participated in a Meeting of the Minds with other Atlantic Coast Conference students.
The conference is held each spring to celebrate undergraduate
research and creativity and to provide an opportunity for sharing ideas
and collaboration.
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Josh Walters selected for GRA
Josh Walters, a student of Dr. Jeremy Mercuri, has been selected for a Graduate Assistantship by the South Carolina Space Grant Consortium. The Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) is designed to help meet the continuing needs of the aeronautics and space effort by increasing the number of highly trained scientists and engineers in aerospace, space science, space applications and space technology. The GRA Program awards assistantships for graduate study leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering. Josh will be investigating the effects of prolonged spaceflight on intervertebral disc health using an explant culture model.
SFB Star Awardees: Ryan Borem, Hetal Maharaja!
The Society For Biomaterials recognizes recognize research excellence and develops future leaders within the SFB through the Student Travel Achievement Recognitions (STARs). STAR recipients are selected according to these procedures: SFB Special Interest Group officers will review a list of the SIG Student Recognition applicants who applied for the STAR Awards when submitting their meeting abstracts, along with their abstract titles and scores. Each SIG will then nominate several students to the Society’s Education and Professional Development Committee for consideration. The Educational and Professional Development Committee will review the nominations and select the STAR recipients. Those abstracts recommended by the SIGs, but not selected by the Educational and Professional Development Committee will receive honorable mentions. The awardees will receive a certificate and monetary award of $250; the Honorable Mentions will receive a certificate.
Two BIOE Students Recognized by NSF
The National Science Foundation conferred its Graduate Research Fellowship award on Aniqa Chowdhury, a graduate student in Dr. Delphine Dean’s lab. NSF conferred Honorable Mention on Timothy Samec, a graduate student in Dr. Angela Alexander-Bryant’s lab.
The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM or STEM education.
Orthopaedic Research Society recognizes Kyle Snethen
Kyle Snethen, a student of Dr. Melinda Harman, was awarded the Force & Motion/ORS Young Scientist Travel Grant to attend the ORS annual meeting. Kyle presented his abstract, “Sensitivity of Calculated Ligament Tensions to Differences in Intraoperative Knee Kinematics: A FE Computational Study.” Terms of the award included that the recipient present on multi-axis force measurement and testing.
Society for Biomaterials recognizes work in Dr. Jeremy Mercuri’s lab
Dr. Jeremy Mercuri’s lab received an honorable mention from the Society for Biomaterials for the work they presented at the society’s annual meeting in April. The lab’s abstract, “Stem cell seeded biomimetic nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus implants promote living repair of degenerative intervertebral discs in sheep” was nominated as an outstanding contribution to the Society for Biomaterials 2018 Annual Meeting by the Special Interest Group Chairs of the Society.
Three Bioengineering Students Recognized by NSF
Seniors
Lauren Pruett and Jacqueline Rohde were awardees in the National
Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship competition, and
graduate student Meredith Owen was selected for honorable mention.
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A Tale of Pandas, Stem Cells, Problem-Solving and Medicine: Irene Cheng’s Boren Fellowship
I
chose to study bioengineering because I really appreciated the hands-on
aspect of this field. From conducting lab work, tinkering with
electrical components, and working on my problem-solving capabilities,
bioengineering challenges me everyday, which I love!
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