This page contains program details for 2010. Check back later this fall for 2011 project descriptions and program details.
Design and innovate with novel biomedical device technologies! |
2010 Dates and Stipend
Start: June 7, 2010End: August 12, 2010
Stipend: $5,000
Contact Info
Dr. Carl NelsonAssistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
402-472-4218
cnelson5@unl.edu
Who Should Apply
Related majors and areas
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EligibilityParticipation in the Nebraska Summer Research Program is limited to students who meet the following criteria:
This program encourages applications from students with junior or senior standing.
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Application Timeline
- Tuesday, December 8, 2009 — Application opens
- Monday, February 15, 2010 — Priority deadline
- Monday, March 1, 2010 — Application deadline
- Monday, March 29, 2010 — Admission decisions complete
Benefits
- Competitive stipend
- Double-occupancy room and meal plan
- Travel expenses to and from Lincoln
- Campus parking and/or bus pass
- Full access to the Campus Recreation Center, University Health Center, and campus library system
- Wireless internet access
Program Events
- Campus and department orientation
- Department seminars and presentations
- Professional development workshops (e.g., applying to graduate school, taking the GRE)
- Welcome picnic
- Omaha day trip to Henry Doorly Zoo
- Canoe and camping trip
- Research symposium
The Biomedical Engineering SROP is designed to provide independent research experience for undergraduate students, broaden participant knowledge of opportunities in academia, industry and national laboratories, and introduce participants to interdisciplinary research in biomedical devices.
The goal of every medical practitioner is to improve quality of life for patients. Biomedical technology and devices are instrumental in achieving this. The primary focus in each summer research project is biomedical devices designed to enhance medical care through science and engineering, with emphasis in three areas: (1) devices for surgical intervention, (2) devices for diagnostics, and (3) devices for implantation.
All projects are designed to be completed during the 10 week program and are a part of a faculty mentor's current research. This allows the student to be involved in many aspects of research, including design, analysis, simulation, and implementation of a biomedical device.
Students are also extensively involved in lab activities, such as weekly lab meetings. Research results are presented during lab meetings throughout the summer and at the end-of-summer in the Summer Research Symposium poster session. Lab members, especially graduate students and postdoctoral associates, are active with summer program research.
2010 Mentors and Projects
Carl Nelson, Ph.D. — Robotic Design for Single-Incision-Constrained Workspace
Mechanical Engineering / Surgery
Develop new robotic tools to increase functionality in medical interventions while respecting the associated surgical workspace constraints.
Shane Farritor, Ph.D. — Miniature Robots for Surgery
Mechanical Engineering
Create image-guided in vivo mini-robots that enable many abdominal surgeries to be converted to the less invasive natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery approach.
Dmitry Oleynikov, Ph.D. — Multifunctional Tools for Natural Orifice Surgery
Surgery
Develop new device technology for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery, embodying the needed dexterity and stability for performing incisionless surgery.
Linxia Gu, Ph.D. and Carl Nelson, Ph.D. — Devices for Measuring Biomaterial Properties
Mechanical Engineering / Surgery
Specialized devices for obtaining material properties data from soft biological materials, particularly for specimens which are difficult to hold and/or in membrane form.
Greg Bashford, Ph.D. — Real-Time Tendon Injury Diagnosis via Ultrasound Imaging
Biological Systems Engineering
Design a system integration that will assist in signal analysis to reduce the presence of human factors error during image acquisition in ultrasound analysis techniques of tendons.
Shadi Othman, Ph.D. — Phase Unwrapping of Shear Wave Images
Biological Systems Engineering
Use of advanced equipment for MRE imaging, including custom devices for specimen excitation to examine different phase unwrapping techniques.
Linxia Gu, Ph.D. — Design of a Bileaflet Heart Valve
Mechanical Engineering
Design a polymer bileaflet heart valve for minimally invasive surgery, testing in a left-heart simulator.
Angela Pannier, Ph.D. — Patterning Hydrogels using Fiber-Templating for Cardiac Applications
Biological Systems Engineering
Develop methods to align multiple layers of fibers within hydrogel for use in tissue engineering, and determine the maximum number of conduits that will not negatively affect overall bulk properties of the hydrogel.
