Senior Design Day: May 1, 2026
The faculty and staff of the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering welcome you to join us for Senior Design Day 2026 as we celebrate the achievements of our students. This is a great opportunity to support your peers, explore innovative projects, and engage with the BME community.
Senior Design Day offers a dynamic mix of presentations, hands‑on demos, and meaningful conversations with students and faculty. Throughout the day, you’ll have the opportunity to explore project prototypes, learn about students’ design processes, and provide valuable feedback that strengthens our program.
All presentations and prototype sessions will occur at the Iowa Memorial Union in the Iowa Theater (166 IMU) or Big Ten Theater (348 IMU), and all prototype sessions will be located in the Black Box Theater (360 IMU).
| Time | Event | Team members | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
8:30 a.m. | The Cowbell: An Integrated ICH Evacuation Device | Shafa Ismail, Sam Rehal, Vanden Lohr, Gunther Sandersfeld | Iowa Theater (166 IMU) |
| 8:50 a.m. | Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage (IPH) Aspiration Device | Kristen Remley, Jasper Fiscus, Gloriana Xiao, Reece Kracht | Iowa Theater |
| 9:10 a.m. | Syringe Adapter for Venous Blood Gas Sampling | Chris O'Toole, Rebecca Hughes, Sara Espinoza | Iowa Theater |
| 9:30 a.m. | Break | ||
| 9:45 a.m. | Dynamically adjusting denture mockups for intra-oral scans | Maurice Crawford, Baba Faparusi, Jithu Dibu | Iowa Theater |
| 10:05 a.m. | BruxSense: A Device to Quantify Bruxism Behavior | Evie Del Campo, Suhas Oruganti, Delaney Sondgeroth | Iowa Theater |
| 10:25 a.m. | Terminal Sterilization Technique for a Novel Hydrogel | Ethan Villa, Austin Beam, Adam Hillier, Emily Formella | Iowa Theater |
| 10:45 a.m. | Prototype Session I | Black Box Theater (360 IMU) | |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Streamlined and User-Friendly Application for Hip Contact Stress Mapping | Nicholas Thedens, Bahaa Mohammad, Beatriz La Rota, Alex Sigman | Iowa Theater |
| 1:05 p.m. | On Scanner MRS Visualization in Alzheimer’s Patients | Vincent Wronski, Alistair Entz, Zach Park, Conner Schlitz | Iowa Theater |
| 1:25 p.m. | Recalibration of an Intraoperative 3D Navigation System | Thayer Abu-Hijleh, Allyson Kuhn, Grace Rodriguez | Iowa Theater |
| 1:45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 2:00 p.m. | Mepilex® Integrated Pressure Detection Device | Kate Pavletich, Brianna Cannoy, Carmen Didelot, Kristen Strathman | Iowa Theater |
| 2:20 p.m. | Mitigating Damage from Manual Wheelchair Footplates | Maxine Downer, Sydney Boerboom, Ashley Streck | Iowa Theater |
| 2:40 p.m. | Improving Tympanometry Testing | Ally Rasch, Erica Block, Ella Nail, Derek Cruse | Iowa Theater |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Prototype Session II | Black Box Theater |
| Time | Event | Team members | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | Assistive Device for Patients with Foot Drop | Drew Bingham, Adena Paul, Palin Narsian, Ryan Marten | Big Ten Theater (348 IMU) |
| 8:50 a.m. | Transfer Optimization for A Spina Bifida Patient | Lydia Pauley , Avery Dubberstein , Dylan Rodriguez | Big Ten Theater |
| 9:10 a.m. | Adaptable Solutions for Biking with an Upper Limb Difference | Ben Peterson, Kian Hageman, Abby Edwards, Hope Mickey | Big Ten Theater |
| 9:30 a.m. | Break | ||
| 9:45 a.m. | CalmCove: An Assistive Platform for Real-Time Anxiety Management | Molly Albrecht, Juliann Pawlowski, Bailey Herrboldt, Andrew Schute | Big Ten Theater |
| 10:05 a.m. | INSPO-rometer: Incentive Spirometer Data Collection and User Feedback Device | Kyle Balk, Kaitlyn McClintic, Katherine Wright, Aidan Nahs | Big Ten Theater |
| 10:25 a.m. | Baby Bair: Combatting Anesthesia-Induced Hypothermia in a Compact and Portable Way | Kaitlyn deBlois, Karena Jensen, Robbie Groos | Big Ten Theater |
| 10:45 a.m. | Prototype Session I | Black Box Theater (360 IMU) | |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Reimagining the Pediatric Respiratory Mask | Mariam Nawar, Noah Hahn, Mateo Salazar | Big Ten Theater |
| 1:05 p.m. | Neonatal Vibration Attenuator- Isolation Mat for Neonatal Patients during Ground Transport | Gianna Lodato, Caden De Leon, Rachel Gasser, Evan Caswick | Big Ten Theater |
| 1:25 p.m. | S.N.U.G – Secure Nasogastric Unit for Growth | Ethan Ranft, Julien Barsch, Atif Qureshi | Big Ten Theater |
| 1:45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 2:00 p.m. | bracED: Pediatric Scoliosis Bracing Education Device | Max Casini, Aiden Dogic, Grace Wohnoutka, Ronan Peach | Big Ten Theater |
| 2:20 p.m. | Virtual Reality (VR) Visualization Application for Dental Education | Dan Pham, Kaden Townsend, Ana Yam | Big Ten Theater |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Prototype Session II | Black Box Theater |