Results of the 11th Annual BME Bio-Tech Competition

The 11th Annual BME Bio-Tech Contests 2009 took place February 7, 2009. This year's theme of the contest was to develop and present a concept using Electrical, Electronic, Biomedical, and/or Electro-Optics to assist a persons' disability - or to improve a persons' ability to manage tasks that usually require assistance. The contest focus is on students' individual ideas and in particular, the contest provides a forum for these future engineers to share those ideas that focus on technology assisted care.

Sponsored  by IEEE Los Angeles Council.

The finalists and their presentations/projects, as selected by a panel of judges:

 

1st place

Carlos Lara, Chien-ChunYang

Design of a Modular Thermal Cautery Surgical Equipment

 

2nd place

Joseph Szurley

Use of a Commercially Available Accelerometer to Monitor and Record a Patient's Balance

 

3rd place

Kodi Uzomah, Arash Saidi

Wireless Bluetooth Temperature Sensor and Data Logger

 

4th place

Inge Halim, Chien-Chun Yang

Application of Pressure and Humidity Sensors in Prevention of Pressure Ulcers for Wheelchair Users

 

Congratulations to the finalists.

The event preceded the 54th Annual National Engineers Week.

The Contest Panel members and/or judges (not more that one per participating institution):  Dr. Bogdan Kuszta, Caltech;  Dr. Richard Cockrum, CSUP; Dr. Ernesto Suaste, CINVESTAV-IPN; Dr. Panadda (Nim) Marayong, IEEE/ASME;  Dr. Dennis M. (Mike) Briggs, IEEE; and contest coordinators: Larry Dalton, IEEE/LAC, Dr. Maryam Moussavi, IEEE/LAC EMB, and Dr. Chris Druzgalski, IEEE/LAC EMB. Students and sponsors interested in The 12th Annual IEEE Bio-Tech Contest 2010 please  contact - https://ewh.ieee.org/r6/lac/embs or email to druz@ieee.org.