We hosted 20 students (undergraduate, high school, and middle school) this summer. Each student was immersed in mentored projects, gaining the technical and professional skills demanded in today's marketplace.
Our BME Spark program provided hands-on training with Arduino and prototyping for circuit and design development. Through innovation and brainstorming, students identified real-world problems and created their own projects.
At the Wearable Biosensing Lab, students had the unique opportunity to work on NSF and NIH-funded research projects under the guidance of our experienced lab researchers. Some of the interns were supported by NSF REU, Science and Engineering Fellowship, URISE, and SURF.
Training a highly diverse group in terms of skills, areas, culture, language, and aspirations is challenging, but it is incredibly fulfilling to contribute to training the next-generation STEM workforce.
Along with research, we did some fun activities - playing pickleball and other sports.
Special thanks to our dedicated mentors for making this experience possible!
Dhaval Solanki, Matthew Galipeau, Shehjar Sadhu, Md Abdullah Al Rumon, Suparna Veeturi, Vignesh Ravichandran, Mehmet Seckin