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 Congratulations to the finalists.
Application of
Pressure and Humidity Sensors in Prevention of Pressure Ulcers for Wheelchair
Users
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 - http://ewh.ieee.org/r6/lac/embs or email to druz@ieee.org.