1. Can you tell me about what specifically you are doing and what research you are doing?

Neural engineering Electrical interafaces with the brain

Electrodes in brain

Parkinsonss and other diseases

Reverse engineer the brain

Research – EEG s;ee[ ,pmotpromgt

Eliminnate poly somnigraph

Sleep studies at duke

Asthma monitor   hospitalized bc asthma  boiosensors ekg ozone   photoplethysmograph    o2 in blood  Wristband device  Chest patc

Manufactured the photoplthmemograph     photoplethysmograph

Nuclear probe  Research is different than class room   Google is your friend and listen to grad students

Grad students and other people experience – Crazy and amazing  papers published Pop science Brilliant ten   Really fun and social   Knows everyone  Big family  

Went to a chem lab and it wasn’t fun, don’t you know stuff   Pipetted

By end could teach next undergrad

Interaction with biomechanics and biomaterials? Senior project  hear their perspectives

Biomaterials? Not similar but they can choose same classes

2. What is it like working with people that have experience in the field?

 

3.Have their experiences influenced you at all?

 

4. Is there a sub-language within the discipline? Terminology

Dr Kerchief from BME

Tissue engineering minor

Yes, most anything technical, EKG, EMG, EKG  Lots of jargon   Pick up quick

5. What are specific goals that you have?

6. Challenges

Courses are really challenging   210 circuits sophomore year. She initially wanted biomaterials, tried harx. Did a lot extra. A in classs and A2 on final

7. Typical workload

Different for her, 17 ish a semester its manageable though. Get into a group, Work on homework together, Good group   Good friends and help each other out .

Sixty people.

8. Are you going into grad school after this?

Grad school yes   Deep brain stimulations   Applications right now. Hear intervies soon, then find out in march.  Duke, anVanderbilt, Wake, NC State. Really interested   Recently cut a lot of schools.

Taliflex and trans 

9. How difficult was it to get into the field? 

10. Is this what you always wanted to do or how did you decide upon biomed?

Caregiver in nursing home and kids with cerebral palsy

Lots of work in med field

Technical problems in med fields

Biomed perfect

Difficult to get into – Lots get into it Use the essay

Essay helps a lot

Have upperclassmen revies it

Grades – scary.

Freaked out had to check it was real. Advisor, probs cried when didn’t’ get in. First semester really stressful

Glad about Biomed, electrical engineering has more options.   It’s the best fit. Really great program. Looking back, smart electrical. BME you could figure it out. Good to help you figure out where to go.

How to go about research.

List of faculty, and associated faculty. Email them all and tryn to get ito lab. Check out labs. Abrahms fellowship. Next fall. Paid research. Special projects.  Increases every year.