Ingenium 2021 † Innovations for reimagined educational experiences in the face of a pandemic
Sophie Shapiroa,d, Stuart McCutchenb,d, Zeve Cohenc,d, Elizabeth Gilmanb,d, William Clarkb,d Department of Bioengineering, bDepartment of Electrical Engineering, cDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, dInnovation, Product Design, and Entrepreneurship Program a
Sophie Shapiro
Stuart McCutchen
Sophie Shapiro is a bioengineering major and mechanical engineering minor at the Swanson School of Engineering. Her interests include the solid and fluid biomechanics of pathology and treatment, product design, and entrepreneurship. She intends to use her interdisciplinary training to deliver innovative regenerative and restorative therapies to cardiovascular medicine. Stuart McCutchen is a junior electrical engineering student. He is passionate about product design and development, particularly in the tech industry. His interests consist of digital electronics, IoT, signal processing, and machine learning. He currently plans to pursue his masters in electrical engineering.
Zeve Cohen is a senior Mechanical Engineering student from Philadelphia. Driven by his innate creativity, Zeve is passionate about innovative design. His involvement in Pitt’s Makerspace has help fuel his love for design and fabrication. Zeve plans to work at the intersection of mechanical engineering Zeve Cohen and industrial design with a focus on product ideation and rapid prototyping. His broad interests could lead him to numerous industries, but his primary goal is to create products that help others.
Elizabeth Gilman has always had a passion for engineering and working with others. In the future she hopes to design and build devices that can improve people’s lives and the world around them. Elizabeth Gilman
Professor William Clark joined the Mechanical Engineering and Material Science Department in 1992 and has an active research and teaching program in dynamic systems and controls. He participated in an SSOE faculty effort to create the Innovation, Product Design, and Entrepreneurship certificate proWilliam Clark, Ph.D. gram starting in 2014, which lead to the development of the Makerspaces in 2016 as well as subsequent student innovation opportunities. He currently directs the program, which invites students to participate in intensive design and innovation experiences in the summer. The paper presents the results of one of those teams.
Significance Statement
Preventing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in research activity being significantly diminished at several institutions. To help mitigate exposure risks with in-person work, three individual product designs were developed with the cumulative goal of creating a safer environment as educational and research efforts adapt.
Category: Device Design
Key Words: SARS-CoV-2, engineering education, product design, prototyping †
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