2011 Tong Biomedical Engineering Design Award Winners

 

The Tong Biomedical Engineering Design Awards were presented April 29, 2011 on the UW-Madison College of Engineering campus.

 

The annual competition is sponsored by University of Wisconsin-Madison electrical engineering alumnus Peter Tong and the Tong Family Foundation. The Tong awards reward biomedical engineering undergraduate teams that design innovative solutions and develop outstanding prototypes. Their work addresses real challenges that University of Wisconsin medical and life sciences faculty and area biomedical companies face and offer for the students to solve.

 

Sophomores

 

• Christopher Besaw, Stephen Young, Donald Weier, and Joseph Benert designed the “Design, testing and calibration of a small syringe for use with a power injector.”
• Anyi Wang, Jeff Groskopf, Michael Rossmiller, and Nicholas Schapals received honorable mention for their design, the “Mechanical 3D model for neuro-endoscopic teaching and practice.”
• Molly Krohn, Kimberly Maciolek, Armand Grabowski, and Naomi Humpal received honorable mention for their design, the “Design of a wound protector/retractor for thyroid surgery.”

Juniors

 

• Patrick Cassidy, Sean Heyrman, Anthony Sprangers, and Alexander Johnson designed the “Absorbable hydrodissection fluids.”
• Seth Dailey, Bryan Jepson, William Zuleger, Christa Wille, and Ross Comer received honorable mention for their design, the “Laryngeal soft tissue flap fixation device for vocal fold reconstruction.”
• Kyle Jamar, Chandresh Singh, Taylor Milne, and Nicholas Anderson received honorable mention for their design, the “Digital Braille watch.”

Seniors

 

• Derek Hei, Kimberli Kamer, Laura Zeitler, and Elise Larson designed the “Development of a bioreactor cassette for autologous pluripotent stem cell production.”
• Timothy Barry, Evan Joyce, Ozair Chaudhry, Scott Carpenter, and Ryan Childs received honorable mention for their design, “Universal surgical drain.”
• Caitlyn Collins, Jamon Opgenorth, Daniel Miller, and Justin Gearing received honorable mention for their design, “Implementing Lean Kaizen event recommendations to improve productivity at Wiscraft.”

Guest Judges

 

Tim Bank, VP - Engineering, RA Sports
Jennifer Bassett, Manager, EMD Millipore
Jeanine Burmania, Licensing Manager, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Ray Harter, President, Marvel Medtech, LLC
Jane Homan, CEO, IoGenetics
Randy Iliff, Director, Strategic Innovation, Bjorksten | bit 7
Dean Re, President, Meca Technology & Machining
Bonnie Reinke, CEO, Eso Technologies
Khaing Seow, Retired Executive, Epic Systems
Laura Strong, President & COO, Quintessence Biosciences
Matthew Thiel, Systems Engineer, NeuWave Medical
Lisa Waples, Founder, Strategic Recruitment Services