NEWS
Summer 2020 Best Deliverable Awards
Team SyBBURE nominated ten SyBBURE members for the best deliverable of Summer 2020. From those ten, the winners are:
First Place — Alex Stephens, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2021
Second Place — Mahip Kalra, Molecular and Cell Biology, Communication of Science and Technology, Class of 2022
Third Place — Lauren Grohowski, Mechanical Engineering, Communication of Science and Technology, Class of 2023
Introducing Dr. Orlando Hoilett
We are happy to announce that Dr. Orlando Hoilett has joined SyBBURE as a Post-Doctoral Fellow! Orlando is a Postdoctoral Scholar in Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Orlando graduated from Purdue University in 2021 with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. His academic interests involve developing wearable sensors for mobile health platforms and developing engaging engineering design activities for undergraduate students. He has several years of experience with analog circuit design and embedded systems. His previous work includes developing a wearable opioid overdose monitor for substance use disorder patients. On the education side, he has developed a number of lab activities for first year and junior level Biomedical Engineering students. Aside from his academic pursuits, he is an avid electronics hobbyist and tinkerer. He spends most of his free time developing open source hardware for students, educators, and makers alike.
New Students Join SyBBURE
In December 2020, eight new undergraduate students were welcomed into SyBBURE. We are excited to have them!
Katrina Schwensen, Class of 2024
Mariana Smith, Class of 2023
Reethi Padmanabhan, Class of 2023
Mohamed Medhioub, Class of 2024
Precious Ukachukwu, Class of 2022
Patrick Darmawi-Iskandar, Class of 2023
Mayaank Pillai, Class of 2024
Sarah Paik, Class of 2024
SyBBURE Alumni Pursue Industrial and Academic Careers in 2020
In May 2020, eleven SyBBURE seniors became SyBBURE alumni!
Three of those students have proceeded to graduate schools to continue their education:
Ben Nguyen majored in Chemical Engineering and is now a graduate student in Molecular Engineering at the University of Washington
Wills Dunham majored in Medicine, Health, and Society, minored in Biological Sciences and Chemistry, and is now a graduate student in MS Biomedical Science at Tufts University School of Medicine
Louis Schatzki majored in Physics, minored in Computer Science and Theatre, and is now a graduate student in ECE at the University of Illinois
Two of those students had accepted a position as of May 2020:
Walter Siv majored in Neuroscience and Chinese Language and Culture and is now a research assistant at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Danielle Liu majored in Biochemistry and is now a SyBBURE Searle Post-Bacc Fellow
Six of those students were yet undecided or had not reported their decision as of May 2020:
Logan Kouba majored in Biological Sciences
Malia Latimer majored in Computer Science
Matt Seh majored in Mathematics and Neuroscience
Jonathan Algoo majored in Chemistry and Communication of Science and Technology
Emily Layton majored in Molecular and Cellular Biology
John Kim majored in Neuroscience
Good luck to all our SyBBURE alumni!
Scientific Output Update: Cassandra Atzrodt and Tiara Oldfield
Cassandra Atzrodt and Tiara Oldfield’s first and fourth authored paper titled A Guide to COVID-19: a global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was published in the FEBS Journal on May 23, 2020. Check it out here.
Scientific Output Update: Nora Ait Boucherbil
Nora Ait Boucherbil’s second authored paper titled Polymer reinforced carbon fiber interfaces for high energy density structural lithium-ion batteries was published in the journal of Sustainable Energy & Fuels. Check it out here.
Scientific Output Update: Danielle Liu
Danielle Liu’s third authored paper titled Matrix-targeted Nanoparticles for MMP13 RNA Interference Blocks Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis was published on bioRxiv. Check it out here.
Scientific Output Update: Emily Layton
Emily Layton’s first authored a paper titled Paternal grandmother age affects the strength of Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility in Drosophila melanogaster was published on mBio. Check it out here.
SyBBURE Alumnus Jonathan Algoo Receives Departmental Award and Highest Honors
Jonathan Algoo, a SyBBURE alumnus who graduated in 2020 with majors in Chemistry and in Communication of Science and Technology, received the Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Chemistry Award and Highest Honors in Chemistry in 2020. Congratulations, Jon!
Fateen Rafid awarded a Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Scholarship
Fateen, a current SyBBURE student and Sophomore majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics, has received the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. He was awarded this scholarship based on his interest and aptitude in entrepreneurship, as well as recommendation by the School of Engineering faculty. Congratulations, Fateen!
