2024 REU/RET Poster Session
Today, our 2024 summer research participants showcased their projects to the BU Research Community! Our cohort had the opportunity to connect and learn from one another over engaging discussions about the discoveries over the past 10 weeks. Check out the full list of 2024 research projects here!
Haneen Ahmed
Haneen Ahmed is a sophomore at Georgia State University, where she is studying Mechanical Engineering. Haneen found her passion for mechanical engineering in college, after exploring environmental studies in high school. This summer, Haneen was excited to be admitted as a transfer student at Georgia Tech, where she will begin in the fall. Over the […]
Daimean Solis
Daimean Solis is a junior studying Biomedical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. After a biology professor exposed him to point-of-care testing, Daimean realized he could significantly impact people without access to quick diagnoses, like some of his own family members in Mexico. This summer, he worked with Coalesenz developing a point-of-care blood testing […]
Lea Hebert
Born and raised in Costa Rica, Lea Hebert is now a junior at Grambling State University studying Biology. From doing experiments with her little sister as a child to studying Biomechanics in college, she has always been passionate about using science to help others. This summer, Lea worked in the Tissue Microfabrication Lab under PI […]
Courtney Chavez
Courtney Chavez is a freshman studying Computer Science and Math at Oregon State University. During her time as an REU, she enjoyed further exploring her creative passion for combining math and science. Originally from New Mexico, Courtney was excited to enjoy Boston’s beaches and the Charles River. This summer, Courtney worked in the Ranzani […]
Studying Thermal Properties of Direct Air Capture Adsorbents with Hot Disk Instruments
Mentors Project Description Climate change is among the most critical challenges facing humanity today. Society’s infrastructure, agriculture, and health are threatened by global warming, which leads to floods, unprecedented weather patterns, and damaging natural disasters. No amount of emissions reductions alone will be able to reduce emissions enough to stop irreparable global warming. Thus, Direct […]
User Interface for Electronic Control of a Biospired Soft Robot
Mentors Project Description The project will involve developing a graphical user interface for controlling electro-permanent magnets (EPMs)- based valves. To select the fluid lines that will activate the channel of our soft actuators, we configure electro-permanent magnets as electronically activated pinch valves. These are used to control an octopus-inspired soft robot for underwater exploration. The […]
An In Vitro Model of the Infarct Border Zone
Mentors Project Description The severity of a heart attack is determined by the area of heart muscle affected by the occluded vessel, but also by a‘border zone’ (BZ) that separates the infarct region from the unaffected heart muscle. The BZ has been implicated in adverse remodeling that occurs after a heart attack, but because the […]
Sara Anees
Sara came to BU this summer from Houston, Texas. She currently attends Lone Star College. Sara is majoring in biotechnology. Engineered Heart Tissue Scaffold Design for Long Term Mechanical Stimulation: Sara worked with Leuko and the Bifano Lab. She was mentored by Francisco Sanchez and worked alongside Ethan Hathaway (REU), Maxwell Baruetta (REU), and Paul […]