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April 25, 2005 Vol. 76,
no. 14S
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| BRAIN
POWER: BioE senior Yick Evon Lee's
goal, she says, is to understand why a cerebral aneurysm grows
and ruptures by analyzing fluid dynamics. Using a silicon model
that mimics the intravascular pressure inside the brain, she observed
fluid flow patterns and recorded data on vascular wall shear stress.
Lee will be doing similar graduate research in the fall at SUNY-Stony
Brook. "Apply to the Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Program," she urges other students. "Find out what
you like and meet with your professor!" |
Spring poster
session showcases the best of Berkeley Engineering undergraduate research
Undergraduate researchers got out of the lab and into the spotlight
during the spring 2005 Engineering and Science Undergraduate Poster
Session on April 13. Eighteen presenters revealed and explained their
projects to dozens of visitors in Bechtel lobby.
Some competed for prizes. Engineering Science junior Lindsay Soh won
first place for her poster entitled, "Oxidizing Capacity of Zero-Valent
Iron." BioE senior Marcio von Muhlen came in second
for "A Piezoelectric Microjet for Drug Delivery." (See full story on
page 1.) CEE seniors Danielle Hutchings, Ryan Stauffer, and Doug Wahl
and EAP exchange student Robert Simpson were third for "Suicide Barrier
for the Golden Gate Bridge." (Read story at www.coe.berkeley.edu/engnews/Spring05/
EN13S/jump.html).
Every project was fascinating, and a few more are noted below. Read
about all the projects at www.coe.berkeley.edu/current_students/uro/poster/posterdescriptionsspring2005.html.
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| COOL
IDEA: It stinks when your feet get hot.
BioE senior Kenric Ho agreed. In his project, "Soft Human
Heatsinks," Ho researched how heatsinks — metal devices
used to cool electrical components — can keep skin cool.
Ho envisions millimeter-sized heatsinks implanted in soldiers'
boots to automatically keep their feet cool while marching in
the desert. "I'm a bit of an electronics freak,"
Ho admits. "I have heatsinks lying all over the place in
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| SPORTING
THE SMARTS: CEE students (from left) junior
Manish Dalia and seniors Zylah Doria, Harry Tam and
Laurie Choi (not pictured) tackled the University's own dilemma: how
to fix earthquake-prone Cal Memorial Stadium. The team evaluated
three possibilities: renovate the existing western wall; demolish
and build a new wall; or do nothing. "We're pretty
excited," says Dalia. "We're acting as real
consultants to the University. And it will be cool to see the
results of our project when we go to football games."
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