Project Mentor
Dr. Insoo Kim
Medicine
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Description
| Project Description | In this project the student will participate in development of a wearable sensor for personal health monitoring – blood pressure, heart rate variability, and sleep monitoring. The nature of this project will require the student to develop engineering expertise in biomedical instrumentation, flexible sensor development, and digital signal processing. The student will be asked to participate in flexible sensor and system development, electronic circuit board building, and lab experiments with the sensor. |
| Project Direction | Throughout the academic year, the student will have the opportunity to obtain hands-on experience regarding flexible sensor fabrications, circuit board building and testing, and signal processing. The student will also have opportunity to participate in managing on-going human subject studies for validating wearable biosensors. |
| Mentorship and Supervision | Student will be invited to weekly research group meeting and share the progress of the project with others (graduate students, post-doctoral associate, research scientists, and faculty). Student will have one-on-one meeting with Dr. Kim on a weekly basis. Dr. Kim will discuss the student’s progress and plan for the following weeks and give any feedback to the student. A post-doctoral associate in Dr. Kim’s research group will also closely work with the student for the project. |
| Student Qualifications | Familiar with material fabrication or electronics building and testing equipment – oscilloscope, soldering, 3D printing, etc. Basic knowledge about electronic circuits and human physiology. Passion to learn new technologies by experiments. Good communication skills. Minimum GPA: 3.3. Minimum Science GPA: 3.3. |
| Summer Schedule Options | Research Dates: May 29 – August 3, 2018 Schedule: M-F, 9am-4pm |
| Project Continuation | Fall 2018, Spring 2019 |
| Academic Year Time Commitment | 3 hours/week |
| Possible Thesis Project | Yes |
Application
Submit an online application for this research opportunity using the form below. The application deadline is Friday, January 26, 2018.
This application requires a resume or CV, and a brief statement of research interests.