• Leading a cross functional team which includes the students and technicians from Biomechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering
• Gathering and transforming functional requirements into design specifications
• Creating a timeline for three different groups
• Selecting materials for different parts of a device based on their mechanical and chemical properties
• Selecting the manufacture method for different parts, the methods include machining, injection molding, and wire EDM
• Fabricating a prototype to testing the manufacture process, key components, and basic functions
• Finishing the final design of the device and injection mold using Solidworks
• Manufacturing the final product to test performance, including water tightness, user experience, manufacturability, etc.
• Utilizing RIM equipment to low-volume manufacturing the devices for biomedical tests
• Publishing the work in Lab on a Chip with the title “Computer Vision Enabled Funnel Adapted Sensing Tube (FAST) for Power-Free and Pipette-Free Nucleic Acid Detection”