Any Interests Outside of Or in Relationship to Your Scholarship?
I have been a member of the Butcher Lab since my sophomore year, working on the development of a bioprosthetic heart valve.
I have simulated outcomes, run flow tests, and done staining to quantify cell adhesion.
I also created the lab website at butcherlab.com.
I would say my most important commitment outside of BME is my teaching.
I have been a TA.
Favorite Quote That Helps Inspire You in Your work/life?
In one of my favorite books, All the Bright Places, the world lovely is a theme.
Lovely is used to describe the beauty and goodness of the world around us and the people in it.
The phrase “make it lovely” is one of my mottos, reflecting my desire to make the world a better place.
How Did You Decide to Concentrate in Biomaterials and Drug Delivery (Bmdd)?
In fifth grade I remember reading an article about researchers at Clemson who had 3-D printed some of the first living cells onto a hydrogel.
Although I didn’t really understand it at the time, I thought it was so interesting.
Tissue engineering is something that I’ve been interested in ever since, and learning how pharmaceuticals are developed and.
What Advice Might You Give Other Students Considering BME?
This might sound cliché, but don’t be afraid to ask questions.
The professors want to help you learn the material, so even if you think it is stupid, ask.
Go to office hours, they help so much on assignments and hard concepts.
This might be more applicable to life generally, but don’t be afraid to make mistakes, and if you make a mistake, own up to.
What Stands Out to You About Your Cornell BME Experience So Far and Why?
My favorite classes were Engineering Principles of Drug Delivery (BME 6210) with Professor Putnam and Biomedical Analysis of Metabolic and Structural Systems with Professor Bonassar.
These are upper level classes, so I really got to see how all the foundational things I had learned were applied in actual biomedical engineering applications.
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Why BME?
I had always been interested in the medical field, and in high school, I was on a robotics team, which fostered my love of engineering.
I actually didn’t even know that biomedical engineering existed until my junior year in high school.
As I read more about it, specifically tissue engineering and biomaterial applications, I knew that it was what I .
Why Cornell?
I chose Cornell because of the size of the BME program and the dedication to their students.
All of the Cornell BME professors are highly invested in the program and are amazing educators.
At Cornell, you’re not just a number, you are an individual, whereas it can be harder to get that individualized attention at a larger school.
At every school I .
