The most unique aspect of this class as a part of the Biomedical Engineering curriculum is that it pushed us to encounter both the technical challenges as well as the cultural factors associated with a globally minded collaborative design project. It has been a great learning experience for us to be a part of the […]
Month: August 2017
Bright LEDs and Strobe-Light Dance Floors
“I want to remind you all that these students are exactly the same as you. The only difference is the privilege you guys have grown up with. If they were here with you guys, you wouldn’t notice anything different.” This is how we began our journey through Dr. Reichert’s Intercontinental Design class, with a […]
Overcoming an Ocean to Make Waves
A class that visits Africa during spring break? For most of us, this was all we knew prior to enrolling in Dr. Reichert’s Intercontinental Engineering Design class. It was enough to know that we would be experiencing another part of the world, that we would be flexing our engineering education towards something meaningful, but […]
Washington D.C. Trip
While my colleagues from my Intercontinental design class spent their spring-break connecting with our partner design teams in Makerere University, I was privileged to have been gifted a trip to Washington D.C by Mrs. Katy Reichert. We were a party of three more including Dr. Elizabeth Ndichu (my Kenyan friend, Eng. Henry Kiwumulo (my Ugandan […]
Girls Can Eat Chicken
While in Uganda, I was able to meet with and get to know both of the teams I’ve been working with this semester: BON Biomed and the Biomedical Elites. There were many discussions about the design projects, as well as other topics. Of note, there were several conversations discussing the education system in Uganda, with […]
O2 Splitter Blog Post
This semester I have been working with the Biomed Elites team at Makerere on the oxygen splitter project. The team consists of Success, Christine, Bridget, Peter, and Martin from Makerere along with myself, Stacie, and Sanjuana from Duke. The project is focused on optimizing the oxygen flow rate to neonates in the current oxygen therapy […]
Second-Hand Clothing Across Continents
Owino Market in Kampala, Uganda “Tianguis” in Durango, Mexico Fast fashion is clothing that is sold for very low prices in many countries like the United States and has been made possible due to globalization. These affordable apparels are what is “trending” at the moment, which changes so quickly each season. Due […]
