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| + | He is a junior Bioengineer at the University of Pittsburgh, his work involves primarily entrepreneurial engineering management and design. He currently runs an organization known as Engineers for Sustainable Medical Development (ESMD). The group works hand-in-hand with clinicians at UPMC (Universty of Pittsburgh Medical Center), and international conglomerate, to develop medical technology. He is leading a design team that has a provisional patent filed in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh on a device his team created for clinical application. EMSD also works to bring practical engineering to the classroom by leading weekly workshops using arduinos, simple motors, and SolidWorks. He is focused on expansion of the group, they have have forged a relationship with the Office of Technology and Development at the University of Pittsburgh to help patent the medical devices that come out of the club. As president, he is currently managing five design projects which are funded by multiple sources including the Department of Bioengineering, ESMD, and the Coutler program. His mission is to spread this initiative across the campus and throughout the nation by collaborating with similar organizations and raising interest in entrepreneurial endeavors. | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 21 September 2013
Nathan Smialek
He is a junior Bioengineer at the University of Pittsburgh, his work involves primarily entrepreneurial engineering management and design. He currently runs an organization known as Engineers for Sustainable Medical Development (ESMD). The group works hand-in-hand with clinicians at UPMC (Universty of Pittsburgh Medical Center), and international conglomerate, to develop medical technology. He is leading a design team that has a provisional patent filed in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh on a device his team created for clinical application. EMSD also works to bring practical engineering to the classroom by leading weekly workshops using arduinos, simple motors, and SolidWorks. He is focused on expansion of the group, they have have forged a relationship with the Office of Technology and Development at the University of Pittsburgh to help patent the medical devices that come out of the club. As president, he is currently managing five design projects which are funded by multiple sources including the Department of Bioengineering, ESMD, and the Coutler program. His mission is to spread this initiative across the campus and throughout the nation by collaborating with similar organizations and raising interest in entrepreneurial endeavors.
