Assistive Technology Device for the Visually Impaired

Mentor: Dr. Ikonomidou:

http://ece.gmu.edu/~vikonomi/

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Co-mentor: Dr. Peixoto:

http://neuroscience.gmu.edu/people/npeixoto

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Jennifer Le (jle13@gmu.edu):

Jennifer Le is a senior majoring in Bioengineering at George Mason University and is set to graduate in Fall of 2015. Her interests and strengths are math and building electronics circuits. The fascination to Bioengineering started when she was introduced to a senior design project. The team of students built a medical surgical table that was portable, compact for easy travel, low cost, light weight, and sturdy for use in underdeveloped countries. Her current interests in Bioengineering are biomedical devices sales and medical imaging. As part of Team 6′s project to build a navigation device that would guide a visually impaired student through the school’s campus without assistance, she hopes to be able to contribute her strengths and make an impact to that student’s life.

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Marissa Arager (marager@gmu.edu):

Marissa Arager is pursuing a B.S. in Bioengineering at George Mason University and plans to graduate in the spring of 2015. After she graduates she hopes to pursue a career working for the Federal Government at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). I would enjoy evaluating medical devices to decide if they are safe and efficient. Another option she is interested in is becoming a clinical engineer. Her interests include pharmaceutical related research such as microfluidics, tissue engineering, and creating assistive medical devices.

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Daniel Nguyen (dnguye18@gmu.edu):

Daniel Nguyen is a senior in bioengineering planning to graduate in spring of 2015.  He has a strong technological background and enjoys problem solving of all types.  His main strengths are in programming, robotics or anything computer related.   He enjoys playing musical instruments such as the piano and melodica.  Outside of school he works at a gastroenterology office as a tech, medical assistant, and quality insurance officer.   As a bioengineer, he wants to use his technological knowledge to provide aid to individuals with disabilities.