Senior biodesign is a year-long capstone course for undergraduates in the biomedical engineering department at Stony Brook.   Dr. Liu co-mentors all of the teams (3 – 4 persons each) as they work towards the development of device prototypes following a rigorous process of needs finding, optimization based on customer needs and constraints, formulating business plans, understanding intellectual property, reimbursement basics, and stakeholder concerns/conflicts.  Our research, along with the research of other faculty within the department, serves as a foundation for the majority of the design projects being pursued by these teams.  

This course incorporates an e-portfolio system for online documentation of the various aspects of the design process.  Students, faculty, and external reviewers provide feedback through web-based commenting.   Students are motivated to present superior results due to the public nature of this online presentation format, which encourages “friendly competition,” reflective analytical thinking, and serves as a valuable showcase for future employers.

Clink on the links to the left to view the student e-portfolios.