Earlier this year, Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School fourth grade GATES students used the engineering design process to build prosthetic legs using basic household supplies. Under the guidance of teacher Sara Fisher, the young scientists learned how prosthetics work and each took six unassisted steps in building their designs. In the process, they learned about careers in biomedical engineering.
Fast forward to April 29, when the students visited Rocky Point High School technology students and teacher John Schumacher. There, graduate students from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and research assistant professor Meilin Chan worked with the JAE students on enhancing their original designs.
The two-hour meeting of the minds was set up by Rocky Point’s Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Aaron Factor and Dr. Chan. The JAE students also shared product models from Tinkercad 3D designs and printable parts they created in hopes of providing local veterans with 3D-printed assistive technology. The high school technology students gave tours and an overview of the 3D printing lab in the room.
The JAE students will continue with their research, create order forms and posters to advertise the products they will offer veterans and communicate with Mr. Schumacher’s students on what products will be printed.
“The goal of these students is to help veterans with simple products that can be 3D printed,” Dr. Factor said. “The ideas flowing were imaginative and thoughtful, and we look forward to seeing these projects come to fruition.”
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Date Added: 4/30/2024