{"id":75,"date":"2025-08-13T19:37:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/?p=75"},"modified":"2025-08-23T00:23:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T00:23:59","slug":"students-innovate-through-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-summer-2025\/students-innovate-through-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Innovate Through Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Via applications and working prototypes, Harvey Mudd Clinic teams provided solutions to technical problems for over 40 industrial clients. The projects ranged from designing solutions that promote renewable energy initiatives to improving manufacturing processes for life-saving medical equipment, one of several projects related to biomedicine, a field of study that is in high demand by students. Since 1963, Harvey Mudd students have tackled 1,989 projects for 613 clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engineering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Optimizing a Safer, Large-Scale Synthesis of a Medicinally Relevant Amide<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Indomo liaisons:<\/strong> Rick Bente\u2019 04, Cara Davis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors:<\/strong> Nico Del Villar, Anthony Tran, Scarlett Bonner, Emily Burger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juniors: <\/strong>Kate Huefner, Wilson Zambrano, Caiya Coggshall, Daniel Kotkosky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisor:<\/strong> Sophia Bahena, assistant professor of engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indomo is a clinical stage therapeutics company revolutionizing inflammatory acne treatment with the development of an at-home intradermal auto-injector. The device will provide a more accessible, cost-effective and time-efficient solution for patients seeking dermatological care. The Clinic team improved the existing injector model to incorporate a pre-filled glass syringe and provide better usability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kate Huefner \u201926 and Emily Burger \u2019 25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Computer Science\/Mathematics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Characterizing Nocturnal Blood Pressure Changes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ellison Medical Institute liaisons:<\/strong> Xingyao Chen \u201920, Dr. Andrea Armani<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors:<\/strong> Shreya Balaji, Channing Christian, Luis Mendoza Ramirez (CMC). Juniors: <\/strong>Adam Sage, Lydia Stone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisor:<\/strong> Jamie Haddock, Iris and Howard Critchell Assistant Professor of Mathematics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellison Medical Institute is a research institute focused on innovative personalized healthcare treatment for cancer and cardiovascular disease. The Clinic team characterized the relationship between noctur nal blood pressure, sleep staging and cardiovascular disease risk by building a web application to aggregate blood pressure and sleep stage data from select wearable devices. Students performed predictive risk analysis on similar data from open-source datasets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engineering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Evaluation of Landfill Gas Wellfield Data for Maintenance Optimization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

LS Power liaisons:<\/strong> Madeleine Wass, Harold Emond Jr., Kathy French \u201997<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors:<\/strong> Avani Anne, Wava Chan, Kopchon Sittithammachoti, Sid Tchanyoum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juniors: <\/strong>Cristina Tzunun Palomo, Osa Omoregbe, Leran Hu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisor:<\/strong> David Nembhard, professor of engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LS Power is an energy company dedicated to creating lower-cost, cleaner solutions within the power and energy infrastructure sector. In collaboration with the Landfill Group, LS Power aims to use renewable natural gas sources by collecting methane gas generated in landfills, thus reducing the landfill\u2019s atmospheric emissions. The LS Power Clinic team developed a methodology to more quickly identify problematic gas collection wells in need of attention by analyzing current and historical well metrics and ambient environmental data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kopchon Sittithammachoti \u201925 and Avani Anne \u201925<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Engineering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Improving the Manufacturing of Continuous Glucose Monitors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Medtronic Diabetes liaisons:<\/strong> Matthew Chesler, Keyana Cason-Rose<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors:<\/strong> Hannah Dearman-So, Liza Gull, Claire Rafferty, Castor Service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juniors: <\/strong>Joseph Abdelmalek, Emily Barr, Jacob Fain, Betsy Wu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisor:<\/strong> Lori Bassman, Jude and Eileen Laspa Professor of Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medtronic is a global leader in medical technology, services and solutions. The Clinic team addressed an inconsistent step in the assembly process of one of Medtronic\u2019s diabetes blood-glucose monitors. Two rings that seal the interface between the transmitter half and disposable sensor half of the monitor must be adequately lubricated to allow the user to easily change sensors. The existing lubrication process was inconsistent and time-consuming. The Clinic team designed an ergonomic system that quickly and consistently applied an adjustable amount of lubricant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joseph Abdelmalek \u201925 describes his team\u2019s work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Computer Science\/Mathematics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Aiding Detection of a Deadly Autoimmune Disease<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Scleroderma.AI liaisons:<\/strong> Amyn Rajan P\u201927, Thomas Winkler, Jerry Wu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors: <\/strong>Emily Auyon, Skandda Chandrasekar, Jade Kessinger, Norah Pack, Trinity Zhang<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisor:<\/strong> Erin Talvitie, associate professor of computer science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scleroderma.AI is a not-for-profit startup aiming to provide a solution that aids in the early detection of scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and thickening of the skin and body. The startup seeks to build a computer vision model to better the outcomes of patients with scleroderma by expediting diagnosis and treatment. The Clinic team researched, trained and tested models to improve detection accuracy. Their prototype web application integrates different detection models to demonstrate the a tool to aid clinicians or patients in detecting symptoms of scleroderma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engineering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chaotic Diffusion of Orbital Frequencies in the Solar System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Hive\u2014The Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity liaisons:<\/strong> Asha Srikantiah, Fred Leichter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors:<\/strong> Katie Baakkonen, Mauricio Bravo Guzman, Daniel Fajardo, Ket Hollingsworth, Taylor Levinson, Dominick Quaye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior: <\/strong>Massin Ihs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisor:<\/strong> TJ Tsai, associate professor of engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ExploraVist Clinic team developed a wearable device that will empower the visually impaired at an affordable price point. The device will improve accessibility by enabling users to read text, understand their surroundings and store personal notes while fostering independence and curiosity in the users\u2019 daily lives. Students performed ex tensive user testing to ensure that the product is aligned with human- centered design principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Fajardo \u201925 models an accessibility device for the visually impaired.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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