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San Diego MESA Alliance Industry Advisory Board

 Wednesday October 12 2011

Welcome & Introductions

Chair – Brianna Lutes

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Infrastructure Engineering Company Host & Vice chair – Maria Charles

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Hamilton Sundstrand Introductions Please sign-in

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attendance roster

Review & Approval of minutes

Review past meeting minutes Changes Motion to approve Second Call to vote

NASA’s Summer of Innovation

2 week summer program sponsored by NASA Hands-on and computer- based learning for 225 Imperial Valley MESA students Field trip to Dryden Flight Research Center

Student Leadership Conference

3-day conference in Oakland, sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Students came from over 18 MESA community colleges and universities Workshops and seminars covered resume building, team building, leadership skills, and project management.

Group picture from 2009 Conference

UW/SDSU/MIT engineers work to invent brain-controlled bionics

Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

A Joint Effort to Create Brain-Machine Interface: the NSF Engineering Research Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

BRAINE (Biological Robotic Adaptive Interface for Neural Engineering) Center

Kee S. Moon, Deputy Director Sam Kassegne, Thrust Leader

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES UNIVERSITY of WASHINGTON

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ERC-SDSU T echnology

 Education

• The MESA Engineering Program (MEP) – Garcia (PI)
• The MESA Schools Program (MSP) – Goyer (PI)
• Bioengineering Curriculum – May-Newman (PI)
• Research
• Dual mode ultrasonic wireless data/power transmission for implantable

interface devices –Moon (PI)

• Carbon-MEMS Based Multi-Site Electrode Array Fabric for Neural

Sensing and Simulations –Kassegne (PI)

• Processing of 3D Micro-scale Responsive Interfaces For Neural

Engineering Applications –Morsi (PI)

• An Active Connected Knee Rehabilitation Device – Ozturk (PI)
• Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radio transmission in wearable biomedical

devices - Sarkar (PI)

• Bio-inspired Real-Time Signal Processing for Neural Interface – Ashrafi

(PI)

Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

Focus: Four Testbeds

Spinal Cord Nerves

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Sensory Feedback Control Algorithms Brain Adaptation

Paralyzed Arm/Hand Reanimation

Functional Electrical Stimulator Neural Interface Spinal Cord Nerves Sensory Feedback Control Algorithms Brain Adaptation

Neural Adaptive Prosthetic Legs

Neural Interface Spinal Cord Nerves

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Sensory Feedback Control Algorithms Brain Adaptation

Home-Based NeuroRehabilitation

Neural Interface Spinal Cord Nerves

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Sensory Feedback Control Algorithms Brain Adaptation

Remote Assistance

Neural Interface Prosthetic Limb

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Robotic Interface

The Centers at UW & SDSU

Dual mode ultrasonic wireless data/power transmission for implantable interface devices

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Why Ultrasonic?

• Harmless for human body
• Safety demonstrated in numerous

medical devices

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T echnology for power/physiological signal transmission by bio- sensors/interfaces

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Research Agenda:

• Design a ultrasonic transmitter

/receiver customized for implantable interfaces

• A bidirectional transmission

system will be devised that can transmit power/digital data to and from an implanted biosensor

• The ultrasonic frequency that will

be used in this device is above 100MHz thus an adequate channel bandwidth exists for a moderate data rate.

Ultrasonic signal generation

Ultrasonic transmitter Ultrasonic Receiver Skin Signal proces sing Battery / micro- proces sor

Investigation of Carbon-MEMS Based Multi-Site Electrode Array Fabric for Neural Sensing and Simulations

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3D Neural Probes?

• Stimulation & recording from a

single neuron to complex networks of neurons using multiple electrodes in cortical and sensory areas in brains.

• High-density microelectrode

array offering better resolution

• 3D electrodes with high

interaction surface area with nerves

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Research Agenda:

• Make microelectrodes made of

pyrlozyed carbon derived from polymer pre-cursor supported by a flexible polyimide substrate.

• J. Ojemann, UW

(CSNE-ERC)

SDSU MEMS Lab

An Active Connected Knee Rehabilitation Device

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Home-based rehabilitation?

• The system will need to operate

in diverse environments like homes, hospitals and daily lives.

• The system will take periodic

measurements of vital physiological signals and ensure timely delivery of data to the healthcare provider.

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Research Agenda:

• Create a closed loop home

rehabilitation solution with the doctor/therapist in the loop monitoring.

• The progress of the patient and

administering active robotic device configuration parameters as needed.

Academic Partners NS F MES A Industry

Our S hared Vision Ties The ERC Together

BIOLOGICAL ROBOTIC ADAP

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THANK YOU

Current National Science Foundation STEP grant (SPSD)

Grant ends September 2012 Grant goals and objectives (STEM-focus based on MESA model):

• Increase student participation
• Increase student retention
• Increase student graduation rate
• Increase number of internship and research opportunities
• Promote post-grad opportunities

New National Science Foundation STEP grant proposal (SPSD II)

Will enhance current NSF grant goals by:

Formally including the MESA Schools Programs in San Diego & Imperial Valley Introducing summer bridge program and mentoring Emphasizing the San Diego MESA Alliance pipeline

Proposal with your letters of support were submitted last month, thank you!

Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and T echnology Talent at the Crossroads

Mentoring Professional Development Academic and Social Integration Research Experiences Summer Programs

Walk on Water Competition

Saturday October 22

• Southwestern College swimming pool,

10:00 – 1:00 pm

Industry volunteers

• Industry can also compete as their own

team, @ $25 per person

• Volunteer as judges – contact Raga

Bakhiet, rbakhiet@swccd.edu

Sample Judges Checklist 1

Sample Judges Checklist 2

Shadow Day – November 17

Industry confirmations:

34 college / 24 high school students to Solar Turbines, 5 Rick Engineering, 1 Kennedy/Jenks, 1 IEC, 2 TKDA, and 4 Morse High School (mathematics teaching)

Needs from industry:

15 spots for Civil Engineering majors ~10 spots for Computer, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering majors 15 spots from Physical Science companies (Computer Science, Chemistry, Math, Bio Engineering, Biology)

MESA Programs Key Updates

Catapult Into Engineering

Saturday, November 12, 8:00 – 12:30 pm @ Raytheon

• Catapult focused math problems
• Hands-on engineering activities
• Catapult design competition
• STEM learning stations
• Giveaways

Participants

• 8th graders
• Volunteers for help with coaching, traffic, administration, etc. –

interested parties contact Linda Anthony - lranthony@raytheon.com

Other topics

Agenda building Company announcements?

• Next meeting:
• Wednesday December 14 2011
• 1:00 – 3:00 pm
• Hamilton Sundstrand on Ruffin Rd.

Adjournment

• Our condolences go to Ms. Joyce

Lloyd, SPAWAR Systems Center Recruiter, who passed away 2 weeks ago. She was a dedicated advocate of community outreach and a strong supporter of the MESA programs.