Project Info
Magnetic Guidance of Medical Devices
Andrew Petruska | apetruska@mines.edu
We are developing a system to actively steer electrodes to precise locations in the brain to assist with surgical procedures targeting Parkinson’s disease and Seizures. The student will be involved in helping to setup and run needle insertion experiments in a gelatin phantom to help validate the control system. Motivated students will also be involved in the control and planning system development.
More Information
http://robotics.mines.edu/Medical-Research-Area
Grand Engineering Challenges: Engineer better medicines
Student Preparation
Qualifications
All applications will be considered. Knowledge of c++ or experimental design is a benefit.
Time Commitment
20-40 hours/month
Skills/Techniques Gained
The students will learn how to develop and execute testing procedures for precise measurements and possibly how to implement a complex control system in software.
Mentoring Plan
The students will be assigned a project to take responsibility for that will be a piece of the larger part. He or She will interact with both the graduate student and myself to help them be successful. They’ll take part in the group meetings.