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View upcoming and past Master's Theses & Doctoral Dissertations presented by graduate students at the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Title: Computational Modeling of CAR-T Cell Signaling and Function
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Mentor: Dr. Ranjan Dash
Ruth E. Woehlke
Dissertation Title: "Exploring Novel Optical Elements to Improve Retinal Imaging in Adaptive Optics Scanning Light Ophthalmoscopy"
Graduation Term: Spring 2025
Devon Lantagne
Dissertation Title: “Interactions of Explicit and Implicit Memories on Sensorimotor Adaptation and After Concussion”
Graduation Term: Spring 2025
Jack Seifert
Dissertation Title: “Experimental and Computational Characterization of Annulus Fibrosus Damage”
Graduation Term: Spring 2025
Allison L. Scarbrough
Dissertation Title: "Designing a Practical Device for Cervical Neoplasia Detection in Low-Resource Settings”
Graduation Term: Fall 2024
Tom S.F. Ruopp
Dissertation Title: "A Novel Pedaling Paradigm to Improve Lower Limb Movement Post-Stroke"
Graduation Term: Fall 2024
There are no upcoming thesis presentations scheduled at this time. Please check back for additions to the thesis presentation schedule in the coming months.
Margaret M. Mayer
Thesis Title: Attenuation Characteristics of Military Boots
Mentor: Dr. Frank Pintar
Graduataion Term: Spring 2025
Sarah Hayden
Thesis Title: Kinematics of Bowing the Re-Strung Violin
Mentor: Dr. Robert Scheidt
Graduation Term: Spring 2024
Jonathan Wilder
Thesis Title: Analysis of Head Resultant Linear Acceleration Transformation to Head Center of Gravity for In-Ear Sensor Recording Application
Mentor: Dr. Brian Stemper
Graduation Term: Spring 2024
James Wolf
Thesis Title: Development and Validation of a Vehicle Front Profile Finite Element Model to Evaluate Pedestrian Impacts
Mentor: Dr. Frank Pintar
Graduation Term: Spring 2024
After Graduation: James Wolf is currently an Associate Scientist with Explico.
Devin Wozniak
Thesis Title: Viscoelastic Properties of Thoraco-Abdominal Tissue Under Dynamic Compressive Loading
Mentor: Dr. Brian Stemper
Graduation Term: Spring 2024
After Graduation: Devin Wozniak is currently a Systems Engineer with Siemens Healthineers.
