Advised by mechanical engineering associate professor Andrew Merryweather, the senior design project Wearable Tremor Damping Device, was selected as one of the six finalists for the 2018 Undergraduate Design Project Competition in Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices at the 8th World Congress of Biomechanics July 8-12, 2018, Dublin, Ireland. There the team was given the opportunity to present their design at a special podium presentation. Team members pictured left to right are  MEEN BS’18 seniors Kory Cross, Irsyad Badri, Mikaela Hawyard, Quincy Stevens, and Hyrum Peterson.
Mikaela Hawyard MEEN BS'18, represented her team, the department, the University of Utah, and the U.S., at the July 2018 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland.
Mikaela Hawyard MEEN BS’18, represented her team, the department, the University of Utah, and the U.S., at the July 2018 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland.

The World Congress of Biomechanics is held once every four years and is the premier meeting worldwide in its field. Many of the main international biomechanics societies fold their 2018 annual meetings into the 2018 World Congress. The field of biomechanics sits at the interface of engineering and medicine and research in the field has revolutionized medicine, particularly in the area of medical devices.

“Millions of individuals across the world experience the disabling effects of essential tremor,” said Merryweather. “The Tremor Dampening device was designed to reduce tremor and provide a return of function during activities of daily living. Our device was selected from nearly one hundred applications submitted by top universities around the US. The project connected the expertise of human factors and rehabilitation engineering with mechanical engineering and human centered design to address this disabling condition in a novel way.”

Advised by mechanical engineering assistant professor Andrew Merryweather, the senior design project Wearable Tremor Damping Device, was selected as one of the six finalists for the 2018 Undergraduate Design Project Competition in Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices at the 8th World Congress of Biomechanics July 8-12, 2018, Dublin, Ireland. Pictured is prof. Merryweather with Mikaela Hawyard who represented the team and the U at this invited worldwide event.
Advised by mechanical engineering assistant professor Andrew Merryweather, the senior design project Wearable Tremor Damping Device, was selected as one of the six finalists for the 2018 Undergraduate Design Project Competition in Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices at the 8th World Congress of Biomechanics July 8-12, 2018, Dublin, Ireland. Pictured is prof. Merryweather with Mikaela Hawyard, who represented the team and the U at this invited worldwide event.