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Name:  Nathan Bartlett Hometown:  Las Vegas Previous Degrees, Institutions:  BS (in progress), University of Utah, Bioengineering Research Interests/Project:  Three-dimensional analysis of skull fracture patterns Interests outside of Research: Baseball, skiing, hiking, weightlifting, running, and basketball Honors/Awards: Recipient of the Academic Achievement, Utah Heritage, and Utah Legacy Scholarships 15 minutes of fame:  I was the MVP of the championship game for my...

Name:  Yousef Alsanea Hometown:  Kuwait City, Kuwait Previous Degrees, Institutions:  BS University of Utah, Mechanical Engineering Research Interests/Project: Evaluating effects of skull thickness distribution variability in infant skull fracture patterns  Interests outside of Research: I enjoy playing music (any instrument!) and reading What can’t you live without:  Eating food! Favorite place to eat in SLC or surrounding...

Name:  Kyle O’Sullivan Hometown:  Freehold, NJ Previous Degrees, Institutions:  BS in Neuroscience from Allegheny College, PA Research Interests/Project:  The interaction between brains and machines, specifically the improvement of foreign body response and brain-computer interface longevity. My project focuses on minimizing the tissue damage caused by the insertion and subsequent movement of the electrode. Honors/Awards:   Psi...

Name:  Jiawei Yan Hometown:  Shanghai, China Previous Degrees, Institutions:  BS, University of Utah, Mechanical Engineering Research Interests/Project:  Develop computational model for predicting crack propagation and resulting fracture patterns in infant cranial bone Interests outside of Research:  Traveling Tell us something about yourself that otherwise we wouldn’t know or guess:  I played the piano almost for 10 years before I...

Name:  Joseph Phillips Hometown:  Rexburg, Idaho Previous Degrees, Institutions:  BS (in progress) – University of Utah, Mechanical Engineering CPhT (Certified Pharmacy Technician), DATC Research Interests/Project:  Hydrogel material characterization; Retinal vasculature characterization. Honors/Awards:  Dean’s list 2015, Recipient of the C.S. and D.E. Foundation Scholarship, 2015, Member of Tau Beta Pi, inducted 2016 Interests outside of Research: Competitive drumline, music...

Name: Nikolaus Allan Benko Hometown: Los Osos, California Previous Degrees, Institutions: BS in Physics at the University of California Santa Barbara Research Interests/Project:  Measuring intraocular pressure during blast trauma Interests outside of Research: Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Backpacking, Reading, Racing. Tell us something about yourself that otherwise we wouldn’t know or guess: One summer I solo...