PLANNING TEAM
Sevile Mannickarottu
Director, Bioengineering Educational Lab and Bio-MakerSpace, Penn Engineering
Peter Bruno
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Educational Laboratory Coordinator
PHT STUDENT BOARD
Loren Mead
Chris Lin
Samarth Sharma
Sabrina Song
Grace Chung
DESIGN STUDIO LEADS
Sylvie Abookire, MPH
Flaura Winston, MD, PhD
Design Studio 1: Design Thinking
September 17, 6-8pm | Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology
Design Thinking, an iterative process to understanding the needs of your target user, has been adopted by some of the world’s leading brands. Design Studio 1 leads you through the phases of Design Thinking – Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test – and how it can help you select an unmet need and create impactful solutions. This workshop features a panel of clinicians to help with the ideation process and provide unique insights.
WORKSHOP LEAD(S)
Healthcare Innovation Consultant,
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Scientific Director, NSF Center for Child Injury Prevention Science
Science/Medical Advisor, Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Distinguished Chair of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dustyn Roberts, PhD
Design Studio 2: Rapid Prototyping and Derisking
October 1, 6-8pm | Towne Hall 225
You’ve got your unmet need and you’re ready to start creating solutions, but how do you efficiently prototype? Rapid Prototyping helps you evaluate solution concepts quickly in order test and refine your final product. This workshop features technical mentors and lab coordinators from Penn Engineering to walk you through concepts, materials, and available equipment.
WORKSHOP LEAD(S)
Senior Lecturer
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Penn School of Engineering and Applied Science
Vanessa Chan, PhD
Design Studio 3: Pitch Success
October 15, 6-8pm | Towne Hall 225
Pitching does not have to be a nerve-wracking moment. Knowing how to create your story in context to your design and relating it to a broad audience can allow your ideas to raise capital and connect with investors, researchers, and future customers. This workshop features best practices for pitching, as well as an opportunity to practice your pitching skills in small group sessions.
WORKSHOP LEAD
Professor of Practice, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Materials Science and Engineering
Penn School of Engineering and Applied Science
VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, 4Catalyzer
Adjunct Professor of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine
Research Scientist, 4Catalyzer
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Vice Provost for Research,
Henry Robinson Towne Professor,
Materials Science and Engineering,
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Pennsylvania
Executive Vice Dean and Chief Scientific Officer
William Wikoff Smith Professor of Cardiovascular Research
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Nemirovsky Family Dean and Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Penn Health-Tech
Cecilia Fitler Moore Professor in Computer and Information Science
Director, PRECISE Center
University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Penn Health-Tech
Attending Neurologist
Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania
Chief Innovation Officer, Penn Health-Tech
Chief Innovation and Corporate Outreach Officer, Penn Center for Innovation