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10 stories about Watson College women building the future

Associate Professor Ahyeon Koh is a faculty member at Watson College's Department of Biomedical Engineering. Associate Professor Ahyeon Koh is a faculty member at Watson College's Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Associate Professor Ahyeon Koh is a faculty member at Watson College's Department of Biomedical Engineering. Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen.

Women at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science are making valuable contributions to research and education. We honor these students, faculty, alumni and staff members on International Women鈥檚 Day and every day.

Researching the mysteries of the heart (cells)

Assistant Professor Tracy Hookway has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and other sources to create 2D and 3D models of human cardiac cells and investigate their functions. In 2023, she received to explore the role of autonomic neural stimulation on the function of engineered cardiac tissues.

Creating better medical sensors to improve healthcare

Associate Professor Ahyeon Koh has focused her research on creating better biosensors. From smart bandages and papertronics to sweat analysis and upcycling old CDs, Koh鈥檚 work aims to offer us real-time data that ultimately could improve our health and well-being. The key is getting that information in a reliable and consistent way. In 2023, she received to fund the next phase in her endeavors.

Sharing her knowledge with women in Uganda

Nourin Haque 鈥23 works at Cadence Design Systems, a leading electronic design automation and intelligent software system design company. The firm collaborates with Women in Technology Uganda (WiTU) as part of its mission to make a global impact in places where 鈥渋mmense talent could be stifled by a lack of resources,鈥 as Haque puts it.

Recruiting students and ensuring their success

Carmen Jones, Watson鈥檚 assistant dean for academic diversity and inclusive excellence, has an extensive background in diversity and equity issues in recruitment, and her passion for advising students in STEM fields led to her current role at Binghamton.

Making better sensors on a microscopic scale

Professor Shahrzad 鈥淪herry鈥 Towfighian is leading research on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), which are microscopic devices with moving parts often produced in the same way that electronics are. They are used in a variety of everyday devices such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, pressure and vibration sensors.

Helping young adults live healthier lifestyles

Assistant Professor Bing Si is collaborating with clinical scientists from Mayo Clinic and Harvard University to develop novel statistical machine models to analyze thousands of young individuals鈥 health data 鈥 anonymized, of course 鈥 and predict cardiometabolic risks in adolescents and young adults.

Keeping semiconductors cool and speedy

After graduating from the Mechanical Engineering Department鈥檚 doctoral program, Ghazal Mohsenian, MS 鈥20, PhD 鈥22, secured a permanent spot at Intel Corp. working on electronic cooling packaging for semiconductors.

Blazing a trail in mechanical engineering

Sara Aghazadeh, MS 鈥23, and Jessica Abreu 鈥23 are among the increasing number of women who are pursuing degrees in mechanical engineering at Watson College. As more female students pursue engineering degrees at research universities, there is hope that mechanical engineering will continue to be more gender inclusive.

Improving the patient experience using AI

Doctoral students Vision Wang and Grace Babalola worked with fellow student Samer Abubaker and Assistant Professor Stephanie Tulk Jesso to design an artificial intelligence chatbot to improve patient experience at United Health Services (UHS). The patient-facing chatbot recognizes complaints and can respond in natural language.

Developing delivery drones to bring your orders to you

Beth Flippo 鈥99 is CEO of Drone Express, which utilizes last-mile drones that can pick up an online order from your local store and drop it off at your location in a matter of minutes. Drone Express is currently flying deliveries near its home base of Dayton, Ohio.