Today we visited an engineering firm called Tekniker which specializes in research and development for a variety of fields from aeronautics to healthcare. The first stop on our tour of the facility was a lab space where they calibrated, measured, and tested different machine parts to make sure they worked properly and were optimized. After…
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Day 10: Athletic Club
Today’s activities started off with a lecture on balance and the different things that can inhibit balance. Examples of this include neurological problems, vestibular problems, or muscular problems. We then talked about different devices that have been created to help people regain balance depending on the cause of their loss of balance. One example of…
Day 9: Project Day
Today we headed back to the School of Engineering in Bilbao to start working on our project. Before we started working however, we did some creativity exercises that were pretty fun and allowed me to see how my teammates think. Then we started brainstorming different ideas for our project topic which was mitigating bedsores for…
Day 8: Reflecting on Spain
Today we spent the day exploring the city of Bilbao. We started off by going to a restaurant that specialized in serving churros with a side of thick hot chocolate for dipping. Then we headed to the flea market which had an assortment of different CD’s, jewelry, books, and whole section for flowers. After browsing…
Day 7: San Sebastian
Today we went to San Sebastian, a city in the Basque Country know for its beach and culinary scene. We started our tour of the city by heading to an amusement park on a cliff that overlooked it. Here we were able to get some really good photos of the city and I also saw…
Bilbao Day 5: Formula Student Bizkaia
Today we visited the Basurto Hospital in Bilbao. The hospital was unique in the fact that it was split into many different buildings with greenery and pavilions for patients. This differs from the previous hospitals we visited which were just one block. One similarity between hospitals in Spain however are that they all incorporate natural…
Day 5: Gogoa Company
Today in Spain I started off with a quick breakfast of a chocolate croissant, scrambled eggs, and fruits. After that we hopped on a bus and went to a hospital where the Gogoa company was using their technology. Gogoa started off by designing exoskeletons to help with the rehabilitation for patients with things such as…
Bilbao Day 4: Burnt Sugar
Today started off with two lectures at the School of Engineering. The first lecture was by a professor at the University who had previously worked as a nurse. He first talked about how the nursing program is structured in Spain and how it differed from the nursing program in the United States. One example of…
Healing by Sea: A Day of Innovation and Care in Gorliz
Today we traveled to Gorliz, Spain to visit the Gorliz Hospital. The Gorliz Hospital is a public hospital that sits right on the coast of the Bay of Biscay. At the hospital we were first met with nurses who showed what it takes to deliver good patient care in their hospital. We got to visit…
From Oreka to Old Town: A Day of Balance, Innovation, Pintxos.
During our first day here in Bilbao, Spain, we started off by visiting the Bilbao School of Engineering. There we were met by Professor Saioa, an industrial engineer, who teaches engineering classes at the university. Professor Saioa was really kind and engaging during her lecture. She started off by giving us a local delicacy of…
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Hi! My name is Aditya Mukherjee, and I’m from Cary, North Carolina. In high school, I was drawn to chemistry and physics because they helped explain the underlying mechanisms behind how the world works. That curiosity led me to major in bioengineering, where I could combine those interests in a meaningful way. Since coming to…