Day Three: Guggen-time!

Today started off great with a visit to the engineering college of Bilbao, where we listened to Dr. Herrero talk about her device that helps detect how you balance yourself. Hearing about the patenting process was interesting for someone going through the same process in another country. Her invention was significantly more impressive than mine…

Day Two: Exploring the City

Today was full of excitement. We got to wake up a little later and still had a wonderful breakfast, and then headed to the university. We got to see the Bilbao FSAE team as well as an electric guitar-making club. I really like the idea of making a guitar as a club. Perhaps a first-year…

Day One: Tired

After a grueling day of travel, we arrived in Spain! The flight there was quite bumpy and sleepless, and once we arrived in Madrid, the day had just begun. We started with a bus tour, where we saw historical sites around Madrid. We then left the bus and took a walking tour, where we saw…

Aiden Chinwalla is Bil-bound!

Hello! My name is Aiden Chinwalla, and I am a first-year student in the Swanson School of Engineering and the Honors College at the University of Pittsburgh. I am majoring in biomedical engineering and currently pursuing the cellular engineering track. At Pitt, I am involved in prosthetics research and recently completed my first patent. This…