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The Steri - Stay thesis was designed to tackle the problem of creating a sterile storage environment for at home use nebulizers. This is specifically for chronic nebulizer users because the consistent use nebulizers without proper cleaning and sterilization can lead to lung infections.

Since this was a device that was meant to be used at home it had to be designed to bled in with the home aesthetic. Nothing is more unsettling that having a medical device in your home for guests to see. The Steri - Stay was designed to mimic a modern home appliance with it's curvilinear form and dynamic movement.

The use of the Steri - Stay is simple to accommodate a wide demographic since nebulizer users span over multiple languages and age groups. The interface consists an On button, two indicator lights to inform the user of the stages of sterilization, and a timer to show when the nebulizer is sterile.

The primary method of sterilization is the use of UV light. The use of UV-C light is germicidal and physically breaks down the DNA of living things. A xenon lamp that emits UV-C light is placed inside of the Steri - Stay to create a sterile environment for nebulizers. The other method used is the used of a clean air flow to reduce the humidity inside while bringing in clean air. This is done with a small intake fan and a HEPA filter.

Prossima is a dance footwear solution which assists in injury prevention. The modernized dance sneaker provides dancers with the impact reduction, versatility, and lightweight performance they need to train most effectively. The design focuses on pain points identified by dancers, dance instructors, and podiatrists alike.

Utilizing a compression knit upper and high frequency welded applications, Prossima brings dance sneakers into the realm of modern performance footwear. Prossima is designed to work in conjunction with other dance shoes, such as jazz shoes and barefoot style shoes, to offer added protection in the training setting.

I am a 2020 graduate of Industrial Design with a concentration in Lighting Design. I have taken a class in Soft Goods and hope to work for a company designing bags, accessories and potentially clothing at some point in my career. I studied abroad in Florence Italy at the University of the Arts and took a Shoe Design Intensive where I learned how to hand make a shoe. While I was studying abroad, I attended the Milan Design Week for a day and got to interact with multiple companies, taking pictures of amazing furniture and talking to owners and staff about their work. For my capstone project, I teamed up with my design partner to create an illuminated reflective running vest called the Night Shield that incorporates two Lux Sensors placed in the front and back, two waterproof LED Light Strips, and 3M Scotchlite reflective fabric. Our design is based off the body of hydration vests, providing a lightweight build and comfort for long running sessions.

My capstone project stems from my constant want to iterate solutions for a problem. This mindset is from being told there are many ways to approach something, and get the same result. I observed a problem with items falling to the floor of the car while driving. This is a huge risk for everyone, and saw this as an opportunity to start. As a type of distracted driving, fallen items have a higher chance of an accident, compared to looking at your phone or changing the radio. I began the process with a question, how can I prevent this from happening often?

At the beginning of this academic year, I was very unsure that this was a big issue. I opened this up to consumer feedback, and got a large positive outcome. Many comments solidified the issue as something that we are meant to deal with, but no one really took the time to come up with a better way of securing items. Most of market consisted of gadgets that didn't think of the broad picture of the multitude of items people often drive or travel with. As I designed, the prototypes and sketches I created were from constantly taking a new direction of how to achieve the goal. Inspiration and adding new details allowed for Grasp to change often, and for many options to be tested before settling on a direction to go. Ideas were derived from many markets that I could pull successful details to incorporate. Some of these ideas came from taking a look at car seat cushions, pet accessories, car organizers, seat belts, and even phone cases.

As the weeks progressed, refinement between each major round of design led to the final, a soft good product that would be an addition to your car interior to prevent larger items from falling onto the floor. The paths I went down gave me great experience in the process of critical thinking, and being iterative with details of the overall design. During this project as well, I started off with an idea of doing an aftermarket product, switched to manufacturing design, and back to a product. This loop of progression and story I created with the project also enforced my point of the many ways of solving a problem. Grasp gave me a chance to work on many skills I learned during my education, and opened up my want to work on solving more problems in the future.

Zachary Samalonis and Yuhan Zhang are emerging Industrial Design professionals, graduating from Thomas Jefferson University in the Class of 2020. They use design as a problem-solving tool to create meaningful design solutions to transform ideas into reality.

Swell was developed through a mutual love for sports and medical design. The project required research into the sport of surfing, body mechanics, and various new forms of prototyping. By developing a strong team of amputee surfers across the globe, Zach and Yuhan were able to validate real-world concerns facing adaptive surfers. Testing with a local amputee, Lance Vargas, allowed them to test various prototypes, gaining key insights on the functions of Swell. It also ensured that they were creating a comfortable, compatible prosthetic and not a "blue sky" one.