Faculty Supervisor

 Nathalia Peixoto

I am an associate professor of Bioengineering with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of GMU. Until August 2006 I was a postdoctoral researcher at the Krasnow Institute, focusing on seizure control with low-frequency electric fields. I also developed microfabricated oxygen sensors to profile metabolic activity in cardiac cells at Stanford. During my Ph.D. at USP (Brazil) I developed microelectrode arrays and investigated primary neuronal cultures. As part of my Ph.D. project, I spent almost two years in Germany (in Bonn) as a researcher with the German Retina Implant project. During my Masters (at Unicamp, Brazil) I investigated the spreading depression phenomenon in the chicken retina, which is an experimental model for migraines.

My research interests include implantable electrodes and systems, hybrid systems (cell cultures and electronics), control of assistive technology, bioMEMS (bio-micro-electro-mechanical systems), and experimental models of neuropathologies such as epilepsy and spreading depression.

 

Group Members

 

Christopher R Aitken

Electrical Engineering student attending George Mason University. Interested in hardware 
design and robotics.
Senior Design Project: Humidifier Umbrella
Focusing on umbrella construction with integration of 3D printed parts

 

Christopher J Barry

Senior Electrical Engineer with a concentration in Computer Engineering and a minor in Physics 
Particular interest in embedded systems and microcontrollers
Senior Design Project: Dehumidifier Umbrella
Main focus of the project is the power module

Jaime Martinez Diaz

Senior Electrical Engineering student at George Mason University. Interested in FPGA 
development and microcontrollers.
Senior Design Project: Humidifier Umbrella 
Focusing on cooling system for the project 

Jason J Schwarzwalder

Senior Electrical Engineer at George Mason
Interested in hardware design
Senior Design Project: Dehumidifier Umbrella
Tasked with coding and implementation of the Raspberry Pi Zero

Yizhe Wang

Yizhe Wang
Seinor Electrical Engineer in George Mason University
Senior Design Project: Humidifier Umbrella
Mainly focus on cooling system in this project

 

Yunke Chen

Yunke Chen
Senior Electrical Engineer 
Interested in embedded systems and robotic 
Senior Design Project: Humidifier Umbrella
Project manager and focus on the umbrella construction