We are grateful to John Peri (IndE 8T4) and his family, who provided generous donations to the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering to establish two awards, one of which is to support graduate students conducting research in healthcare engineering.
Recipients
Vinicius Jameli
PhD candidate
Award: 2026
Thesis topic: magnet design for MRI-LINACS systems
Farzan Mazaheri
PhD candidate
Award: 2026
Thesis topic: development of an all-optical frequency-domain photoacoustic catheter for application in Atherosclerosis detection
Koren Hu
MASc candidate
Award: 2025
Thesis topic: improving the delivery and experience of primary care by understanding it at the systemic level
Kimberly Seaman
PhD candidate
Award: 2024
Thesis topic: role of bone cell mechanical loading on prostate cancer bone metastasis progression and dormancy
Myesha Senior
PhD candidate
Award: 2024
Thesis topic: equitable design of mental healthcare systems and technology for marginalized groups
Rob Hongbo Chen
PhD candidate
Award: 2023
Thesis topic: machine learning tools to prevent adverse surgical events
Benjamin Kwan Hon Leung
PhD 2024
Award: 2023
Thesis: Geospatial analytics and mathematical optimization in prehospital resuscitation
Current position:
Fellow, Duke University
Rejuana Alam
MASc 2023
Award: 2022
Thesis: Trauma bay re-design: A user-centred approach
Current position:
Innovation Consultant, Accenture
Haley Mayer
PhD candidate
Award: 2022
Thesis topic: designing and building minimally invasive magnetically actuated surgical tools for endoscopic procedures
Lizeth Carolina Riascos Alvarez
PhD 2023
Award: 2021
Thesis: Optimization models for kidney paired donation
Current position:
Research Engineer, BlockScience
Pengfei Xu
PhD 2024
Award: 2021
Thesis: Conductive and stretchable elastomers with tissue-matched softness for ultrasoft electronics
Current position:
Process Engineer, VueReal Inc.
Pooja Bhalerao
PhD 2023
Award: 2020
Thesis: Modeling supply and demand of general internists in Ontario
Current position:
Data Scientist, Sanofi
Minha Lee
MASc candidate
Award: 2020
Thesis topic: coupling machine learning and optimization algorithms to improve radiation treatment planning for cancer
Nasrin Yousefi
PhD 2023
Award: 2019
Thesis: Inverse optimization and its applications in measuring clinical pathway concordance
Current position:
Assistant Professor, Queen's University