Honors Student Publishes Research to Combat Heart Disease
Joshua Bennett defends his thesis.
Last September, Farquhar Honors College student Joshua Bennett published an article in the Global Journal of Medical Research that suggests engineering principles could be used to help fight heart disease. The research was completed as part of his honors thesis titled “Mathematical Analysis of Blood Flow in Human Coronary Arteries Plagued by Atherosclerosis” and was also presented virtually at the American Society of Thermal and Fluid Engineers Annual Meeting and the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Meeting.
“It feels crazy to know that the research I performed in my first three years of undergrad could potentially impact lots of people, and knowing that my fellow coauthors and I are being recognized for it is truly an amazing feeling,” said Bennett, a senior general engineering major.
Completed in pursuit of his Research Citation in Honors, Bennett’s thesis uses engineering principles to study the implications of blood flow mechanics in the onset of heart problems for those with atherosclerosis.
“Joshua is a stellar student with solid engineering principles,” said Manuel Salinas, Ph.D., professor in the College of Computing and Engineering who served as Bennett’s thesis adviser. “He focuses on industrial and systems engineering and through this project, he got a taste of biomedical engineering. My contribution was mainly helping him convert a disease into an engineering system and applying engineering principles to study and potentially solve the disease.”
View Bennett’s article in the Global Journal of Medical Research.
Posted 11/14/21