People


Faculty
William Durfee

William Durfee
Director

Office Location: G217 Mayo Building

(612) 625-0099
[email protected]

Matthew Johnson

Matthew Johnson
Associate Director

Office Location: 6-134 Nils Hasselmo Hall

(612) 626-6492
[email protected]

Gwen Fischer, MD Associate Director

Gwen Fischer
Associate Director

(612) 626-9574
[email protected]

 

Art Erdman

Arthur Erdman
Founding Director

Office Location: G217 Mayo Building

(612) 625-8580
[email protected]

Staff
Jenny Holden

Jenny Holden 
BMDC Administrator

Office Location: L121 MechEng

(612) 626-2547
[email protected]

Danny Sachs

Danny Sachs
Innovation Fellows Director

Office Location: G217 Mayo Building

[email protected]
 

Paul Rothweiler

Paul Rothweiler
Technology Development Program Manager and MedWorx Director

Office Location: G217 Mayo Building

[email protected]
 

Alexandria "Ali" Kahlert

Ali Kahlert
Medical Device Design and Prototyping Support

Office Location: G217 Mayo Building

[email protected]
 

Marge Hartfel

Marge Hartfel
Volunteer Fellows Mentor

Office Location: G217 Mayo Building

[email protected]
 

Trisha Johnson

Trisha Huntosh
Marketing & Communications Manager

Office Location: L121 MechEng

(612) 626-5642
[email protected]

Gary Williams

Gary Williams
Applications Programmer

Office Location: B172 Mayo Building

(612) 624-3161
[email protected]

Student Workers
Samantha Halter - Bakken MDC Student Worker

Samantha Halter
3D Printing & Segmentation

Connect with Samantha via LinkedIn

 

 

Mari Koeller - Student Front Desk Support

Mari Koeller
Student Front Desk Support

[email protected]

 

 

Kaylee Oelfke - Student Front Desk Support

Kaylee Oelfke
Student Front Desk Support

[email protected]

 

 

 

BMDC Students:

  • Theo Nguyen, MedWorx Assistant
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Alex Bursey - Undergraduate Research Assistant

Alex Bursey

Connect with Alex via LinkedIn

 


 

Quan Dang - Bakken MDC Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023

Quan Dang
Project: Irradiance Meter

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Thomas DeWitt - Undergraduate Research Assistant

Thomas DeWitt
Project: Fascia Suture Development

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Sebastian Helgeson - Undergraduate Research Assistant

Sebastian Helgeson

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Rohan Janga - Bakken MDC Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023

Rohan Janga
Project: Meniscus Repair Training Tool

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Christopher Harper - Undergraduate Research Assistant

Chris Harper
Project: Meniscus Repair Training Tool

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Yeon Ji Kim - Bakken MDC Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023

Yeon Ji Kim
Project: Eye Hydrocolloid

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Mihir Madhaparia - Bakken MDC Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023

Mihir Madhaparia
Project: Fascia Suture Development

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Hershen Nair - Bakken MDC Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023

Hershen Nair
Project: Meniscus Repair Training Tool

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Dominick Olaes - Bakken MDC Undergraduate Research Assistant 2023

Dominick Olaes
Project: Eye Hydrocolloid

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Sophia Steblay - Undergraduate Research Assistant

Sophia Steblay

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