Lewis Greenstein
MakerSpace Ninja
Email: lgreenstein@tulane.edu
Phone: (206) 713-8740
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Minor: Chemistry
LinkedIn: in/lewis-greenstein
ResearchGate: Lewis Greenstein
Profile
Biography
I am an ecology and evolutionary biology student at Tulane University interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. I believe in the importance of creativity in technical environments, science as a way of life, dabbling in business, and making meaningful art. Hailing from Seattle Washington, I enjoy free diving, biking, and hiking. Many of my current projects revolve around imitating biological mechanisms borrowed from insects and other arthropods.
Awards and Publications
Use of Probiotics to Prevent Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhea in a Skilled Nursing Facility March 2017, JAMDA: This research abstract was the result of a quality improvement project to reduce primary CDAD in skilled nursing facilities. We found that taking probiotics for the duration of an antibiotic treatment and three days beyond greatly reduced CDAD in the facility. After my abstract was accepted to be published, I designed a poster, which was presented at the JAMDA PALTC annual conference in 2017.
Mars Medical Challenge, 2017: I was chosen as the national winner of the Future Engineers Mars Medical challenge: a competition sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The goal of this contest was to design a 3D printable medical device for a manned mission to Mars. I designed a dual use pressure infuser and syringe pump powered by a blood pressure cuff. I was selected as the winner out of over 700 entries and was featured on the NASA website, multiple online articles, and interviewed by a local television station.
Maker Skills
- 3D Printing
- Mold Making and Casting
- Laser Cutter
- Arduino
- Wood and Metal Working
- CNC Machining and Tool Path Design - AutoDesk Fusion 360
- 3D Design - Solidworks, AutoDesk Fusion 360, AutoDesk MeshMixer, Cura, AutoDesk 123D Make
- Vector Graphics - Inkscape, Corel Draw
Portfolio
Completed Projects
In-Progress Projects
Future Projects
Emergency Medicine Transcription: During my EMT training and time volunteering in emergency medicine environments I identified the need to be able to record relevant patient information hands-free. I have the project planned out, and I am currently trying to learn programming in Swift in my free time so I can start prototyping. If you have experience with smartphone app development, and you're interested in helping out, please shoot me an email!
Lewis Greenstein, Class of 2021 18:49, 03 January 2019 (CST)