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Student Profiles
Katisha Smith
Mechanical Engineering
Area of Doctoral Study: Mechanical Engineering
Research Advisor: Dr. Liang Zhu
Undergraduate Institute: North Carolina A&T University
Description of Research
Secondary injuries like ischemia, apoptosis, inflammation, and necrosis result from traumatic spinal cord injury. Hypothermia is used to treat such injuries and prevent permanent neurological damage; however, current cooling methods are invasive and can lead to further cord damage. Placing a cooling pad along the back is less invasive and may still lead to positive results. For my research, I use mathematical modeling to determine the feasibility of the proposed method and perform animal experiments to validate these theoretical models.Abstract