BAM! EngineeringJiyan Hatami and Mike Bramer

Engineering/redesigning people friendly products

Can we Weed out Fiberglass? As we use up our natural resources more and more every day,

skaters are asking themselves, what are we going to use to shred in a hundred years? Traditionally, skateboards are made with maple wood and fiberglass, which can be unsafe to work with due to the many toxins that can be inhaled while manufacturing it. The safest and easiest alternative is using fibers from cannabis. The fibers from the Cannabis species show promising characteristics in terms of elasticity and they are completely natural! Composites are being made right now to combine these different fibers to make an alternative material, which can ultimately be used to make a skateboard deck. 4/20

Bringing 21st century prosthetics to 3rd world countries With medical science becoming more advanced all the time, many

more patients are surviving catastrophic injuries. Unfortunately, many of these survivors have one or more missing or nonfunctional limbs, and must utilize prosthetic limbs to function normally. However, modern high-end prosthetic limbs can cost as much as $35,000, putting them well outside the price range of low-income amputees, such as landmine victims in Jordan. The goal of this project is to create a low-cost, ergonomic prosthetic limb suitable for any type of amputee, from landmine victims in third-world countries to soldiers returning from Afghanistan. The limb will also feature a powered ankle, making it less difficult to use than a conventional prosthetic and enabling it to be worn for longer with less pain.