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Week 7 – The Grand Finale: Pitch Day, Pack-Up, and Parting Words

Week 7 – The Grand Finale: Pitch Day, Pack-Up, and Parting Words

by Abraham Ngugi | Aug 1, 2025 | 2025, USA

Wrapping Up the Work We kicked off the week by putting the final touches on our projects. For the Autonomous Water Sampling System, our team finalized the casing, tested the full system, and carefully packaged it for handover. Over in the Kangaroo Mother Care team, we...

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Week 6 at SEED: NASA Missions, Chevron visit and poster Spotlight

Week 6 at SEED: NASA Missions, Chevron visit and poster Spotlight

by Abraham Ngugi | Aug 1, 2025 | 2025, USA

Pitching Our Projects – Poster Presentations to the Student Shop Managers Team We kicked off the week by preparing our project posters for a showcase hosted by the student shop managers at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen. It was a valuable crash course in...

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Week 5 at SEED: Molding, CAD, Art and Riding Around Houston.

Week 5 at SEED: Molding, CAD, Art and Riding Around Houston.

by Abraham Ngugi | Jul 19, 2025 | 2025, USA

Molding for iKMC(Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care) – Hands-On Fabrication! I finally got to apply molding skills I learned a while back—this time for our Kangaroo Mother Care (iKMC) project. The workflow was exciting: we started by 3D printing positive molds, then...

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Week 4 at SEED – Laser Cutting, Texas Medical Center, Kenyans in Houston and 4rth of July.

Week 4 at SEED – Laser Cutting, Texas Medical Center, Kenyans in Houston and 4rth of July.

by Abraham Ngugi | Jul 12, 2025 | 2025, USA

Week 4 has been a vibrant mix of technical milestones, cultural exploration, and unexpected moments that reminded me just how rich and dynamic this internship journey is. To know more about my previous week’s experience, check out my Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3....

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Week 3 at SEED: Lock-In Mode, Machine Shops & Warm Rains

Week 3 at SEED: Lock-In Mode, Machine Shops & Warm Rains

by Abraham Ngugi | Jul 3, 2025 | 2025, USA

Welcome back to my blog! My name is Abraham Mwaura Ngugi, a final-year biomedical engineering student at Kenyatta University pursuing biomedical engineering. My Experience at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen as a SEED intern has been nothing short of surreal, and...

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Week 2 at SEED: Prototypes, Ping Pong, and a Dash of Tanzanian Spice

Week 2 at SEED: Prototypes, Ping Pong, and a Dash of Tanzanian Spice

by Abraham Ngugi | Jun 25, 2025 | 2025, USA

Last week at SEED was slightly shorter thanks to the Juneteenth celebrations, but what we lacked in days, we more than made up for in progress, creativity, and memorable experiences. Agile in Action — Real-Time Innovation We continued to push forward with our...

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My first Flight into innovation, My first week in Houston

My first Flight into innovation, My first week in Houston

by Abraham Ngugi | Jun 19, 2025 | 2025, USA

I’m Abraham Mwaura, a soon-to-be graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Kenyatta University, set to graduate this August. Wednesday, June 4th, will forever be one of the most unforgettable days of my life. After months of...

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