This week was filled with meaningful preparation, collaboration, and exciting previews of what’s ahead. Although the Internship Showcase is officially happening next week, we had a pre-showcase poster session that allowed us to present our work, engage with...
Week 5: Smart Solutions, Cool Progress & Great Memories
This week brought steady progress and new experiences in both of my internship projects: Eggcellent Imposter and Drain Saver. Our focus shifted toward shaping physical components and integrating them into functional systems. Eggcellent Imposter: Client Visit and Live...
Week 4: Celebrating Progress Under the Stars
This week brought steady progress and new experiences in both of my internship projects: Eggcellent Imposter and Drain Saver. Our focus shifted toward building physical components and testing them in realistic conditions. Eggcellent Imposter: Shaping, Polishing, and...
Week 3: Prototyping in Progress
This week, i spent a lot of time working with my team on improving our hardware design for the Eggcellent Imposters project. After confirming that everything worked perfectly on the breadboard, we attempted to move our components onto a perfboard. Our original plan...
Week 2: A Taste of Home, A World Away
It’s hard to believe that two weeks have already passed in the SEED internship program here at Rice University. While the first week was about settling in and getting introduced to our projects, the second week dove deep into hands-on engineering, real-world...
Week 1: Rooted in Tanzania, Innovating in Texas
Hi, I’m Rahma Kahindi, a second-year Biomedical Engineering student from the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology in Tanzania. I’m incredibly honored to be part of the SEED Internship Program at Rice University this summer and deeply grateful for the generous...