Friday Feature: Former Student Farrukh Mohiuddin

 

Meet my former student, Farrukh, who isn’t done with college yet, but who is working with my friend and colleague, Jon Schull, doing some exciting work with the e-NABLE project, finding new ways to provide prosthetics for kids who need ‘em. How cool is that?!

Farrukh helping Lusie get fitted.

Farrukh helping Lusie get fitted.

Farrukh Mohiuddin

I got started with e-NABLE quite coincidentally, actually. Even though I came into the Biomedical Engineering program looking to get involved in prosthetics, orthotics, and artificial organs, I only recently (about three months ago) found out about e-NABLE and it’s amazing work. I actually went to look at some of the rapid prototyping equipment for a different project my orthodontist wanted me to look into, and I walked out knowing I wanted to become involved with this!

Never having even seen 3D printing before, getting to actually work with it is a great experience and skill to have. It is being described as the “future of manufacturing” due to its growing popularity, customizability, and practicality. What we’re doing with e-NABLE is absolutely the best use of Additive Manufacturing (3D printing), and I am very glad to have been a part of this movement. To know that you’re doing something to directly make an impact on the world, for the better, is a very fortunate realization and satisfaction to have.

I, soon, hope to get involved in the printing and manufacturing of artificial organs and, hopefully, be able to save lives alongside making them better!

e-NABLE, an online community created by RIT research scientist Jon Schull (pictured above) that is devoted to developing inexpensive 3D-printed prostheses for people in need

e-NABLE, an online community created by RIT research scientist Jon Schull (pictured above) that is devoted to developing inexpensive 3D-printed prostheses for people in need

Check out e-Nable’s site here:

http://enablingthefuture.org/

And learn about their upcoming conference at Johns Hopkins where they will bring together thought leaders in medicine, industry and public policy.  The conference will culminate in several children with upper limb disabilities receiving donated prostheses.

http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=50988&source=enewsletter

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/25/us-3d-printing-prosthetics-idUSKCN0HK1X520140925