Dr. Swanson of City College of New York

The talk that I will give will be on the topic of “The Future of Medical Device Innovations”.  I have a lot of insight into this specific area of Engineering because of the many Engineering Positions I’ve held over my 16-year career in Engineering.  There is a large demand for Medical Device Innovations right now, due to the “Baby Boomer” population reaching an age where the number of people facing health issues is at an all-time high.  Therefore, there are many areas in the medical industry that could use the help of newer, better designed, more efficient, and innovative devices.  During the presentation, I will go over the most in demand medical devices at this time.  Having been a member of multiple Engineering Groups, including AIAA and ANS, and as a current Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the City University of New York, I’m happy to share this knowledge with other Future Engineers and like-minded individuals, regardless of their specific knowledge base. Nuclear Power would be a huge step in creating a better environment and reducing carbon emissions that are polluting the earth’s atmosphere at an ever-growing rate, many countries (the US included) have too large of a fear of Nuclear Power after learning about the devastation that initial power plant accidents and explosions from nuclear weapons have created.  Therefore, it is much smarter to explore the area of nuclear medical devices for more immediate profit and notoriety.

Biography:

Dr. Swanson has been in the Engineering Field since the year 2006.  He has had multiple positions as a Design Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Project Engineer, R&D Engineer, and even Nuclear Engineer.  All of his education was based out of the Madison, Wisconsin area, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in 2004 and a Master’s Degree in 2006 in Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics.  After working in the areas of Field Service Engineering and Design Engineering for about 5 years, he returned to UW-Madison to obtain a PhD in Nuclear Engineering in 2013.  He obtained a patent on a nuclear medical device for cancer radiation therapy while working towards his PhD and working at Phoenix Nuclear Labs.  His thesis was on how to create a more protective shielding for the ITER Tokamak Reactor in case an accident was to occur. He has been teaching Mechanical Engineering at the City University of New York since 2017.