I am a sophomore at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, studying
Bioengineering.
During my high school days, I was part of my soccer club, and I noticed that many of my teammates frequently got injured, and a few of them were not physically in the desired shape to perform to their full potential. This stoked my desire to make them fit and recover quickly to get ready for games. I explored the biological aspects of soccer games that involve physiological demands, biomechanics, nutrition, and hydration. To gain more insights, I frequented an institute called the “Center for Sports Sciences” and participated in a training program to improve the aerobic and anaerobic power of players and to manage fatigue and injury. I tried implementing whatever I learned with the help of my head coach. We could see improvements in player performance. This motivated me to pursue a career in bioengineering.
In this era of high-performance electronics, analytics, and artificial intelligence, we are not only blessed with many wearable electronic gadgets to monitor player performance but also equipped with data analytics tools to analyze performance. It is imperative to make these devices green, repairable, and reusable. My goal is to create technical guides for the repair and reuse of wearable devices.