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Aroom, Kevin

Aroom, Kevin

Senior Engineer
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices

Fischell Institute Hosted Big Ten Universities Associate Deans Tour

The associate deans toured the institute's laboratory space, during which they learned about its mission and work.

MPower Entrepreneurship Fellow Graduation Spotlight: Sam Meyr

Sam is the tenth student to have completed this fellowship program

Fischell Institute Attends College Park Academy’s First Annual Middle School College and Career Night  

Narula, Meyr, and Siddiqui participated in the event to help inspire young minds interested in engineering and biomedical devices. 

Fischell Institute Foundry Participate in Innovation @ UMB: Inventor Appreciation Open House

Kevin Aroom and Ryan Smith particpate in the Baltimore lab open house

Fischell Institute Attends 2023 BMES Annual Meeting

The conference was held in Seattle, Washington

Fischell Institute Welcomes Three New MPower Fellows

The program teaches students how to transition innovative medical device concepts into great businesses 

Fischell Institute Work Highlighted at Children National Hospital 2023 Innovation Day

Innovation Day focuses on Children's National Hospital researchers who are looking for strategic partnerships, co-development, and licensing opportunities

Fischell Institute Spotlight: Gregg Duncan

Gregg Duncan is a Fischell Institute Affiliate Fellow and Associate Professor of the Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BIOE). His expertise is in pulmonary bioengineering, infectious disease, biomaterials, and drug and gene delivery. 

MPower Fellow Spotlight: David Garvey

As an MPower Fellow, Garvey worked with handheld medical devices

Fischell Institute Affiliate Fellow Spotlight: Jenna Mueller

Mueller's expertise is in developing low-cost biomedical devices to increase access to healthcare, particularly in low-income communities. 

Fischell Foundry Spotlight: Kevin Aroom

Aroom's areas of expertise are mechanical design, rapid prototyping, medical imaging segmentation, and biomedical instrumentation. 

Fischell Institute Fellow Spotlight: Amal Isaiah

Dr. Amal Isaiah is a a Fischell Fellow with an appointment at the University of Maryland, Baltimore as a Pediatric Otolaryngologist. 

Fischell Foundry Spotlight: Quinn Burke

Fischell Institute staff engineer Quinn Burke (B.S.'20, M. Eng.‘22 bioengineering) provides support to the Fischell Foundry.

Fischell Institute's Mask Work Highlighted on WBAL

Bentley, Aroom discuss the importance of ongoing work even as COVID-19 cases remain low.

Fischell Institute Featured in Baltimore Sun Cover Story

The Baltimore Sun highlighted ongoing efforts to perfect mask design, research.

Researchers Aim to Sterilize N95 Masks for Reuse

Researchers working around the clock to ease the impact of supply shortages on hospitals, care facilities

Aerosol Containment Chamber to Make COVID-19 Intubations Safer

Researchers aim to prevent disease spread during endotracheal intubation procedures for COVID-19 patients.

Researchers Design Mobile COVID-19 Testing Booths

Fischell Institute, Mechanical Engineering researchers designed a rapid deployment COVID-19 testing booth.

Terrapin 'Works' Toward Relief Efforts

Campus high-tech manufacturing takes on COVID-19.

Researchers Develop Rapid Deployment Mask

Fischell Institute designs DIY-style mask with better filtration than cloth masks.

Researchers Work to Develop Custom Conformal N95 Respirators

Researchers are working to address the critical supply of N95 respirators resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.

MPowering the State Fellows Develop Novel Shoulder Implant

Rayan Alabsi and Tejsavi Subramanya have designed a new prosthesis for RTSA patients.