Fulbright Student & Sustainable Medical Device Designer
Emma is redesigning healthcare from the ground up—literally starting with the speculum. As a Fulbright Student in the Netherlands studying eco-design of medical devices, she’s proving that patient comfort and planetary health aren’t mutually exclusive. With her biomedical engineering background from Northwestern, Emma bridges the gap between what patients actually experience and what engineers think they need. Her work at Delft University of Technology focuses on creating reusable medical devices that are both more sustainable and more comfortable—because why should we have to choose?
Emma’s Recommendations:
- Tattoos on the Heart by Greg Boyle
- The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
Connect with Emma about: Medical device sustainability, eco-design principles, or patient-centered engineering solutions.