Hello! My Name is Srihari Iyer. You can call me, Sri, or Srihari, either one, you choose. What you’ve stumbled upon in the expanse of the Internet, is my blog for my senior research project. As of now, there’s nothing, but I will be updating this blog every week to talk about my experiences and what I learned about the ever-growing field of Prosthetics.
I am a senior at Basis Scottsdale high school. In 5th grade, I began a whole new part of my life, learning more about every subject with excellent teachers who brought an enriching, charismatic approach to my education. As the years went by, I wanted to pursue my interests in the real world and apply what I learned in the real world. I will do this with the Senior Research Project program, that you can read about here.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading articles about new technology, watching movies, and all things politics-related. A week really doesn't go by without a couple hours of binge-watching the Daily Show, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert and SNL on Youtube. I really like superheros, partially due to the fact that I would always watch Teen Titans and Justice League as a child, and this lead to an interest in film-making with the amount of superhero movies coming out. 
Technology is something that always intrigued me. It literally shows the advancement of mankind. Cellphones today are over a 100,000 times more powerful than what the Apollo 11 used to land on the moon. Cars can drive on their own. People like Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Ginni Rometty, and the massive tech-companies they managed, all became inspirations for me. Not just because they were like real-life versions of Tony Stark(Iron Man) or Bruce Wayne(Batman), but because they had managed these vehicles for innovation and advancement.
Biomedical Engineering and biotechnology particularly interested me because it was the combination of biology, chemistry and technology. These fields used the subjects I love to solve medical and environmental problems. Prosthetics are the solution for amputees or physcial impairment. I began with a small internship over the summer at this lab, guided by Dr. Marco Santello and Dr. Qiushi Fu, both phenominal and fantastic people; and I decided I wanted to pursue more at their lab. There has been much advancement in the field of Prosthetics, but not much in terms of design. Through my project, I want to observe and analyze the Prosthetic Hand and its design. I want to find ways that I can make it better.
