Yazmin Feliz is a postdoctoral researcher and winner of the 2021 GEM Outstanding Young Alumna Award presented at the Women of Color (WOC) in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Conference.
Award recipients in this WOC STEM category are fellows of the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science Inc. (GEM). They are recognized for demonstrating excellence as graduate students or as outstanding achievers in the professional ranks.
The National GEM Consortium works to increase the participation of Black Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans at the master's and doctoral levels in engineering and science.
Yazmin graduated from Columbia University with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and a special interest in developing life-saving and low-cost ultrasound diagnostics imaging technology.
She is currently leading the Open-Source Portable Ultrasound project, which is driven by a growing interest in affordable point-of-care diagnostic imaging. The project’s goal is to introduce a portable open-source medical ultrasound that addresses the needs of global users.
Yazmin is also in the process of launching a startup to distribute the first-ever imaging system that generates 3D sonograms for under $300.
Most recently, she joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation-Corps program to help scientists think entrepreneurially and evaluate the commercialization potential of her research. She has taken advantage of opportunities to bridge her scientific knowledge by taking part in business and entrepreneurship courses, workshops, and accelerator programs.
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