Cody Ruck
Class of 2020
MBA/Bioengineering MS Graduate Program
Mastering the Field
Cody graduated from Ohio State University in December 2018 where he received his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering. His passion for the field was fostered in his own home as his father has a degenerated shoulder. This painful joint disease requires a replacement, but this solution would hinder his father’s ability to play the sport he loves, hockey! Cody’s studies have lead him to dabble in solutions in internal medicine that are less invasive and more cost effective, breathing life into his ambitions. He aims to develop devices to give patients with similar chronic pain the opportunity of relief and the continuation of their loved activities. Cody knew this dual Master’s degree specialized to the medical device industry would provide him the foundation to bring this dream to reality.
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Research Article:
Writing Wrinkles on Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) by Surface Oxidation with a CO2 Laser Engraver
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“Working on the human body isn’t for everyone, but for this student it means everything. It means I can help others living in pain daily. It means that I can help my own father enjoy sports again. It means I can make an impact on the medical industry as a whole”
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Cody has already made an impact during his undergraduate studies at Ohio State- he has spent time in a lab where he studied new methods of laser irradiation (surface modification) on PDMS, an increasingly popular polymer known for its unusual flow properties and biomaterials applications. Using this newly developed methodology, researchers can now accurately manipulate fluid flow at the micro-scale with ease, encouraging new state-of-the-art technologies to be developed in blood-testing devices.
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Cody completed a co-op at Midmark Corporation where he spent time designing, testing and maintaining their medical equipment in the quality department. Using several different types of CAD software alongside his previous research experience, he helped the company find a solution for long-term lifecycle testing their new ultrasonic cleaner product line, a task with an estimated cost of greater than $10,000 that was achieved for only a couple hundred dollars in spare parts!
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This is only the beginning for Cody Ruck!
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