{"id":13442,"date":"2026-03-25T09:20:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/?post_type=campus_story&p=13442"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:20:36","slug":"uw-milwaukee-biomedical-engineering-student-is-crafting-new-tech-to-improve-health-care","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-milwaukee-biomedical-engineering-student-is-crafting-new-tech-to-improve-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Milwaukee biomedical engineering student is crafting new tech to improve health care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UWM biomedical engineering student Greta Boehm works on a medical device at the College of Engineering & Applied Science Makerspace, where students can use 3D printers and other resources to bring a prototype to life. (UWM Photo\/Andy Manis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Engineering is in Greta Boehm\u2019s DNA. Along with teaching engineering and robotics classes at her high school in Madison, Boehm\u2019s dad ran the school\u2019s engineering club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a high schooler, Boehm learned how to use 3D printers with her classmates. One of the most memorable club projects was creating 3D prosthetic hands used by local children with birth defects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI realized then what a difference engineering could make in people\u2019s lives,\u201d Boehm said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning and leading on campus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Biomedical engineering focuses on creating technology that solves problems in medicine, from creating glucose monitors, pacemakers or prosthetic limbs to designing MRI or CT machines. One of the first devices Boehm designed in a UWM course was a small handle someone can hold to measure how much their hand and wrist rotates \u2014 a helpful tool for physical therapists to diagnose conditions that affect mobility and measure progress over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of her coursework, Boehm works as a student ambassador for the College of Engineering and Applied Science<\/a>, connecting with prospective students at on-campus events. She serves as vice president of the Society of Women Engineers<\/a> on campus, too. The group, Boehm said, has given her opportunities to lead on campus, planning events to help the club grow. SWE has also empowered her to work confidently as a woman in a male-saturated field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love hearing female engineers share their career paths, and how they\u2019ve learned to speak up about ideas in rooms full of men,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making an impact in the field<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Whether learning about medical devices in lectures or building them on her own in labs, Boehm has grown passionate about helping people live with life-altering medical conditions, like she did with 3D prosthetics in high school. But she\u2019s also interested in creating solutions that support the work of medical providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople put so much trust in their doctors,\u201d Boehm said. \u201cBeing able to give them tools to help them provide the best care feels like such a great impact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the Spring 2024 semester, she applied her skills in a local internship at A.O. Smith, assisting engineers with testing sensors for water heaters and boilers. While the job didn\u2019t involve medical devices, Boehm said she gained important knowledge about the day-to-day work of an engineer \u2014\u202fand plenty of experience with research and development that carries over into medical device work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduation, Boehm is eager to use her biomedical engineering degree to make a difference in people\u2019s lives. She accepted a position as a manufacturing engineer at Abbott Laboratories in Plymouth, Minnesota. \u201cI\u2019m excited that I\u2019ll be working on technology that helps people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Written by Ashley Abramson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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