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At WPI, the task was to fashion a hand prosthetic for a student in need. They built more than that âTheyâre all so motivated and kind and driven. Not just for the project though. But for me.â By Thomas Farragher Globe Columnist,Updated May 3, 2021, 3:35 p.m. Email to a Friend Left to right are WPI students Brian Fay and Andy Strauss, professor Marko Popovic, and student Mia Buccowich. The students under the supervision of their professor are developing a partial hand prosthetic for a Texas college student.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff WORCESTER â Hereâs what Payton Heiberger remembers about the awful car crash outside Houston nearly two years ago that would forever rearrange her life and forge unbreakable bonds here with students who worked with her to build a miracle: ....
audio element. Share Nearly two years after suffering devastating injuries in a horrific car crash outside of Houston, a Texas college student has rebuilt her life, due in part to three Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) undergraduates and a professor who are developing a partial hand prosthetic to allow her to regain functionality. The WPI students Mia Buccowich ’22, majoring in biomedical engineering; Brian Fay ’22, majoring in mechanical engineering; and Andy Strauss ’23, majoring in robotics engineering are developing the device for Payton Heiberger, 21, a junior on a pre-med track at the University of Houston, whose dreams of becoming a plastic surgeon were put on hold when she lost two fingers on her left hand in the accident, among other injuries. ....