Joseph Socarras

• Proficient in C++, MATLAB, Solidworks, SPIP, Igor Pro, PSpice, Photoshop, COMSOL; experienced in, Abaqus, ImageJ, and Illustrator

• Languages: native fluency in English and Spanish; learning Portuguese

Joseph Socarras is a rising senior studying biomedical engineering at the University of Miami, where he is part of the pre-PhD Florida-Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program. He is interested in the fields of rehabilitation, signal processing, and additive manufacturing. Last summer, he conducted research at UM's biomedical atomic force microscopy (AFM) lab. There, Joseph rendered 3D AFM images of the human lens capsule using MATLAB and utilized Abaqus to build finite element models of these renderings to predict patients’ responses to cataract surgery. This summer, Joseph conducted research at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s Center for Bionic Medicine (CBM). There, Joseph developed a MATLAB algorithm capable of sensor-based tracking of lower-limb prosthesis position and orientation. Outside the classroom, Joseph serves as president of the University of Miami’s chapter of TAMID, a national organization that engages students to invest in companies and to consult for startups in a pro-bono capacity. He is also involved with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Biomedical Engineering Society.