JHU Engineering

Design Day

Johns Hopkins Engineering Design Day is the Whiting School’s premier event that showcases the innovative works of Hopkins engineering students. Come see how students implement their classroom knowledge, creativity, and problem-solving skills to develop inventions and processes that solve real-world problems and create a better future.​​

Countdown to Design Day 2026 has begun.

Save the date April 28th.

BlueHealer: A Tibial Implant for Limb Salvage in Vascular Disease

BlueHealer is developing a breakthrough implant to prevent major amputations in patients with advanced Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), a chronic condition affecting over 12M Americans. Each year, 150,000 patients lose a limb due to the failure of current revascularization procedures, creating a cycle of repeated interventions, artery damage, and inevitable amputation. BlueHealer offers a new solution: an orthopedic implant that harnesses the body’s natural healing response to grow new blood vessels, restore blood flow, heal chronic wounds, and ultimately save limbs. Our device provides a last-resort limb salvage option for late-stage PAD patients, potentially saving hospital systems up to $38.5 billion while preserving patient mobility and independence.

SoberSense

Young adults are becoming more conscious of their alcohol consumption across the nation. SoberSense is a novel blood alcohol content (BAC) monitoring device which uses sweat to constantly detect BAC with 99% accuracy, allowing users to track the effects of alcohol consumption. The device uses a two-step process to report the BAC of an individual: iontophoresis to induce sweat and amperometry to detect alcohol concentration in sweat. The BAC is continuously measured, and these measurements are then transmitted via Bluetooth to the SoberSense app within 5 minutes. Within the app, users can track BAC over time, share their real-time BAC with friends, and set automatic actions if a certain BAC is reached, such as texting an emergency contact or ordering a rideshare home. SoberSense is the future of responsible alcohol consumption.

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment & Resilience Design Plan for Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant

The Project Design team completed a climate vulnerability assessment and engineering design alternatives for adaptable solutions for this critical water quality infrastructure, the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant which service 1.3 million residents. The engineering solutions included both natured based and structural options to provide coastal resilience to both built and natural infrastructure up to the year 2100 to protect against sea level rise, storm surge and increasing precipitation. The students also created a multi-criteria decision analysis for the alternatives developed to identify the most effective solutions to carry forward for further design.

Enchante X

Enchante X is a mobile platform that revolutionizes online makeup shopping by combining ultra-realistic AR virtual try-on, AI-driven personalized recommendations, and seamless in-app retail. Users upload a selfie; AI analyzes their skin tone, facial features, and preferences to generate lifelike makeup previews that move naturally with their face. Curated product lists and direct purchase links eliminate guesswork, reduce returns, and boost confidence. With a freemium model, subscription tiers, affiliate commissions, and targeted advertising, Enchante X addresses the $61 billion U.S. beauty-ecommerce market and the $3.7 billion global AI beauty-tech sector. Designed for tech-savvy consumers aged 18–40, GLAMAI delivers truly effortless, engaging, personalized beauty experiences.