William Schuck (A&S ’26), an Environmental Science student in the Dietrich School, is part of a team that has been awarded the 2024 Student Award for Sustainability in Healthcare Challenge for their project “Eco-Engineering the Future: Sustainable Prosthetics for Sustainable Healthcare.” William and the research group were under the mentorship of Associate Professor Goeran Fiedler.
Under Fiedler’s mentorship, Schuck and his team are pioneering research to revolutionize prosthetic development by using 90 percent renewable materials. This project, generously funded by the Sustainability Office, aims to set a new standard for sustainability in healthcare. Research begins in the spring semester and will explore not only the effectiveness of renewable materials but also pathways to commercializing these innovative processes. Their work focuses on innovating prosthetic development by engineering prosthetic limbs made of 90% renewable material to provide a case study for the effectiveness of renewable materials in the healthcare sector.