In recognition of National Seniors’ Day on October 1, The W21C Journal Club + is proud to present:

David Garrett

MSc student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCalgary

Presentation Summary

Dehydration is a prevalent yet serious condition. If detected early, dehydration can often be effectively treated through fluid replacement and rest. However, current methods of hydration assessment are invasive and/or unreliable. We are developing a new non-invasive approach to monitoring hydration using microwave measurements. We aim to validate this technology in athletes, followed by application to older adults.

Learning Objectives

1. Overview of human hydration physiology
2. Review of hydration assessment techniques
3. Hydration monitoring with microwaves: theory and hypotheses
4. Initial feasibility study: lessons learned and next steps

The W21C Journal Club+ is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

This session was recorded through Adobe Connect and is available here: https://connectmeeting.ucalgary.ca/p737vrnqfzm/

About the Speaker

David Garrett completed his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Calgary in 2016, where he is currently working towards his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. During his B.Sc., he spent one year in an internship with ABB Corporate Research in Baden, Switzerland, working on dielectric testing and characterization. He is now supervised by Dr. Elise Fear, developing radio frequency systems for biomedical sensing applications. Outside of research, David is involved in several projects relating to radio and biomedical technologies.