
Nathan Zavanelli, PhD.
Improving lives through wearable healthcare
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University in the Soft Machines Lab investigating:
Skin-like soft electronics and sensors
Wearable healthcare
Printed electronics
Biomedical signal processing
Biomedical artificial intelligence
Physiological Monitoring
Nanomaterials
Transitioning to Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Gonzaga University Fall 2025!
Featured Publications
Skin-like sleep apnea detection patch
Cognitive Stress classification from cardiac mechanics
Wearable vasoconstriction monitoring patch
Fully printed pressure and strain gauges
Awards and Recognitions
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 2021
ARCS Foundation Fellowship 2022
Best Thesis Award – Georgia Tech Bioengineering Department 2023
CDAIT Innovation Challenge - Policy/Civic Engagement Prize 2023
Office of the Provost Award for Innovation 2022
IEEE VIC Conference Innovation Award 2023
Medtronic Innovation Design Contest – 2nd Place 2022
Best Oral Presentation Award, Sensors Track, AMSM 2022
Bioengineering Department Best Paper, Georgia Tech 2022