More About Avery's Projects
Memory Device for Bags
Avery reached out to groups of women in menopause to learn about their greatest side effects. The overall consensus was that they would most often forget the location of personal items, such as keys and phones. With the guidance of Carrie Leung, Avery’s mentor, she designed and prototyped a small device, featured in virtual reality at the Maker Exhibition in February 2020, to assist women with short-term memory loss. When the bag is moved (tilt sensor activated), the device checks its vicinity for the items connected to it. If the items are nearby, the LED lights will turn green, otherwise, they will turn red.
Phytoestrogen Diet Tracker App
In addition, Avery created an app that records meal histories and their corresponding phytoestrogen levels. There is a database in the app with different foods and their phytoestrogen levels. Users can record their meals, and they can access their previous meals by entering a specific date. The app will also inform users when they meet their phytoestrogen level intake each day.
Bra Design
Avery designed an affordable bra the would pair with the app by taking the temperature of the user to track hot flashes, inform the user if they have met the threshold for phytoestrogen intake, and noninvasively test the user’s estrogen levels.
Social Media Work
As the social media outreach intern, Avery curates posts for MakeFashion Edu accounts. She promotes the MakeFashion Edu mission by sharing the works of student makers across the world.
