Q&A with a Miami Biomedical Engineering Intern at SPR Therapeutics
February 26, 2025 | admin
Biomedical Engineering major Delaney Richmond ’26 is all about making a difference in patients’ lives. Here’s how she summed up her experience as a new product development engineering intern at SPR Therapeutics so far:
Q: Hey Delaney! Can you tell me a little about yourself?
A: My name is Delaney Richmond. I’m a Biomedical Engineering major, and I’m going into my junior year.
Q: Great, so what have you been up to this summer?
A: I’m a new product development engineering intern at SPR Therapeutics. Every day is a little bit different, which is something I really like about working here. Some days I’m in the lab doing testing. Some days we’re building devices. Other days I’m filling out papers and doing models with SolidWorks and 3D printing and other fun things like that.
Q: What is SPR Therapeutics?
A: SPR Therapeutics is a company that helps with pain management, and they created the sprint device to help with chronic pain. The doctors use it by inserting a microlead into the patient, which sends electrical signals through the nerve to help with chronic pain.
Q: What Miami connection do you have at SPR Therapeutics?
A: Maria, the president, CEO, and founder of SPR Therapeutics, is a Miami University College of Engineering and Computing alumni. The connection I have with Maria is really great, just to know that I have someone who I can look up to as a role model. Also, she went through some of the same things that I’m going through. So, I know I can do the same. She went through Miami, so it’s just nice to have someone that has similar experiences.
Q: How does this internship align with your future career goals?
A: SPR aligns with my future career goals because I’ve always wanted to work with patients directly and with something that changes lives. Just getting my foot in the door to help change lives and work in the field, it’s very rewarding.
Q: How did the College of Engineering and Computing help prepare you for this?
A: The College of Engineering and Computing has prepared me for this internship because we do so many networking events for the career fair. I’m also in the Society of Women Engineers. We do resume workshops and different things like that. So, just building up my confidence of talking in class and talking with my peers has just made me feel like a better person and a better leader, and was able to help me interview really well for the job.
Q: What is the Society of Women Engineers?
A: Society of Women Engineers is a national group, and it’s women engineers from all over — It’s not just a collegiate thing. It’s a professional organization as well. At Miami, it’s just a group of girls who get together once every other week. We do professional workings, and then we also do fun, little crafty things just to build connections with other girls in the college.
Q: What is your favorite thing about Miami’s Biomedical Engineering program?
A: My favorite thing about Miami’s Biomedical Engineering program is the staff and the people who are there. I’ve found the best group of friends through Biomedical Engineering. One of them is going to be my roommate this year, and I never knew her before coming to Miami. I also just love the combination of the critical thinking and problem-solving side of engineering, along with the medical side.
