#SoCaltech: Danielle Yang
Jon Nalick
"I grew up as a hard-of-hearing athlete. I played lacrosse and ran track and field, but my hearing aid would get damaged by sweat or rain. It also fell out a lot when I ran into people. I didn't end up wearing it a lot, which meant I was missing things on the field—a teammate calling for a pass or someone coming up behind me. So, I started sketching what a hearing device for athletes could actually look like if it were built for the way we move. The system has three parts. There's an ear shield