Cate is an undergraduate student in Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University who joined the Optical and Bio-Sensing Laboratory (OBSL) in January 2026. Her work in the lab focuses on developing and evaluating EEG electrode technologies for wearable and multimodal biosensing systems. Through her research, Cate is gaining experience in device prototyping, electronics assembly and soldering, mechanical design using SolidWorks, and data analysis for evaluating physiological signals. She is developing hands-on skills in biomedical device development while contributing to ongoing research to improve noninvasive neural monitoring technologies.