2007-2008: In collaboration with Augustus Design, this student team designed and verified a wireless system to monitor and report electrical energy usage by location and time without disrupting operations. The motivation for the project is to enable facilities to balance…
Design of a Catalytic Reactor to Treat Wastewater from a Semiconductor Manufacturing Plant
2007-2008: In collaboration with IBM, this student team designed a catalytic reactor to decompose hydrogen peroxide in wastewater generated by IBM’s semiconductor manufacturing facility in Fishkill, NY. The team identified suitable catalysts, modeled the chemical reaction process, conducted a sensitivity…
Design of a Low-Power, Low-Cost Bioaerosol Collector
2007-2008: In collaboration with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, this student team designed and developed a low-power, low-cost bioaerosol collector. The team researched existing technologies, prepared a conceptual design to harness solar and wind energy to direct airflow, evaluated multiple collection geometries,…
Roaring Brook Stream Restoration, Whately, MA
2007-2008: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, this student team developed a design to stabilize a reach of the Roaring Brook Stream in Whately, MA and restore the stream channel equilibrium to protect a house and barn on an…
Design of an Access Spur for the Manhan Rail Trail
2007-2008: In collaboration with the Northampton Office of Planning and Development (now called the Office of Planning and Sustainability) and a volunteer geotechnical liaison from HyGround Engineering, this student team designed an access spur for the Manhan Rail Trail extension to connect the…