2012-2013: In collaboration with 3M and three engineering students at Marquette University, this student team developed a scalp cooling device intended to reduce chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA). Several scalp cooling technologies are currently available in Europe and Canada, but the U.S.…
Design of an Impeller Labyrinth Seal
2012-2013: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, this student team designed and prototyped a novel impeller labyrinth seal to maintain concentricity, reduce wear, and improve aerodynamic performance. Labyrinth seals are a key component in reducing gas leakage in centrifugal gas compressors; the…
Design of Culvert Replacement Structure at Depot Road in Williamsburg, MA
2012-2013: In collaboration with HyGround Engineering and the Williamsburg Highway Department, this student team designed a replacement structure for the culvert on Depot Road in Williamsburg, MA, and proposed a realignment design for the road. Depot Road floods frequently as…
Design Improvements for a Ceramic Water Filter for Use in Nepal
2012-2013: In collaboration with iDE Nepal, this student team developed design improvements for iDE Nepal’s existing household ceramic water filter. Clean water is central to iDE’s mission to improve global health through small business development; iDE Nepal seeks to improve…
Design and Development of an Algorithm to Identify Targets from Bistatic Radar Data
2012-2013: In collaboration with the MITRE Corporation, this student team developed an algorithm to detect targets using data from a passive bistatic radar system. Radar technologies have the potential to be an integral part of building security and surveillance. After gaining…
Restoration Design for Barros Bog in Bourne, MA
2012-2013: In collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), this student team developed a plan to restore the abandoned Barros Cranberry Bog in Bourne, MA to its historic salt marsh hydrology. A primary motivation for this project was to…
Inventory of Green Infrastructure Opportunities and Retrofit Designs for Stormwater Management
2012-2013: In collaboration with the Northampton Department of Public Works (DPW), this student team developed resources and designs to integrate green infrastructure into the City’s stormwater management program. Green infrastructure is an environmentally sustainable method of managing stormwater on site,…
Prediction of Cooling Fin Erosion and Design of Improvements to Reduce Damage
2012-2013: In collaboration with United Technologies Aerospace Systems (UTAS), this student team analyzed fin behavior within aircraft heat exchangers and redesigned the current retrofit that UTAS uses to prevent fin damage. The motivation for this project was to predict when…