Design of a Smart Containment System and SOC Model for Battery Backup Units
Design of a Long Range Heavy Payload Drone
Design of a Next Generation Patient Blood Management Analysis System
Low Impact Develoment (LID) Stormwater Design for Mitigating Elm Street Brook Flooding
2019-2020: In collaboration with personnel at the Northampton, MA Department of Public Works (NDPW), the student team developed a viable solution to reduce the occurrence of flooding on Elm Street in Northampton. Flooding along this particular stretch of roadway is…
Design, Testing, and Evaluation of a Vibration Dampening System for Attic Accessways above an Historic Plaster Ceiling
2019-2020: In collaboration with personnel at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) and Goody Clancy (the architectural firm representing the client) the student team investigated the issues an historic church was having with plaster damage and deterioration. The lath and plaster…
Design of Multiple Engineered Large-Wood Structures for In-Stream Habitat and Bank Stabilization
2019-2020: In collaboration with personnel of Trout Unlimited (TU), and local consultants, the student team researched current river restoration practices and designed remediation measures for several sites along a one-mile reach of the West Branch North River in Heath, MA.…
Hydraulic Design of an Improved Fishway Entrance for Alosines
2019-2020: In collaboration with personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) the student team researched fish passageway design, with special emphasis on the entrance to fishways. The goal of the project was…
Design and Process Improvements for Ram Fan Shaft Heat Exchangers
Design of an FPGA-based Image Processing System
2018-2019: In collaboration with Facebook, this student team designed an FPGA-based image processing system to demonstrate the viability of FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) as a more efficient and scalable platform to review user-uploaded content. Facebook is continuously exploring new infrastructure…