Adaptive Multisensory Storytelling: Designing Future Vehicle Experience
2024-2025: In collaboration with Honda Motor Company, this student team explored innovative ways to enhance the autonomous vehicle cabin experience through immersive storytelling technology. With the shift to fully autonomous driving, the cabin transforms into a flexible, room-like environment, opening…
Design of an Upstream Leak Test Method for Semiconductor Manufacturing
Design of a Thermal Energy Storage System for Tufts University
2024-2025: In collaboration with Salas O’Brien and Tufts University, this student team designed a thermal energy storage (TES) system to support the campus’s transition to geothermal heating and cooling as part of its goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by…
Design and Evaluation of a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) System Enclosure for Fish Passage Research
2024-2025: In collaboration with the USGS S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory, this student team designed and developed an enclosure for a passive integrated transponder (PIT) system to support fish passage research in the Connecticut River watershed. The enclosure houses…
Design of a Mechanism to Open Reagent Bags within GEM Analyzers
Design of an Accessible Airplane Cabin for Neurodivergent Passengers
Design of a Device to Facilitate Custom Delivery of a Two-Part Hydrogel Implant during Prostate Cancer Treatment
Design of Ergonomic Improvements for Manufacturing Operations
2023-2024: In collaboration with Cummins Valvetrain Technologies (CVT), this student team designed ergonomic improvements for several manufacturing operations at their facility in Bloomfield, CT. The project is part of an ongoing effort at CVT to reduce the risk of ergonomic…
Design of Nature Based Solutions to Address Stormwater Quality in Rubber Thread Pond
2023-2024: In collaboration with Fuss & O’Neill, this student team designed stormwater infrastructure to reduce the phosphorus content of runoff entering Rubber Thread Pond (RTP) in Easthampton, MA. The pond has been experiencing significant water quality problems for the past…
Design of a Mobile, Autonomous, Electric Vehicle Charging System
2023-2024: In collaboration with Honda (specifically Honda Research Institute and 99P Labs), this student team designed a mobile, autonomous, electric vehicle (EV) charging system. As an alternative to conventional EV charging stations, this project prioritized a conceptual charging system design…
Design of an IoT Application Framework for Satellite Services
2023-2024: In collaboration with Iridium, this student team developed an Internet of Things (IoT) application framework for ecosystem monitoring using Iridium Messaging Transport (IMT). The goal of the project was to provide a customizable framework on top of IMT to…
Design of a Decarbonization Strategic Plan for a Small University in New England
2023-2024: In collaboration with Salas O’Brien, this student team designed an innovative solution for decarbonizing the campus of a small university in New England. The focus of the team’s effort was on new and innovative technologies that are feasible for…
Design of an Economical Experimental Venturi Flow Meter System for Hydraulic Research
2023-2024: In collaboration with USGS, this student team designed and fabricated an economical Venturi flow meter system. Part of the USGS, the S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory focuses on fish passage and hydraulic research. The goal for this project…
Design Improvements for the GEM Technology Component Tester
Design Improvements for the Silver Coat Process for Heat Exchangers: An Exploration of Tab Removal Approaches
2022-2023: In collaboration with Collins Aerospace, this student team explored design improvements for the tab removal process within heat exchanger (HX) assembly. To improve corrosion resistance, heat exchangers are coated with a silver-aluminum paint coat during assembly, which must be…
Design for Heat Capture and Repurposing in Cryptocurrency Mining
2022-2023: In collaboration with Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT), this student team designed a system for capturing and repurposing heat generated during cryptocurrency mining. The project supports FCAT’s interest in innovation around the Bitcoin mining process to reduce environmental…
Design of a Portable Electric Micro-bike for Suburban Dwellers and Light Rural Users
2022-2023: In collaboration with Honda, this student team designed and fabricated a portable electric micro-bike for suburban dwellers and light rural users. The project was inspired by the 1981 Honda Motocompo, a compact gas-powered scooter to take commuters on the…
Design of a Satellite Communications System for Vehicles beyond the Reach of Cellular Connectivity
2022-2023: In collaboration with Iridium, this student team designed a satellite communications system for vehicles beyond the reach of cellular connectivity. The goal of the project was to provide recreational off-roaders in particular with an affordable back-up satellite communication system…
Design for Hyperlocal and Sustainable Materials in Building Construction
2022-2023: In collaboration with Thornton Tomasetti, this student team developed a sustainable materials selection tool and a conceptual structural design for a future building at Smith College. The project connects to Thornton Tomasetti’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality in their…