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…
Design of a Positioning System for Hydraulic Research Instruments
2022-2023: In collaboration with the United States Geological Survey, this student team designed an improved 3-axis positioning system for use in hydraulic testing at the Sylvio O. Conte Research Laboratory in Turners Falls, MA. The facility uses a positioning system…
Design of an Automated Sampling Fixture for the GEM 5000
2022-2023: In collaboration with Werfen, this student team designed an automated sampling system for the GEM 5000 blood gas analyzer. The GEM 5000 includes a disposable cartridge that contains electrochemical sensors and solutions. Design changes to the cartridge require testing…
Design for Gas Exhaust and Recycling in a Food Preservation System
2021-2022: In collaboration with Clean Crop Technologies (CCT), this student team designed a system for gas separation and recycling within CCT’s food decontamination process. CCT uses proprietary cold atmospheric plasma technology to ionize a mixture of gases that in turn…
Design of a Universal End Effector for Robotic Assembly of Heat Exchanger Cores
2021-2022: In collaboration with Collins Aerospace, this student team designed a universal end effector to assist with robotic assembly of heat exchanger (HX) cores. The current manual assembly process is economically inefficient and time consuming so Collins is transitioning to…
Design of a Mobile Platform for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Using Green Hydrogen
Design of Public River Access and a Bridge Connecting the Mill River Greenway to Skinnerville Park
2021-2022: In collaboration with the Williamsburg Mill River Greenway Committee and VHB, this student team designed a pedestrian bridge to connect the Mill River Greenway (MRG) in Williamsburg across the Mill River to Skinnerville Park and also designed recreational river…
Design and Feasibility Assessment of a Sewage Heat Exchange System for Smith College
2021-2022: In collaboration with Salas O’Brien, this student team designed and assessed a sewage heat exchange system for Smith College. Smith is pursuing ground source geothermal heat exchange to meet the campus heating and cooling loads as part of its…
Design of a Solid Phase Optical Standard that Mimics Human Blood
Design of an Outdoor Learning Space for Girls Inc.
2021-2022: In collaboration with WSP, this student team designed an outdoor learning space for the Girls Inc. facility in Worcester, MA. A national nonprofit committed to empowering girls in grades K-12, Girls Inc. Worcester desires a safe and secure space…
Design of an Anti-Icing Solution for Zipline’s Unmanned Aircraft
Design of an Optimized Carbon Neutrality Software Tool for Retrofitted Commercial Buildings
2020-2021: In collaboration with Arup, this student team designed and developed a software tool to assist Arup engineers in recommending building retrofits to meet zero-net-carbon (ZNC) requirements. Arup is committed to reducing carbon emissions and actively promotes sustainable building solutions…
Design of Hard Masking Solutions for Heat Exchanger Coating Processes
Design for Renewable Energy and Carbon Footprint Reduction at the Lathrop Community
2020-2021: In collaboration with Energy and Resource Solutions (ERS), this student team conducted an energy audit and carbon reduction design for the Lathrop retirement community in Easthampton, MA. The project focused on reducing energy consumption and lowering carbon footprint in…
Design of a Charging Solution for a Campus Micromobility Sharing Program
2020-2021: In collaboration with Honda R&D Americas, this student team designed a charging system for an on-campus micromobility concept vehicle. The goal of the project was to design a safe, efficient, and user-friendly solution at convenient locations on the Smith…
Characterization and Design Optimization of Layout and Airflow for Next Generation Point of Care Analyzer
2020-2021: In collaboration with Instrumentation Laboratory (IL), this student team designed a thermoregulatory ventilation system for the next generation ROTEM instrument. The ROTEM devices are point-of-care instruments that measure the viscoelastic properties of blood during coagulation. The goal of this…