2017-2018: In collaboration with Bechtel and Caritas Kenya, this student team contributed to a multi-year project to improve access to clean water in urban settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. The project is part of Bechtel’s Building Resilient Communities initiative, emphasizing resilience…
Design of a More Inclusive Doll for Long-Term Hospitalized Children
2017-2018: In collaboration with the Coleman School and the Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center (CS/ESPC), this student team designed and manufactured dolls that more accurately represent the diagnoses and assistive medical devices of the residents of the CS/ESPC. This project was…
Design of 3D-Printed Rotating Components for an Aerodynamic Test Rig
2017-2018: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, a Siemens business, this student team designed a 3D printed impeller for use in an aerodynamic test rig for a centrifugal gas compressor. Given the complex impeller geometry, additive manufacturing offers potential savings in cost…
Design of an Angled Acoustofluidic Platform for Particle Separation
2017-2018: In collaboration with FloDesign Sonics (FDS), a startup utilizing acoustic waves to create devices that separate particles, this student team designed improvements to FDS’s current acoustofluidic platform. In particular, the team focused on developing attachment components to enable steady…
Design of a New Device to Mix Clinical Samples for Blood Gas Analysis
2017-2018: In collaboration with Instrumentation Laboratory (IL) and as a continuation project, this student team designed a blood sample mixing device for use prior to analysis in IL’s blood gas analyzer devices. Existing approaches for mixing blood samples are subjective,…
Design of a Simulation to Analyze and Improve a Pharmaceutical Process
2017-2018: In collaboration with NNE and one of their clients, this student team designed a simulation using Factory Talk Arena (FTA) to compare a new gel capsule packaging line to an existing line, and also assessed the utility of such…
Design of Schematic Repairs for Cracking in a Historic Load-Bearing Brick Masonry Building
2017-2018: In collaboration with Simpson Gumpertz and Heger (SGH), this student team developed schematic repair options for an unreinforced masonry building in Boston, MA. The renovated condo, which dates to the late 1800s, experiences recurring cracking despite regular repointing of…
Design of a Statistical Process Control System for a Manufacturing Line
Design of Bank Protection Alternatives for the Mill River Greenway in Haydenville, MA
2017-2018: In collaboration with the Williamsburg Mill River Greenway Committee, this student team evaluated and recommended bank protection designs for a critical section (“the Bend”) of the Mill River in Haydenville, MA. This project is part of an initiative to…