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…
Complete Streets Design for South Street in Northampton, MA
2020-2021: In collaboration with the Northampton Department of Public Works (NDPW), this student team prepared a Complete Streets design for South Street in Northampton, MA. Complete Streets infrastructure is intended to provide safer, more accessible, and more equitable roadways for…
Feasibility Design of the Northampton State Hospital Shared Use Path
2020-2021: In collaboration with the Northampton Office of Planning and Sustainability (NOPS) and the Mill River Greenway Initiative (MRGI), this student team developed a conceptual design for a shared-use path and bridge connecting the Village Hill and Bay State neighborhoods…
Design Improvements for the SmithVent Pneumatic Ventilator
2020-2021: This student team pursued design improvements for the SmithVent open-source ventilator design, which had won the international CoVent-19 Challenge in July 2020. The continuation project included liaisons from the CoVent-19 Challenge organizers, Ximedica, and the original SmithVent team of…