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…
Design of a High Pressure Casing Joint for Centrifugal Compressors
2016-2017: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, a Siemens business, this student team developed a new casing joint design for a high pressure centrifugal compressor. Existing casing joint designs are insufficient to withstand the higher pressures needed for today’s more demanding natural…
Design of an Analytics Platform for HeartFlow
2016-2017: In collaboration with HeartFlow, a medical software company providing first-in-class technology to non-invasively aid in the detection of coronary artery disease, this student team developed the backend of an extensible analytics platform for the company’s case data. The goal…
Design of a Novel Method of Mixing Clinical Samples for Blood Gas Analysis
2016-2017: In collaboration with Instrumentation Laboratory (IL), this student team designed a blood sample mixing method prior to analysis in IL’s blood gas analyzer devices. Existing approaches for mixing blood samples are subjective, potentially leading to inconsistent mixing, pre-analytic error,…
Design of a Load vs. Leak Testing System for Medical Devices
2016-2017: In collaboration with Medtronic, this student team designed a test system to measure the load versus leak rate of minimally invasive surgery devices to inform device development. The existing method for measuring load versus leak rate required multiple people…
Parklet Design for Northampton
2016-2017: In collaboration with the Northampton Office of Planning and Sustainability (NOPS), this student team focused on the siting, design, and evaluation of municipal parklets for the city of Northampton, as part of a local Pavement to Parks initiative. The…
Design of a Decking Structure over Cabot Yard in South Boston
2016-2017: In collaboration with Stantec, this student team developed a concept-level design and feasibility analysis for a structural deck over Cabot Yard in South Boston, MA to enable real-estate development over the active rail yard. After preparing a site map…
Design of a Method to Measure Cut Resistance of Synthetic Fiber Rope
2016-2017: In collaboration with Sterling Rope, this team designed and developed a test method and associated apparatus to quantify cut resistance in synthetic fiber rope. Cut resistance is a relevant rope parameter in situations involving sharp or abrasive objects near…
Design of an eSWYC System to Facilitate Screening for Pediatric Patients
2015-2016: In collaboration with the Baystate Health System, and supported by funding from Smith’s Design Thinking Initiative, this student team designed an electronic approach to completing, scoring, and analyzing the Survey of Well Being of Young Children (SWYC). The SWYC…
Design of a Movable Inlet Guide Vane System for Centrifugal Compressors
2015-2016: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, this student team designed a movable inlet guide vane (MIGV) system for the centrifugal compressor test rig located at the Dresser-Rand facility in Olean, NY. MIGVs are one method for controlling the flow that enters…
Design of a Veress Needle Indicator for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Design of Mass Central Rail Trail Extension into Haydenville, MA
2015-2016: In collaboration with the Mill River Greenway Initiative (MRGI), the Northampton Office of Planning and Sustainability, the Northampton Department of Public Works, and HyGround Engineering, this student team designed an extension of the Mass Central Rail Trail from Northampton…