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…
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…
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…
2019-2020: In collaboration with personnel at the Northampton, MA Department of Public Works (NDPW), the student team developed a viable solution to reduce the occurrence of flooding on Elm Street in Northampton. Flooding along this particular stretch of roadway is…
2019-2020: In collaboration with personnel at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) and Goody Clancy (the architectural firm representing the client) the student team investigated the issues an historic church was having with plaster damage and deterioration. The lath and plaster…
2019-2020: In collaboration with personnel of Trout Unlimited (TU), and local consultants, the student team researched current river restoration practices and designed remediation measures for several sites along a one-mile reach of the West Branch North River in Heath, MA.…
2019-2020: In collaboration with personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) the student team researched fish passageway design, with special emphasis on the entrance to fishways. The goal of the project was…
2018-2019: In collaboration with Facebook, this student team designed an FPGA-based image processing system to demonstrate the viability of FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) as a more efficient and scalable platform to review user-uploaded content. Facebook is continuously exploring new infrastructure…
2018-2019: This student team collaborated with FloDesign Sonics (FDS), a startup utilizing acoustic particle manipulation technology to enable next generation manufacturing of cell and gene therapies. One FDS device uses acoustic affinity cell selection to isolate T-cells as a starting…
2018-2019: In collaboration with Honda R&D Americas, this student team developed a micro-mobility vehicle concept for college students in the Northeast region of the United States, with a focus on weather-immunity and environmental sustainability. The project represents Honda’s commitment to…
2018-2019: In collaboration with Instrumentation Laboratory (IL), this student team designed a solution to improve stability times of reagents within the existing ACL TOP hemostasis instruments. Hemostasis analyzers are used to diagnose blood-related diseases by using patient blood plasma samples…
2018-2019: In collaboration with the Northampton Department of Public Works, this student team developed a culvert evaluation program to provide an objective method for prioritizing culverts for replacement for the City. Culverts are a vital part of existing infrastructure that…
2018-2019: In collaboration with Pelican, this student team designed a combined hinge and latch pinning machine for the Storm Case product line. Currently, Pelican uses multiple pieces of equipment to insert pins into the hinges and latches of the 26…
2018-2019: In collaboration with Sanderson MacLeod, this student team designed and built a device to score ABS plastic brush rods for Sanderson’s cytology brushes. The rods are currently purchased pre-scored from an external vendor; the goal of this project was…
2018-2019: In collaboration with the Mill River Greenway Committee in the town of Williamsburg, MA, this student team designed a connection between the terminus of the MassCentral Rail Trail (MCRT) and the beginning of the South Main Street Connector in…