Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) Undergraduate Research Projects Showcase (URPS)
2026 URPS On April 24, 2026
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Project Title: Smart Thermal Management with EHD: From Earth to Orbit
Students: Ziyad Ali (ME); William Cifone (ME); Collin Mello (ME); Aabid Peermohammed (ME)
Advisor: Prof. Jamal Yagoobi (MME)
Title: Development of a Low Attenuation Fusion Target Cooler
Students: Camille Gipson (ME); Corbin Narita (ME, PH)
Advisors: Prof. William McCarthy (PH, MME)
Advisor: Prof. Cosme Furlong-Vazquez (MME); Prof. Dirk Albrecht (BME)
Sponsor: Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Boston MA
Title:The Design and Fabrication of Novel Guitar Frets and Fretboards for Manufacturability and Wear Resistance
Students: Leagsaidh Collis (ME); Mia Katz (ME); Andrew Klegraefe (ME); Carter Melanson (ME)
Advisors: Prof. Fiona Zoutendyk (MME); Prof. V. J. Manzo (HUA)
Title: Development of an Improved Modular System, Swapping Station, and Autonomous Cart for End-Effectors in a 3D-Printed Humanoid Robot
Students: Theodore Zisserson (ME); Joseph Nixon (ME); Christopher Levin (ME); Hunter Crossman (ME); Jack Aylesworth (ME).
Advisor: Prof. Pradeep Radhakrishnan (MME); Prof. Taylor Andrews (CS)
Title: 3D Silicone Printer
Students: Maxwell Onffroy (ME); Luke Regan (ME); Jacob Talbot (ME); Owen Weber (ME)
Advisor: Prof. Joe Stabile (MME)
Title: Design and Evaluation of a Propulsion Aid Device for Folding Wheelchairs
Students: Amanda Borden (ME&ESS); Megan Jacene (ME); Stephanie Steriti (ME)
Advisors: Profs. Sarah Jane Wodin-Schwartz (MME); Elisabeth Stoddard (ESS)
Advisor: Prof. Pradeep Radhakrishnan (MME)
Title:The Design and Prototyping of a Low-Cost & Efficient Ocean Cleanup Robot
Students: Gabriel Espinosa (ME); Danny Ngo (ME/RBE); Sebastian Valle (RBE); Alexander Wadsworth (ME)
Advisors: Profs. Selcuk Guceri (MME) & Vincent Aloi (RBE)
Title: Optimizing Partial Emission Pump Performance
Students: Jacob Abrogar (ME); Patrick Daly (ME); Gabriela DiMauro (ME); Shivaani Gopal (ME); Keith Mesecher (ME)
Advisor: Prof. Ahmet Can Sabuncu (MME)
Title: Device to Aid in Mechanical Ventilation of Obese Patients
Students: Giulia Herszage Rocha (Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering); Mackenzie Damon (Mechanical Engineering); Kelly McDonald (Mechanical Engineering); Rachel Chan (Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering); Madelyn Thrasher (Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering);
Advisor: Prof. Kristen Billiar (BME/MME)
Title: Electric Triumph Spitfire MKIV (1972)
Students: Bradley Sprunger (ME); Blaise Pingree (ME); Grace Magnotta (ME); Wynn Roberts (ME); Shane Donahue (CS); Sean McMillan (CS); Rachael Smith (ECE); Patrick Flanigan (RBE)
Advisors: Profs. Nicholas Bertozzi (RBE/MME); Joshua Cuneo (CS); Donald Brown (ECE) & Craig Putnam (RBE)
Title: High Energy Passive Solar System Design in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Students: Emma Driscoll (Chemical Engineering); Jade Veth (MME); Maren Cork (MME); Sarah Abatiello (MME); Effelia Warden (MME); Sydney Smith (MME and Environmental Engineering)
Advisors: Profs. Selçuk Güçeri (MME); Stephen Kmiotek (ChE) & Elisabeth Stoddard (ESS)
Title: Design, Simulate, Build, and Test an RC Airplane
Students: Kalle Asaro (Mechanical Engineering); Delaney Cox (Mechanical Engineering); Heather Oxford (Mechanical Engineering); Everett Wonson (Mechanical Engineering)
Advisor: Prof. Alireza Ebadi (MME)
Title: Reconstruction of a High-Rise Fire Using Experimental and Computational Techniques
Students: Abigail Benoit (ME/FPE); Grace Cummings (ME/FPE); Matthew Guarneri (ME/FPE); Peter Guertin (ME/FPE)
Advisor: Prof. Milosh Puchovsky (FPE/MME)
Title: Repurposing PLA into 3D Printing Filament
Students: Anna Catlett (ME); Dominick Gravante (ME); Casey Willis (ME)
Advisor: Prof. John Sullivan (MME)
Title: Triboelectric Energy Generation for the U.S. Army
Students: Charlie Dursin (ME); Nathan Reed (ME); Tyson Wiseman (ME)
Advisors: Profs. Gregory Noetscher (ECE) & Professor Pratap Rao (MME)
Sponsor: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM)
Title: 3D Printed Humanoid Robot
Students: Alexandria Lehman (ME); Anthony Galgano (RBE/ECE); David Fournet (RBE); Ian Beazley (RBE/ME); William Engdahl (RBE/ME);
Advisors: Profs. Kaveh Pahlavan (ECE) & Professor Pradeep Radhakrishnan (MME)
Title: A Portable Teleoperated Robot for Ultrasound Diagnostic Imaging
Students: Tianyang Gao (RBE); Michael Gobran; (ME); Jonathan Valsamis (ECE)
Advisors: Profs. Yihao Zheng (MME) & Professor Ziming Zhang (ECE)
Title: Innovating the Electric Jet Ski
Students: Dianjenis Abreu (ECE); Erik Herrera (ME); Zach Le (ECE);Connor Melone (ME); Ayna Ramseur-Moore (ME); Wayde Whichard (ME)
Advisors: Profs. Maqsood Mughal (ECE) & Mehul Bhatia (MME)
Sponsor: Zero Motorcycles