2027 URPS On April 16, 2027
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RECENT AND ARCHIVE URPS
Title
Particle Shadow Velocimetry in Small Wind Tunnels
Students
Nikolas Marco Wefers (ME), Yiran An (ME), Arya Bharadwaj (ME)
Advisor
Mehdi Mortazavi (MME)
Title
Vibration Effects on Void Reduction In Staple Reinforced 3D Printed Concrete
Students
Brayden Landry (ME), Alex Sheehey (CE/ME), David Aviza (ME)
Advisor
Nima Rahbar (CE/ AE)
Title
Vibration Effects on Void Reduction In Staple Reinforced 3D Printed Concrete
Students
Peter Capi (ME), Jack Depalama (ME), Ignacio Mendoza (ME), Galen Miller (ME), Andrew Nobrega (ME), Sofia Quattrini (ME)
Advisor
James Urban (FPE)
Title
Overhauling a 3D-Printed Humanoid Robot: Structural Optimization, Inverse Kinematics, Gearboxes, and Swappable End Effectors
Students
Samuel Gervasi (ME), Waytt Binnard (ME), David Strom (ME), Christian Lambie (RBE) , Brendan Galvin (RBE/ME) , Caleb Cotoia (ME/RBE)
Advisors
Pradeep Radhakrishnan (MME),
Taylor Andrews (CS)
Title
3D Silicone Printing
Students
Zachary Shord (ME), Adam Schneider (ME), Reyhan Sabesan (ME), Tue Lac (ECE)
Advisor
Joe Stabile (MME)
Title
Vibration Effects on Void Reduction In Staple Reinforced 3D Printed Concrete
Students
Ziyad Ali (ME), William Cifone (ME), Collin Mello (ME), Aabid Peer Mohammed (ME),
Advisor
Jamal Yagoobi (MME)
Title
Development of a Low Attenuation Fusion Target Cooler
Students
Camille Gipson (ME), Corbin Narita (ME/PH )
Advisor
William McCarthy (MME/PH)
Title
Analysis, Design, and Application of Improved High Speed Mechanisms for Middle-Ear Characterization Under High- Acoustical Loads
Students
Luke Thomas (ME), Sean Welch (BME ), Donovan Joyce (ME)
Advisors
Cosme Furlong-Vazquez (MME),
Dirk Albrecht (BME)
Sponsor
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA.
Title
The Design and Fabrication of Novel Guitar Frets and Fretboards for Manufacturability and Water Resistance
Students
Leagsaidh Collis (ME), Mia Katz (ME), Andrew Klegraefe (ME), Carter Melanson (ME)
Advisors
Fiona Zoutendyk (MME), VJ. 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)
Advisors
Pradeep Radhakrishnan (MME), Taylor Andrews (CS)
Archive URPS
2024 URPS April 19, 2024
Title
3D Silicone Printer
Students
Maxwell Onffroy (ME), Luke Regan (ME), Jacob Talbot (ME), Owen Weber (ME)
Advisor
Joe Stabile (MME)
Title
Design and Evaluation of a Propulsion Aid Device for folding Wheel chairs.
Students
Amanda Borden (ME and ESS), Megan Borden (ME), Stephanie Steriti (ME)
Advisors
Sarah Jane Wodin Schwartz (MME), Elisabeth Stodard (ESS)
Title
Detecting and correcting Bends in Medical- Grade Endoscopes using Computer Vision and Cold Rolling Processes.
Students
Abigail Clemence (ME and ESS), Nikita Logoshin (ME), Chenhao Li (ME), Pravina Pradhan (ME), Jessica Rhodes (RBE), George Shelton (ECE)
Advisor
Pradeep Radhakrishnan (MME)
Title
The Design and Prototyping of a Low-Cost and Efficient Ocean Cleanup Robot.
Students
Gabriel Espinosa (ME and ESS), Danny Ngo (ME/RBE), Sebastian Valle (RBE), Alexander Wadsworth (ME)
Advisors
Selcuk Guceri (MME), and Vincent Aloi (RBE)
Title
Optimizing Partial Emission Pump Performance.
Students
Patrick Daly (ME), JacobAbrogar (ME), Gabriela DiMauro (ME), Shivaani Gopal (ME), Keith Mesecher (ME)
Advisor
Ahmet Can Sabuncu (MME)
2023 URPS April 21, 2023
Title
Device to Aid in Mechanical Ventilation of Obese Patients
Students
Giulia Herszage Rocha (BME/ME), Mackenzie Damon (ME), Kelly McDonald (ME),Rachel Chan (BME/ME), Madelyn Thrasher (BME/ME),
Advisor
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
Prof. Nicholas Bertozzi (RBE/MME),
Prof. Joshua Cuneo (CS),
Prof. 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
Prof. Selçuk Güçeri (MME),
Prof. Stephen Kmiotek (ChE),
Prof. 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)
2022 URPS April 22, 2022
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
Prof. Gregory Noetscher (ECE),
Prof. 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
Prof. Kaveh Pahlavan (ECE),
Prof. Pradeep Radhakrishnan (MME)
Title
A Portable Teleoperated Robot for Ultrasound Diagnostic Imaging
Students
Tianyang Gao (RBE),
Michael Gobran (ME),
Jonathan Valsamis (ECE)
Advisors
Prof. Yihao Zheng (MME),
Prof. Ziming Zhang (ECE)