Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Observing the location and role of proteins in physiological processes is a major challenge in the field of life sciences, as most clinical drugs exert their effects through protein modulati…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In this study, a new acoustic levitation prototype was developed in order to test novel PNP (pick-and-place) machine designs. This new method addresses the issues of conventional designs -th…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
Global climate change has severely affected the underwater ecosystem, in particular coral reefs. The risk of coral reef bleaching is increasing by a rate of 3.9% per year and severe bleachin…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals: The success of Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, opens up new possibilities for drones in space. Our goal is to demonstrate “proof of concept” for braiding with drones, expan…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Eco-Navigator, novel software, designs routes for ships to navigate to favorable wind and minimize fuel consumption. Wind-assisted shipping has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissio…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Unreliable electricity and power outages significantly impact the lives of an estimated 3.5 billion people, primarily in developing nations. The Demand Response (DR) concept optimizes electr…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
First Award
In the diverse landscape of robotic applications, there has been limited research on robots capable of navigating under stick structures, despite their critical importance in high-risk envir…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Second Award
In this study, we aimed to develop a cost-effective, adaptable, and easily repairable prosthetic arm, addressing the limitations of current prosthetic devices in terms of expense, inflexibil…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
CPU cooling is vital for computers to function efficiently and for long periods of time. The purpose of this project was to measure the effectiveness of various CPU cooling methods, and, ult…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Shock absorbers are important to all transportation in the modern day. As technology advances, shock technology is advancing as well. Shocks are specially designed for the application they w…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Third Award
I aimed to find out the relationship between the cart traveled distance (Dx), the cart weight (Wx), and rubberband extension (ΔL) for a rubberband-driven cart. I hypothesize that the distanc…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Many super high-rise buildings emerge in modern cities with urban development, facilitating work, accommodations, etc. However, their safety risks and accidents due to the wind are urgent pr…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Third Award
According to the World Health Organization, road traffic crashes cause up to 50 million preventable injuries worldwide each year. Connected autonomous vehicles have been proposed as a soluti…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Several public roads and bridges across the world provide travel between locations. In Puerto Rico they are mainly impacted by atmospheric events that impact the region in certain season. Du…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project aimed to provide a surfing board to people with neuromuscular diseases (NMD), creating inclusion for any audience in the sport, especially surfing. The problem is, how accurate…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fossil fuels are the main source of energy, but they release CO2, which is the leading cause of global warming. Ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen (H2) are two of the best candidates to replace foss…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Third Award
MagFlow is a revolutionary magnetic coupling system that eliminates the need for mechanical or electrical connections to flow pumps within an aquarium or enclosed space. Traditional fully su…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project seeks to improve the overall sustainability of the bicycle industry by improving helmet materials and design. To accomplish this, I made use of 3D modeling and printing in combi…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The frequency of rocket launches has greatly intensified in the recent decade. Reusability is sought after in an effort to reduce the cost of launches and give rise to a new era of space exp…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
Squirrel cage induction motors are the most widely used electric motor design, especially for industrial purposes such as AC compressors and fans. However, they lack the high starting torque…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
NASA has near-term plans to return to the moon with the intention of creating a permanent colony - they call it The Artemis Project. Creating a suitable building material using only the reso…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Honorable_mention Award
It can be difficult to efficiently heat a cast iron griddle for cooking pancakes. When heating a griddle, people often let the cook surface get too hot, burning pancakes or other food. They…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Honorable_mention Award
Repetition is the key to the mastery of any skill, but the "Ball Collection Problem", which we define as the issue in sports of collecting balls after their dispersal, frequently prevents at…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Purpose: As a specialty in the Northeast of China, breeding forest frog has high medicinal and economic value. However, the extensive storage method for overwintering has much reduced its bo…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
With over seven billion pounds of plastic trash globally, the material is abundant, and recycling is vital (UNEP, 2022). A large portion of this waste consists of single-use plastic bottles,…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
My project explores a novel tri-copter design that uses a combination of a tilt-rotor mechanism, airfoil-shaped drone arms, and the yaw motion of the drone to generate a more energy-efficien…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Fourth Award
Objective: Air pollution, especially PM 2.5, affects the health of millions of people globally, causing premature death. Outdoor air pollutants impact indoor air quality by leaking inside. T…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Our project is heavily inspired by the utilization of drones in the current ongoing conflict in Ukraine. We focused mainly on 2 ideas. The first one being human detection for search & rescue…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The goal of this project was to refine the previously developed propeller configuration and determine its viability in various form factors. This propeller configuration used a larger centra…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of this experiment is to be able to show a simplified replica of the complex systems inside of acoustic liners. This will demonstrate the destructive interference that an acousti…