swanson school fall 2015 design expo: a focus on humanities
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D E S I G N E X P O | A F O C U S O N H U M A N I T I E Si
December 10, 2015
6 – 8:30 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Connolly Ballroom
DESIGNXPO
SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
A FOCUS ON HUMANiTiES
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SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGDecember 10, 2015
Welcome to the Swanson School’s third Design EXPO! We thank you for joining us this evening to celebrate our students’ talents and achievements. Tonight’s Design EXPO will feature 70+ student projects that traverse the design space from problem identification, specification of objectives and constraints, conceptual development, to, in many cases, result in an actual prototype. In this way the EXPO provides an opportunity for students to display their creativity and ingenuity. As the Provost has declared this The Year of the Humanities at the University, some projects may feature aspects of literature, music or art.
Many of our student projects come directly from the Swanson School’s Capstone Design Courses and were submitted by graduating seniors. The Capstone Design enable students to address real-world problems either posed by industry or identified by the teams themselves. Alongside these projects our EXPO will also highlight concepts and prototypes from students in our product realization courses, student design clubs, and students working internationally to better the planet.
We welcome everyone in attendance to vote for their favorite project as a part of the EXPO’s “People’s Choice Award” while our judges from industry evaluate the projects to determine:
• Best in the Department• Best Overall Design
Judging will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. Winners will be announced starting at 8:15 p.m.
We hope that you enjoy learning more about these exciting projects and have opportunities to discuss details with our students. We are proud of all of the accomplishments of our soon to be graduating engineers. Enclosed you will find a list of the design projects, team members, and faculty advisors who have joined us this evening for this special event.
We would like to thank the Swanson School of Engineering faculty members and industry partners who have provided guidance to the student teams, the over 70 judges for their time and support of this exciting endeavor, and also the family, friends and community members and partners who have gathered here to support our students.
DESIGNEXPOA FOCUS ON HUMANITIES
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DEPARTMENT OF
BIOENGINEERINGFaculty Advisor: Dr. Mark Gartner
BioE-1: Non-disruptive Length Acquisition Device for Incubated Neonates
Khaled Abdelrahman Joshua GeorgeVictor HoangEmma McBrideDan MercaderAbraham Umo
BioE-2: Force Sensor for Telerehabilitation Laura BechardMichelle Botyrius Nathan EnickDominic PezzoneDaniel WhitehurstTatyana Yatsenko
BioE-3: Cranial Ultrasound Support DeviceGregory BrunetteLeonid MirsonMatthew PesceLiz SantucciAly SchlieperYuta Umeda
BioE-4: Pressure Sensing Insole for Diabetic/ Neuropathic Patients
Jacob BarteeAngela BeckAlex JosowitzHuaxiu LiNathaniel Schwed
BioE-5: Prolonged Field Care: An Improved Tourniquet for Military Use
Aly EganLindsey MarraRyan O’MalleyStephanie SextonSarah SmelkoJoseph Takahashi
BioE-6: Dynamic Head Support for Pediatric PatientsMitchell Clough Michael Linehan Jeb MillerNatalie RutkowskiJaclyn Shields Nate Smialek
BioE-7: Anti-Gravity Leg Exercise Assist DeviceConor CalnanShannon GormanAmy Howell Bryan RomellJeremy Teichmann
BioE-8: ICU Ulcer Prevention MatJames Constantin Aaron DeesJohnathan MaynardTyler PirkleCorey Williams
BioE-9: Shoulder Anti-Subluxation TrayForme BalebakoKelley BrownMichael JacusGregg KaranovichEmily Mihalko
BioE-10: Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel ReleaseEileen Burke Mike CouryMaria Gracia GanMolly KnewtsonJonathan Mahoney
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DEPARTMENT OF
BIOENGINEERING (continued)
BioE-11: Positive Reinforcement Device to Encourage Vocalization in Autistic Children
Trenton GilstrapHailee Kulich Sandee MoedMeghan ScottKevin Woeppel
BioE-12: Adjustable Ankle-Foot Orthotic for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Nicholas CardLuke DrnachStephanie SchlebuschDavid StarkmanZak Wool
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DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGFaculty Advisor: Dr. John Oyler
CEE-1: The Midway Hotel at Conneaut LakeJoseph DeFrancescoJustin DelmasterLe LuCorey PotetzCharles RaffensbergerTim Sismour
CEE-2: Trinity Acres Youth Camp Master PlanAdrian GoldbergAlie PaulMary HassanJordan Panek Chad SmedleyKai SunChris Urtz
CEE-3: Pitt HEAD (Humanities, Engineering and Design)
Nicole DejeanMeghan GreenawaltMark GreerJoe HastingsEmily HolmesRenato RuzziniSamantha SusichJohn Walker
CEE-4: The Bigelow Boulevard Reconfiguration Project
Robert GehrisNicholas HoffmasterMatthew KimbicJiangmin LinNathan SchaefferGrant StahlGarrett Swarm
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DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERINGFaculty Advisor: Dr. Steven Levitan
ECE-1: Wireless Monitoring of Eaton PXR High Voltage Circuit Breaker Trip Unit
Lenard AronsonPaige BitlerPhilip NullTroy Weber
ECE-2: Functional Control of Electrical Muscle Stimulation Array
Eric BucklenRafid LateefDamian Link
ECE-3: Managing the Effects of Return Voltage Due to Dipole Polarization for Duquesne Light
Nathan GlotzbachJoshua CounihanAlexander Kline
ECE-4: Evolutionary Algorithm for Boolean Logic Minimization
Gabrielle ClarkEmily Crabb
ECE-5: Optical Interface for Eaton Consumer Circuit Breaker
Jason Cole-O’LearyNicholas Reynolds
ECE-6: Hidden Data Channel for MP3 FilesRobert DumontTyler Wolf
ECE-7: Safety Discharge Circuit for Eaton High Voltage Capacitor
Anthony HopkinsAbdelssamad LaaouaoudaDeanna LittlefieldBrian Sugarmann
ECE-8: Mobile Application for Food Picture TakingDanchen HuangJeffrey Mitchell
ECE-9: Distributed Power Line Phase Angle Comparison
Colin KennedyHaroon KhalidRobert Lois IIAnthony Stimmell
ECE-10: Company-University-Student Advising APPTrevor LeongNicholas Reiter
ECE-11: Wireless Remote Building Entry Control System for Eaton
Matthew MayroshJoseph PettiChen Su
ECE-12: GPU Optimized 3D Geometric Modeling Kernels
John Matty
ECE-13: Scoring Controller for Competitive FencingMatthew SchnurBacil Shaqqo
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DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGFaculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Besterfield-Sacre
IE-1: Where do Big Packages Go? An Analysis of FedEx Grounds Incompatible Package NetworkSponsor: FedEx
Soumar DaoudAnthony DinardoHarrison LynchMichael Trentadue
IE-2: Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Maintenance in Kuna NegaSponsor: Engineers Without Borders and PittHeads
Zachary BirneyJames BruckerJohn PidgeonAndrew Treloar
IE-3: Integrating Simulation into Mylan’s Manufacturing OperationSponsor: Mylan
Sydney BigginsEmily BurgerZoe HorvathRyan Orlando
IE-4: GPCFB: Strategic Plan to Eliminate Hunger in Southwest PA by 2025Sponsor: Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank: Strategic Plan to Eliminate Hunger in Southwest PA by 2025
Brent GroveBrian NelsonRoman PerdziolaBrett Vuxta
IE-5: Brother’s Brother Foundation Future Donations and Space LimitationsSponsor: Brother’s Brother Foundation
Mary CookDanielle LichtyThomas Randall
IE-6: Vaccine Cold Chain Electronic Monitoring SolutionSponsor: Children’s Community Pediatrics
Kelsey KnoxChristopher KucheraSeth Young
IE-7: Improving the Tool Recalibration ProcessSponsor: L&S Machining
Mike QuakeSean MackDominic StokesKevin Thornton
IE-8: Process Improvements with the Office of Sponsored ResearchSponsor: University of Pittsburgh Office of Research
Sean MaguireJohn RiddleColin Stephens
IE-9: Workforce Schedule Reconstruction for Levin FurnitureSponsor: Levin Furniture
Jocelyn DanseyMelissa MorelloTyler RybarczykNicholas Sunderland
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DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & MATERIALS SCIENCEFaculty Advisor: Dr. David Schmidt
MEMS-1: Improved Medium Voltage Circuit Breaker Lifting DeviceSponsor: Eaton, Pittsburgh
Daniel Guimaraes A AbdallaNathan HarlowIan JonesShawn Walls
MEMS-2: Experimental Tests on the Motion of a Fluid-Filled PendulumSponsor: Dr. Giovanni Galdi
Patrick CorelliJulian FerranteGiordano Pugliese
MEMS-3: Shear Punch Device for Mechanical Testing of Miniaturized SpecimensSponsor: Dr. Markus Chmielus and Dr. Jorg Wiezorek
Dan ChiluttiBhim DahalThomas Stimmel
MEMS-4: Compact Heat ExchangersSponsor: Dr. David Schmidt and Dr. Dan Cole
Nathan BudnyPaul CareyPavlo LebedyevGarret Sultzbach
MEMS-5: Development of a Getter DispenserSponsor: Eaton, Milwaukee
Steve MyersThomas SmythZachary Stuck
MEMS-6: Semi-Automation of Manufacturing Novel Vascular GraftsSponsor: Dr. Anne Robertson
Elizabeth CraigNate KisselAndrew Lawniczak
MEMS-7: Electropolisher Design Sponsor: American Stress Technologies
Stephanie LeeLee MaccaroneNino Tommarello
MEMS-8: Design and Fabrication of a Testing Fixture for Anterior Tibial LoadingSponsor: Dr. Patrick Smolinski
Adedoyin OjoLuke SchusterRichard Tommarello
MEMS-9: Barkhausen Sensor Carrier for Camshaft InspectionSponsor: American Stress Technologies
Joe Leja Colton LossJohn Tritschler
MEMS-10: Design of a Test Fixture for Micro-Scale MeasurementsSponsor: Dr. Tevis Jacobs
Chad CorapiNathan JonesLuke Thimons
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DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & MATERIALS SCIENCE (continued)
MEMS-11: Development of a Flow Model for Viscosity CharacterizationSponsor: Cameron
Andrew KernsSam MaroursekCory Owens
MEMS-12: Design a High Throughput Biomechanical Culture System for Growing Tissue Engineered CorneasSponsor: Dr. Ian Sigal
Nick Cox Rachel RohrJoshua SellingMorgan Skapik
MEMS-13: A Robotic Workstation for Stroke Rehabilitation of the Upper Extremity using FESMEMS Faculty Project Sponsor: Dr. Nitin Sharma
Michael CalabroSpenser JenkinsSean McHaleArch Wilson
MEMS-14: Design of a Small/Affordable Testing Rig to Simulate Cold Rolling Wear, Contact Stress and Bite Conditions to be used for the Development of New Roll MaterialsMEMS Faculty Project Sponsor: Dr. Anthony DeArdo
Yuval KrimerDoug Maronde
MEMS-15: Pump Jack Load Industry Project Sponsor: Eaton, Warrendale
Alex Cikovic Tom DamarodisMatthew Hilger Yevgeniy Riftin
MEMS-16: Motor Operator for VFI SwitchgearIndustry Project Sponsor: Eaton, Milwaukee
Robert DeckerWilliam HarlamDu KAloisio Lopes Valerio
MEMS-17: Prototype Development of a Leonardo da Vinci ClockMEMS Faculty Project Sponsor: Dr. Dan Budny
Colin DingleyMitch RefoscoDan Rens
MEMS-18: Fluid (air/liquid) Simulator for Electrical Training Industry Project Sponsor: Eaton, Warrendale
Cameron GrayDanielle PerdueDaniel SilkSteven Terrana
MEMS-19: Strain Field Measurements of Intact Bladder under InflationMEMS Faculty Project Sponsor: Dr. Anne Robertson
Oghogho IgbinewekaNasir SharafVictoria Zitzka
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PRODUCT REALIZATIONAdvisor: Eric Winter
PR-1: Architecting a Development Environment for the Microlok II SystemSponsor: Ansaldo
Sean KurtzMatt Lasensky Dan Turner
PR-2: Ultrasonic-Based Viscometer PrototypeSponsor: Cameron
Keith ContiJames HaberAndrew LawniczakLindsey Marra
PR-3: Borehole Object Detection Technique and ApparatusSponsor: Cameron
Alex CikovicKyle FragassiPhillip McQuinRyan O’MalleyVictoria Zitzka
PR-4: Reverse Engineering the Da Vinci ClockSponsor: Dr. Dan Budny
Michelle Botyrius Nate JonesJoe LejaKelsey MethenyAbraham Umo
PR-5: Solar PV as a Tool for Grid StabilizationSponsor: Dr. John Swanson
Mohamed AlawadNate SmialekRobert TimmonsJohn Tritschler
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ART OF MAKINGAdvisor: Dr. Joe Samosky
AOM-1: ShopFree: Adjustable Attachment Device or a Pediatric Wheelchair and Shopping Cart
Swaroop AkkineniAlyssa BrownShiv RajeshOliver Snyder
AOM-2: Art in Motion – A Kinetic Sculpture Installation Proposal for Benedum
Gabe HindingCarolyn NormileMitch RefoscoHarinee Suthakar
AOM-3: The Car of 2030: A Tangible Design for a Modular Car
Joshua BarronHamad BinghalibCory CizauskasDonald DoerflerKevin GluntZachary MesterPhilipp Schneider
AOM-4: Head Tracking for Enhanced Audience Interaction
Amanda BoyerTom JagemanMelissa PallottiNick Reynolds
AOM-5: Text. Then Drive: Helping Create Safer Drivers
Ron ColmonJenny SommerDominic StokesEmeka UkagaBen Williams
AOM-6: Smart Gym: Know When and Where to Workout
David BevinsDavid HaslerAdam Maloney
AOM-7: Cave Trekker: A Video Game sans VideoAtharva DeshpandeMartha Dixon Nate JonesBryan KanShae RosemoreTyler Wolf
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MEDICAL PRODUCT PROTOTYPINGAdvisor: Dr. Kilichan Gurleyik
MPP-1: VRhabAnisha ButalaJeffrey CrandellRyan RightmerJoshua Singer
MPP-2: TODJosh BarmanTerrill RichardsonHeidi RupprechtMatthew Salig
MPP-3: Medi U-ClipChirag ChauhanJohn DiennoKimberly Fogel
MPP-4: GyrExJanele ArchibaldHana CasalnovaBrian LupishScott Thompson
MPP-5: BackingItUPTimothy FoltsKrytal PynnTimothy SanchezAbhilasha Singh
STUDENT CLUB
SClub-1: Myringo (Practice. Progress. Provide.)Jonathan KennesonMolly KnewtsonRitesh MisraDillon ThomasQuentin Torgerson
SClub-2: Sumo RobotJames BrazaBrandon ContinoJon KennesonQuentin Torgerson
SClub-3: Neurosurgical TableChris ChungKevin FleischmannMatthew KovalchukLindsey MarraSean McCarthyMaya McKeown
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DESIGNXPO
SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
A FOCUS ON HUMANiTiES
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