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ENGINEERING CONFERENCE 20 21
SATURDAY APRIL 10 Virtual Event
2020 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Petra Mitchell President and CEO Catalyst Connection
Swanson School of Engineering
20 th annual PITT FIRST-YEAR
engineering conference
Agenda
9 – 10:45 a.m.
10:45 – 11 a.m.
11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
1:45 – 2:15 p.m.
Session A – See schedule, page 2 Break Session B – See schedule, page 4 Lunch Break Keynote Address by Petra Mitchell Catalyst Connection
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Awards Presentation
2:45 – 3 p.m.
Break
3 – 4:45 p.m.
Session C – See schedule, page 7
Thank you to
The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.
9 – 10:45 a.m. SESSION A SESSION A1
SELF-HEALING CONCRETE: A PROMISING FUTURE
Bioengineering Topics
Benjamin Carr, Joshua Reto, David Situ
EXOSUITS FOR SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND STROKE REHABILITATION
SESSION A3
Krishna Annambhotla, Cameron Dominick, Kyle Zhang
Chemical Engineering Topics
MRNA TECHNOLOGY AND ITS CURRENT APPLICATIONS
Alyssa Zito, Ajeet Subramanian, Mark Fenton
Vincent Fiorentino, Drew Hershner, Tomas Mayer-Costa
THE BENEFITS OF MICROALGAE-BASED BIODIESEL
SYNTHECEL DURA REPAIR METHOD
LOW-TEMPERATURE DIRECT AIR CAPTURE TO REDUCE NET CARBON EMISSIONS
Mackenzie McIntyre, Amanda Didomenico, Samantha Mnich EVALUATION OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORS AND GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING SYSTEMS James Pottieger, Jasmine Wu, Kristelle Juhasz THE HISTORY OF GENOME SEQUENCING AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN VIROLOGY Evan Mitchell, Alexander Loladze, Jacob Kerstetter TISSUE ENGINEERINED UTERI: USING SCAFFOLDING TO TREAT INFERTILITY Emma Spatz, Macy Hornstein, Sarai Morato
THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION: ALGAL BIOFUELS
Steven Smith, Rhea Khot, Gabrielle Sharp
Elizabeth Killenbec, Gabriella Popovski, Ryan Recker DBX-1: THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE PRIMARY EXPLOSIVES Nicole Okere, Logan Geffen, Alexandra Fuller MICROBIAL DESALINATION CELLS: AN ENERGY EFFICIENT ALTERNATIVE FOR WATER DESALINATION Will Blackledge, Bridget Buchanan, Fiyinfoluwa Odeniyi REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER PURIFICATION Chase Gastan, Nalima Munyofu, Ian Shaner
SESSION A2
SESSION A4
Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics
Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics
SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AND THE APPLICATION TO AVIATION Maggie Walker, Ian Brusse, Tyler Wiseman
SYNTHESIZING AND CODING DNA FOR DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN CONSTRUCTION
Colton Boring, Dmitrijus Asay, Tyler Bindas
Avi Dave, Mark Roberts
DEPTH SENSING AND MAPPING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES USING STEREOSCOPIC CAMERAS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES FOR WATER PUMPING SYSTEMS Aidan Iannetti, Jacob Gorham, Vincent Jackson THE USE OF GREEN ROOFS IN URBAN AREAS Alexander Demko, John Morrison BENEFITS OF USING PUMP STORAGE HYDROPOWER FOR ADVANCEMENTS TO HYDROELECTRIC POWER Elizabeth Ibata-Arens, Arartik Marwah, Fernanda Morales-Viveros
Noah Lichstein, Noah Makowicz, Matthew Burnette HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS IN MAGLEV TRAINS Matthew Crigler, Elias Mignogna, Adele Sedlar THE EMERGENCE AND OPTIMIZATION OF LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES Kayla Dombach, Charles (Rie) Huntington, Jordan Rabeneck
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REVOLUTIONIZING SURGERY THROUGH ELECTRONIC SKIN
3D PRINTING IN THE FIELD OF PROSTHETICS
Stacey Ngo, Kyle Smith
Madison Keczmer, Christopher Mulcahy
BATTERIES THAT ARE DRIVING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY
BIOINSPIRED MAGNESIUM ALLOY
Luke Bishop, Ezekiel (Zeke) Mariotti
Andrew Hoang, Brian Milot, Zebulon Smith
SESSION A5
IMPROVING BRAIN SURGERY: MARVEL IMAGING TOOLS
Bioengineering Topics THE APPLICATION OF CRYOGENICS ON ORGAN PRESERVATION Kiana Bouyer, Stacia Subick, Francis Talty
Owen Boccabella, Ryan Painter, Alexander Young MYOELECTRIC CONTROL: A LOOK AT MYOELECTRIC PROCESSING AS USED IN MODERN PROSTHETICS Drew Deffenbaugh, Owen Flaugh, Luke Yackovich
MRNA TECHNOLOGY AND THE EFFICIENCY OF VACCINATION DEVELOPMENT
SESSION A7
Nnenna Ekoh, Jessica Kneller, Abigail Ramos
Bioengineering Panel 1
UTILIZING CRISPR/CAS9’S GENOME EDITING CAPABILITY TO ADVANCE THERAPEUTICS FOR HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE
SESSION A8
Abby Miller, Lucas Ritz, Heather Witmer USING BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES TO RESTORE FEELING TO SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS
Civil and Environmental Engineering Panel 1
SESSION A9 Chemical Engineering Panel 1
John Buttles, Hayden Feddock, Will Wojton
SESSION A10
APPLYING NEURAL PROSTHESIS TO TREAT PARALYSIS
Electrical and Computer Engineering Panel 1
Jake Higgins, Hassan Jafarah, Eva Mischler CUTTING EDGE CANCER TREATMENT Andrew Mays, Nathan Schachner, Caeden Wargo
SESSION A6 Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics
SESSION A11 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Panel 1
SESSION A12 Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Panel 1
AUTOMATION IN THE AIR Jonah Langella, Brede Laug, Jonathan Savko SELF-DRIVING CARS Tyler Blank, Dylan Murphy, Parker Wolf
10:45 – 11 a.m. BREAK
THE ADVANCEMENT OF HYPERLOOP TECHNOLOGY Oscar Oliva, Daniel Serna, Charles Sewall
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11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. SESSION B SESSION B1
VIPER: NASA’S GATEWAY TO ALL OF SPACE
Bioengineering Topics
Devin Hennessey Rose, Ryan McColgan, Nathaniel Stofesky
HYDROGEL AS ALTERNATE TREATMENT FOR BURN WOUNDS Jennie Bostich, Adriana Cocco, Matthew Curry BIOPRINTING: ENDING THE DEPENDENCE ON ORGAN DONORS Steven Tsoukalas, Christopher Beatty, Michael Cassara SMART TATTOOS: THE NEXT GENERATION OF MEDICAL SENSORS
ANALYSIS OF THE BACILLUS BACTERIA IN SELF-HEALING CONCRETE Luke Ittyachen, Cain Pfoutz, Aron Wiener
SESSION B3 Chemical Engineering Topics HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS: APPLICATION AND IMPACT John Klamut, Ryan McLinden, Bryan Rosenberg
Mikayla Bernhard, Braedon Allen, Gabrielle Noble
ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS
MICROBUBBLES: A GROUND-BREAKING FORM OF NANOMEDICINE
UTILIZING NOVEL ADVANCEMENTS IN BIOFUEL MANUFACTURING TO PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS
Abbey Geary, Madde Huebner, Cara Buck THE USE OF NANOROBOT TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER TREATMENT Emma Scarton, Camilo Rodriguez, Hannah Parks MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES Logan Marsalko , Grace Cullen, Jenna Pacich
Jordan DeWeese, Logan Glatz, Rachel daCruz
Justin Baker, Alan Garger, Grant Snyder CRYOGENIC FUEL IN ROCKETS Andre Cortes, Jonathan Rodriguez, Nolan Taylor CONVERTING PLASTIC TO ENERGY WITH ADVANCEMENTS IN PYROLYSIS Avery Gendron, Ella Jones, Julian Junaidi PRODUCING BIOFUEL USING ALGAE
SESSION B2
Austin Knoll, Grace Melloy, Jenna Rogish
Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics
PH BASED POLYMER DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR SOLID CANCER TUMORS
EXTENDING INFRASTRUCTURE LIFESPAN WITH GRAPHENE INFUSED MATERIAL Chad Collina , Andrew Davidson, Matthew Niznik
Anthony Hill, Susie Joseph, Briana Malik
SESSION B4
SILICA NANOPARTICLES: A GROWING ASSET IN AGRICULTURE
Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics
Abigail Gerhart, Dana He, Evan Streeter
Camryn Cooper, Jack Busch, Jonah Ansell
AN ANALYSIS OF THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRONIC SKIN FOR SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS
PHOTOVOLTAIC BRIDGE ROOFS
Shreyo Das, Rohan Ghosh, Michael Pezzillo
Angelina Pampena, Savannah Waymer, Anna Pascarella
OIL EATING MICROORGANISMS: REVERSING OIL POLLUTION
MAGLEV: THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION
Lauren Clapp, Tingchen Li, Alyssa Vu
Raymond Chow, Ian Gilmore-Cronin, Samuel Mahsoob
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SOLAR PANELS
ARTICULAR CARTILAGE BIOPRINTING
Rachel Maniet, Nicole Jackson
Jillian DeSando, Stephen Gorshe, Hannah O’Connell
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN SOLID-STATE BATTERIES AND THEIR LITHIUM-ION COUNTERPARTS Kase Armitage, Vincent Scaglione, Drew Whiteside THE USE OF SOLAR PANELS IN SMART GRID SYSTEMS
3D PRINTING OF SOFT MATERIALS FOR PROSTHETICS Luca Carson, Julia Gesell, Maria Pereira Araujo UAV 3-D TOPOGRAPHY SCANNING FOR SEARCH, RESCUE, AND RELIEF
Gabriel Silva, Bryce Patterson, Nicholas McDonald
Haajar Ahmad Ali, Aidan Davis, Dominic Hancq
SESSION B5
Alfredo Calub, Sofia Mazziotti
Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS IN THE AIRBUS A320
PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS
Gabriel Nauman, Anudeep Reddy, Sean Zubey
Derek Eppinger, Carter Knepp, Gabriel Salgado HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS IN CARS Riley Bender, Jason Head, Christian Kline
3D PRINTING AND INJURY RECOVERY
SESSION B7 Bioengineering Panel 2
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN TESLA
SESSION B8
Brooke Busche, Adam Kort, Marissa Poorbaugh
Civil and Environmental Engineering Panel 2
FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARDS AND THEIR USES IN WEARABLE DEVICES
SESSION B9
Marissa Grela, Simeona Hein, Dylan Himes
Chemical Engineering Panel 2
ALTERNATIVE FUEL FOR TRANSPORTATION
SESSION B10
Marina Barcos, Kurt Engelhardt, Mia Maksin
Electrical and Computer Engineering Panel 2
HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
SESSION B11
Zyler Blau, George Panousis, Jason Zipfel
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Panel 2
SESSION B6 Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics BREAKING LIMITATIONS FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS: RESEARCH STUDY ON INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR STAIR CLIMBING WHEELCHAIRS
SESSION B12 Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Panel 2
Ezekiel Bibbo, Jared Broscious, George Kay 3D PRINTING PLASTICS IN PROSTHETICS Allison Brunswick, Samantha Eckenrod, Julian Schweikert
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12:45 – 1:45 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
1:45 – 2:15 p.m. Keynote During this time, Petra Mitchell from Catalyst Connection will give the keynote talk.
Biography – Petra Mitchell Ms. Petra Mitchell is the President and CEO of Catalyst Connection, a nonprofit economic development organization dedicated to helping manufacturers with business growth and job creation. Catalyst Connection is the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and the Industrial Resource Center (IRC) of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Ms. Mitchell’s experience in manufacturing operations, technology acceleration and business development stretches back to 1988. Before joining Catalyst Connection, she was employed by GE Aircraft Engines, now GE Aviation. She holds a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Dayton, and an MS from the University of Cincinnati. She is on the Board of Directors of the Advanced Robotics in Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, the Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (IRC) Network and the American Small Manufacturers Coalition (ASMC), and the Sister Cities Association of Pittsburgh. Previously she served as a Board Member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland – Pittsburgh Branch, Ms. Mitchell is also the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Slovenia.
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Awards Presentation
2:45 – 3 p.m. Break
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3 – 4:45 p.m. SESSION C SESSION C1
HAZARD CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
Bioengineering Topics
Christopher Catalano, Thomas Gallagher-Teske, Kevin Vricella-Stokes
REDUCTION OF RISK WITH USE OF NANOSTIM AND MICRA PACEMAKERS Rebecca Jalboot, Kayla Kendricks, Evan Leopold STEM CELL THERAPIES IN THE TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
SESSION C3 Bioengineering Topics NANOBOTS TO FIGHT CANCER Abigail Ellis, Kyle Norcross, Jacob Rendall
Sharon Bennett, Urmi Choudhary, Nathanial Redding
TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION TO BATTLE MENTAL ILLNESS
BIOINFORMATICS IN COVID-19: SPHERES
Laurel Koehler, Jason Kuehnle, Jenna Sutton
Julia Roselli, Gabrielle Wilson, Liam Melegari
ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSORS FOR LUNG CANCER DETECTION
THE CARDIAC-MUSCLE PATCH: THE FUTURE OF TREATING HEART DISEASE
Mikayla Kim , Sean Matheis, Giuliana Romeo
Victoria Chiusano, Shail Patel, Rekha Ramanathan
CRISPR-CAS9 TECHNOLOGY
GENE THERAPY AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT REJECTION RATES
Sam Herbst, Evan Konigsberg, Jakub Wasielewski
Maggie Altschaffl, Jon Katherine, Shelby Wilson
NANOTECHNOLOGY CANCER TREATMENT: A SMALL INNOVATION ABOUT TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
3D PRINTING APPLIED IN SURGERY
Jared Garthwait, Ann Marie Howald, Nikita Reddy
Harrison Ameye, Martina Henninger, Katherine LeClaire
THE FEASIBILITY OF 3D PRINTING STEM CELL WITHIN THE CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE TISSUE ENGINEERING FIELD
SESSION C2 Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics
Matthew Bunce, Alyssa Hoffecker, Katelyn Lipa
MYCOREMEDIATION AND THE REMOVAL OF HEAVY METALS
SESSION C4 Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics
Diana Creech, Caymus Ruffner, Allyson Trexler TECHNOLOGY FOR MONITORING AIR QUALITY FOR HEALTH AND ECONOMIC SURPLUS Flynn Dymkowski, Alexandra Lopez
THE PRIMA SYSTEM AND DRY AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION Lauren Duffitt, Lily Natter, Katrina Vongrej THE FUTURE OF ENERGY STORAGE – LITHIUM-SILICON BATTERIES
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION AS A NEW SOURCE OF ENERGY Sarah Borger, Sophie Catanzaro, Ruiqi Wang
Nathaniel Evans, Justin Hausler, Killian Rush
ALGAE BLOOMS
TARGETED MUSCLE REINNERVATION
Tess Harper, Emily Lott, Mahima Ravi
Braden Kullback, Colin Riggins, Edwin Rock
PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY Amanda Lee, Chloe Lovensheimer, Jacob Suppes
UPCOMING NANOTECHNOLOGY IN HEARING AIDS Austin Ferraioli, Matthew Lettieri, Eric Schwanke
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: AN INDUSTRY STANDARD IN THE MAKING
INVESTIGATION OF 3D-PRINTED UPPER-LIMB PROSTHETICS
John Oswald, John Tocheny, Aidan Carroll
Camden Burdsall, Cameron Griffith, Raymond Murray
ROBOTIC SURGERY: THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE
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Tamera Adjin-Tettey, Derick Basile, Aimee Lin
Amanda Burkholder, Mackenzee Lear, Paige Umbell
SESSION C5 Industrial Engineering Topics 3D PRINTING IN FORD MANUFACTURING Juliana Oliveira, Brittany Sadej, Pedro Schmitt CORONAVIRUS SIMULATIONS Brennan Grady, Aiden Seo, Andrew Theophanous
INGENUITY: NASA’S THIN ATMOSPHERE MARS EXPLORATORY HELICOPTER Matthew Gourash, Andrew Imbrogno, Alec Jensen NUCLEAR FUSION: CAN THE ITER’S MONUMENTAL TOKAMAK SOLVE THE ENERGY CRISIS?
GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION OF OHMIC HEATING
Peter Johnson, Jayden Provance, Christopher Wilkinson
Felipe Junqueira, Rylan Kauffman, Dylan Reddish
SESSION C7
CNC ROUTERS FOR RAPID PROTOTYPING
Bioengineering Topics
Ryan Alston, Anthony Sandone, Vincent Taverna
3D PRINTING IN THE MEDICAL FIELD
HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION: ROBOTIC EXOSKELETONS Thomas Andrews, Dylan Tobey, Anthony Werner
Lily Avans, Ryan Musto, Colin Sim LEADLESS PACEMAKERS: A BREAKTHROUGH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Emily Ploskina, Abigail Smith, Alexander Steltz INVESTIGATING THE VALUE OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN JOIN SURGERY ENGINEERING EXOSKELTONS Eugene Kwon, Joseph Malfara, Will Sabol Emmet Halton, Luke McLinden, Logan Toran AUGMENTED REALITY IN CONSTRUCTION Jared Kinneer, Matthew Williams
THE IMPACTS OF PROSTHETIC HANDS ON HUMAN MOBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY
SESSION C6
Xavier Jacob-Dolan, Joseph Martino, Charlie Potash
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics
NEUROMUSCULAR BIOELECTRIC IMPLANTS FOR SPINAL CORD INJURIES
THE DA VINCI ROBOT: MAKING SURGERY SAFER AND FACILE
Kate Bonifacic, Kaitlyn Colucci, Zackery Gecoa
Fiona Erebor, Kimberly Petterson, John Yi
HOW THE ARTIFICIAL IRIS ADDRESSES ANIRIDIA BY HUMAN OPTICS
LIMITING WASTE: THE FUTURE OF SELF-HEALING MATERIALS
Claudette Moul, Anna Randolph
Farrah Alkanaan, Michael Barnes, Alina Dziamko-Chuhaj
SESSION C8
A BETTER FORM OF HYDROPOWER: KAPLAN TURBINES AT LOW HEAD
ELECTRIC MOTORS: SAVIOR OF THE EARTH
Kyle Durrwachter, Olivia Dodge, Jessica Chamberlain
Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics Juan Hernandez, Christopher Kefalos, Owen Knight
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MYOELECTRIC PROSTHETIC ARMS
SESSION C10
Logan Capell, Addison Mueller, Darius Zalnasky
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics
DATA SECURITY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN THE INFORMATIONAL AGE
3D PRINTING ORGANS WITH SWIFT
Kaleb Foster, Daniel Piper, Adam Prenatt
Sebastian Gutensohn, Noah Dexter, Henry Chouteau
THE INTEGRATION OF BIOMETRIC SENSORY FEEDBACK INTO THE LUKE ARM
EVALUATING CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY
Andrew Andoh, Emma Stein, Felicity Thatcher
Ethan Shulman, Gregory Tettis, Nico Valerio
REVOLUTIONIZING PHYSICAL THERAPY WITH FULL IMMERSION VIRTUAL REALITY
VANADIUM FLOW BATTERIES: THE FUTURE OF STATIONARY ELECTRICITY STORAGE
Tyler Hutsko, Catherine Namyotov, Kathryn Walter
Benjamin Lin, Anthony White
THE IMPACTS OF VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING CONNECTIVITY ON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Logan Huwe, Austin Midlik, Micah Nye
HEMOLUNG: THE ALTERNATIVE TO THE MECHANICAL VENTILATOR Nicholas Pho, Andre Nguyen, Luke Hamilton 3D PRINTING IN THE MEDICAL FIELD: PRINTING PEOPLE
SESSION C9
Aditya Kesavan, Aniket Kumta, James Parkerson
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics
3D PRINTING: APPLICATIONS FOR PROTOTYPING AND CONSTRUCTION IN SPACE EXPLORATION
VASCULAR APPLICATIONS OF ZINC-BASED STENTS
Riley Adams, Jonah Belback, Ethan Poe
Adekunmi Adesina, Owen Hohner, Joseph Scolieri
SESSION C11
INVESTIGATION OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS IN ENGINES
Bioengineering Topics
Jesse Ehlman, Pocket Pizzutillo, Seth Stawarz
ORGAN ON A CHIP
SELECTIVE LASER MELTING IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Kailee Beckham, Emma Gravgaard, Jacob Mattis APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL SPIDER SILK IN ROBOTIC MUSCLES Jacob Horning, Alec Maraska, Aidan Myer EXOSKELETON-ASSISTED WALKING
Jerry Huang, Saipriya Namasivayam, Danielle Scott THE FUTURE OF 3D PRINTED ORGANS IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY Colin Casey, Jeremy Love, Joshua Noah PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL FOR 3D PRINTED HEART VALVES Emily D’Angelo, Allen Farabaugh, Katelyn McGovern
Kenechukwu Amobi, Anton Donghia, Edwin Noel
CRISPR-CAS9 TECHNOLOGY
NUCLEAR FUSION: FUELING THE FUTURE
HEARING IMPLANTS
Liam Kowalski, Adrien Lagasse
Lusvardi Sofia, Rohatgi Enya, Santoro Marissa
APPLICATIONS OF AEROGEL
PITTFALLS OF PULSE OXIMETRY FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR
Karina Atiegha, Sophia Buda, Matthew Marchese
Bhasin Punya, Richard Lane, Taylor Lee
Zainab Almuallim, Silas Custer, Cameron Wodon
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SESSION C12 Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics SOLAR PANELS, THEIR INTEGRATION INTO MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND BODIES OF WATER
MOVABLE MATH: AN INTERACTIVE WAY TO LEARN BASIC ALGEBRA Kristin Bindas, Mark Hofmeister, Jonna Rinehart, Emilea Suplick, Ethan Unik, Bronco York
George Spann, Hayden Walker
FAMILIAR FRACTIONS: A FUN, FRESH WAY TO LEARN THE BASICS OF FRACTIONS
WILL LITHIUM-ION TECHNOLOGY BE A VIABLE USE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES? Nadim Maluf, Ryan Lehrman, William Muckelroy
Jack Carnovale, Peter Jacobs, Hallie Maytin, Alexandru Pelinescu, Aaron Wang, Sean Whitney
LIDAR
DORMMODS: MAKE YOUR SPACE WORK FOR YOU
Christopher Brubaker, Isabella Mannino, Evelyn Pitts
Ethan Aristanto, Matt Belch, Timothy Chango, Chris Chengshi, Andrew Daoud, Luke Finley, Arun Guduru
ELECTRODES AND NEUROPROSTHETICS Andre Scheflen, Piper Toto, Julianna Werner USE OF LAB-ON-A-CHIP TECHNOLOGY FOR BLOOD TESTING Layla Markman, Styles Martin, Tate Smith HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
THE UNIVERSAL HELMET: IMPROVING HELMET USER EXPERIENCE Nathan Jordan, Cara Klinger, Rutuja Kulkarni, Hansini Kumar
Matthew Bracken, Zachary Degore, Nick Lippold
LEARNING LINK: REDESIGNING STUDENT AND TEACHER COMMUNICATION
SESSION C13
Josh Pinto, Sean McCarthy, Chris Luk, Lukas Betancur
ENGR 0716 The Art of Making Capstone Design Project-in-Progress Presentations CONSTRUCTING CAPITAL: A NEW MODEL FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Mychal Amoafo, Khalid Brelvi, Alison Linares Mendoza, Howard Malc, Ikenna Nebolisa, Daphne Planter, Aleksa Rodic, Alisa Zhang DA FLOOD DEFENSE: PROTECTING PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM FLOOD DAMAGE Matt Brancaccio, Patti Curtis, Noah French, Ralph Gonsalves, Ky Reifler, Kara Schmitt, Rayna Schoenberger
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CONFERENCE PANELISTS The Swanson School of Engineering would like to recognize and thank all the panelists for their participation in this event. Their efforts were essential to the success of the conference. Naomi Anderson Jared Andes Nick Andes Robert Boback Josh Ciampini Elizabeth Cook Justin Cooke Dan Domalik
Anna Dzuricky Ashley Egan Brian Egan Mikayla Ferchaw David Gau Cailyn Hall Mark Jeffrey Jeff Kelly
Jonathan Kenneson Kerry McCarthy Leon Mirson Stephen Moy Garrett Ott Caterina Pagano Zach Ramsey Taylor Shippling
Lorenzo Soletti Catrina Vargo Matthew Voycik Adam Walkowiak Sossena Wood
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS The Swanson School of Engineering would also like to recognize and thank the conference co-chairs for their participation in this event; their efforts were essential to the success of the conference. Each co-chair meet with the students in their session every week to help prepare the students for the conference. Alyssa Aguglia Katie Betz Jacob Bussieres Niketh Charpanjeri Anaya Espadas Cecilia Espadas
Dalia Fantini Henry Gise Kaela Guest Cameron Hagg William Hsin Bailey Jones
Robin Kaufman Rachel Lau Eileen Li Joseph Madill Erin Marshall Elizabeth Niemi
Sarah Oldenburg Pablo Salazar Lizzie Seward John Simonelli Ashlinn Sweeney Kaitlyn Wintruba
ENGISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY AND LIBRARIANS The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Department of English faculty teaching with the English/First-Year Engineering Writing Program are essential to the First-Year Engineering Conference. These writing instructors create the assignments that guide students through the conference paper process, read and evaluate all conference papers, and provide support to students throughout the writing process. Beth Newborg, Director Renee Prymus, Assistant Director Keely Bowers Amanda Brant
Laura Brown Janine Carlock Michael Cornelius Barbara Edelman Liberty Ferda
Daniel Frayer-Griggs Nora Fussner Deborah Galle Nancy Koerbel Tyler McAndrew
Dan McMillan Rachel McTernan Johanna Murphy Katy Rank Lev Emelyn Smith-Ferris
Engineering Library Judy Brink, Head Bevier Engineering Library
Thanks also to the University of Pittsburgh Writing Center. Writing center consultants assist many first-year engineering students throughout spring and fall semesters.
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WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY? “I think of the need for more wisdom in the world, to deal with the knowledge that we have. At one time we had wisdom, but little knowledge. Now we have a great deal of knowledge, but do we have enough wisdom to deal with that knowledge? I define wisdom as the capacity to make retrospective judgments prospectively.” 1 – Jonas Salk What is “sustainability?” The ground-breaking 1987 Brundtland Report, prepared for the UN’s World Commission on Environment and Development (UNCE), defines it as “satisfying the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” 2 The UNCE has continued to update the particulars and goals of the 1987 declaration, particularly in the area of specific action “…giving further emphasis to practical solutions that can be implemented on the ground. Also the identification of key problem areas has become more specific and the conclusions more action-oriented.” 3 The 2012 Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development defines sustainability this way: “Sustainable development emphasizes a holistic, equitable and far-sighted approach to decision-making at all levels. It emphasizes not just strong economic performance but intragenerational and intergenerational equity. It rests on integration and a balanced consideration of social, economic and environmental goals and objectives in both public and private decision-making.” 4 Engineers seek to alter the environment and shape it in ways that will serve the various needs of society. While our lives today can attest to the success of engineers’ endeavors, these endeavors have not been without cost. Oftentimes, the alteration of the environment – whether purposeful or unintentional – has led to undesirable consequences. In the past several decades, engineers acting ethically and in the public interest have become acutely aware of the consequences of their actions on the
environment. This awareness and the growing public demand for attending to short and long term consequences of engineering innovations and actions has led to various legislative and regulatory actions attempting to minimize the adverse consequences of engineering and technology on our society and our environment. Unfortunately, many of these measures – for example, the “no net loss” of wetlands policy or the industrial restrictions placed on various parts of the U.S. classified as air pollution “non-attainment” regions, can be seen as having a negative impact on growth, development, innovation, and global competition. A situation such as the wetlands use regulation poses a seeming contradiction between “sustainability” of a natural environment and “sustainability” of certain kinds of innovation and development. In recent years, however, responsible development has been increasingly emphasized (and increasingly required, if a project is to be funded and completed). Engineers recognize that development and responsibility for sustainable processes and outcomes – whether of a fuel cell to power vehicles or of an ocular prosthesis or of a 3D printer for industrial applications – are necessary and that neither development nor sustainability need be sacrificed for the other. A growing movement recognizes that sustainable processes and outcomes can and must co-exist with development and must be planned for accordingly. Under the general umbrella of “sustainability,” this movement encompasses various concepts
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and nomenclature. “Sustainable development;” “green engineering;” “environmentally conscious manufacturing;” “profits, people, and planet;” and “minimization are some of the terms that have recently entered the engineering lexicon and that describe the move towards “sustainability.” However, each of these terms can mean different things to different people; thus, when discussing and making decisions about “sustainability,” responsible description and action requires clarity and specificity. Whether constructing a new highway, designing a new product, or improving a manufacturing process, responsibly defining “sustainability” and responsibly, consistently acting on those definitions issues are at the forefront of challenges today’s engineers face.
A responsible, ethical engineer will always be aware of issues of “sustainability” when developing a system, process, or product. With the addition of discussion on “sustainability” in your revised Conference Paper, you demonstrate your awareness of how particular definitions and aspects of sustainability must be considered within the context and outcomes of your topic. Through your discussion of “sustainability,” you enhance your readers’ understanding of how engineers involved in the developments, systems, innovations, products, and/or outcomes associated with your topic must balance social, environmental, and economic needs and pressures.
SOURCES 1. J . Salk. (2015.7.24.). “Interview, May 16, 1991.” Academy of Achievement. p. 8. Available: http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jonas-salk-m-d/ http://www.achievement.org/achiever/jonas-salk-m-d/ 2. G . H. Bruntland. (3.20.1987).Chapter 2. Our Common Future: Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development. Available: http://www.un-documents.net/ocf-02.htm 3. K . Bärlund. Sustainable development - concept and action. UNECE Annual Report 2004-2005. Available: http://www.unece.org/oes/nutshell/2004-2005/focus_sustainable_development.html 4. R io+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Available: https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/sustainable/taking-responsibility.html
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C10 C9 C4 B6 C6 B1 C11 C5 C1 C1 C13 C9 C8 C5 A1 B4 C13 B4 A4 C9 C7 B3 B5 C6 C4 B1 C9 C10 C13 B5 C1 B1 C13 B6 A4 C13 A4 A3 A6 B5 A6 C7 C2 A4 B1 A5 C12 C13 C13 B6 C12 B6 A2 A3
B1 C9 C3 C6 C6 A4 B4 B5 A5 B6 C8 C13 A2 C4 B6 C11 B1 C2 C2 C6 C13 C13 C1 C1 C10 B4 B2 B1 B2 C7 B4 B3 C2 A4 B1 B1 C13 C11 B3 C11 C13 B2 A2 B2 B6 A6 C12 A2 B6 B3 C10 A1 C6 A4
A1 C9 C4 C6 C2 C6 B6 C9 A5 C3 B5 C11 B5 C6 C4 C11 A5 A3 C4 C13 A1 A6 C8 C13 A3 C2 B3 C3 A3 B1 C7 A3 B3 B2 B6 B2 B4 B3 C13 A2 B6 C6 C5 C9 B5 C6 C13 C10 C7 C10 B6 C2 C4 B2
Adams, Riley Adesina, Adekunmi Adjin-Tettey, Tamera Ahmad Ali, Haajar Alkanaan, Farrah Allen, Braedon Almuallim, Zainab Alston, Ryan Altschaffl, Maggie Ameye, Harrison Amoafo, Mychal Amobi, Kenechukwu Andoh, Andrew Andrews, Thomas Annambhotla, Krishna Ansell, Jonah Aristanto, Ethan Armitage, Kase Asay, Dmitrijus Atiegha, Karina Avans, Lily Baker, Justin Barcos, Marina Barnes, Michael Basile, Derick Beatty, Christopher Beckham, Kailee Belback, Jonah Belch, Matt Bender, Riley Bennett, Sharon Bernhard, Mikayla Betancur, Lukas Bibbo, Ezekiel Bindas, Tyler Bindas, Kristin Bishop, Luke Blackledge, Will Blank, Tyler Blau, Zyler Boccabella, Owen Bonifacic, Kate Borger, Sarah Boring, Colton Bostich, Jennie Bouyer, Kiana Bracken, Matthew Brancaccio, Matt Brelvi, Khalid Broscious, Jared Brubaker, Christopher Brunswick, Allison Brusse, Ian Buchanan, Bridget
Buck, Cara Buda, Sophia Bunce, Matthew Burdsall, Camden Burkholder, Amanda Burnette, Matthew Busch, Jack Busche, Brooke Buttles, John Calub, Alfredo Capell, Logan Carnovale, Jack Carr, Benjamin Carroll, Aidan Carson, Luca Casey, Colin Cassara, Michael Catalano, Christopher Catanzaro, Sophie Chamberlain, Jessica Chango, Timothy Chengshi, Chris Chiusano, Victoria Choudhary, Urmi Chouteau, Henry Chow, Raymond Clapp, Lauren Cocco, Adriana Collina, Chad Colucci, Kaitlyn Cooper, Camryn Cortes, Andre Creech, Diana Crigler, Matthew Cullen, Grace Curry, Matthew Curtis, Patti Custer, Silas daCruz, Rachel D’Angelo, Emily Daoud, Andrew Das, Shreyo Dave, Avi Davidson, Andrew Davis, Aidan Deffenbaugh, Drew Degore, Zachary Demko, Alexander DeSando, Jillian DeWeese, Jordan Dexter, Noah Didomenico, Amanda Dodge, Olivia Dombach, Kayla
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Dominick, Cameron Donghia, Anton Duffitt, Lauren Durrwachter, Kyle Dymkowski, Flynn Dziamko-Chuhaj, Alina Eckenrod, Samantha Ehlman, Jesse Ekoh, Nnenna Ellis, Abigail Engelhardt, Kurt Enya, Rohatgi Eppinger, Derek Erebor, Fiona Evans, Nathaniel Farabaugh, Allen Feddock, Hayden Fenton, Mark Ferraioli, Austin Finley, Luke Fiorentino, Vincent Flaugh, Owen Foster, Kaleb French, Noah Fuller, Alexandra Gallagher-Teske, Thomas Garger, Alan Garthwait, Jared Gastan, Chase Geary, Abbey Gecoa, Zackery Geffen, Logan Gendron, Avery Gerhart, Abigail Gesell, Julia Ghosh, Rohan Gilmore-Cronin, Ian Glatz, Logan Gonsalves, Ralph Gorham, Jacob Gorshe, Stephen Gourash, Matthew Grady, Brennan Gravgaard, Emma Grela, Marissa Griffith, Cameron Guduru, Arun Gutensohn, Sebastian Halton, Emmet Hamilton, Luke Hancq, Dominic Harper, Tess Hausler, Justin He, Dana
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B5 B5 B2 C1 C3 C8 A1 A5 B3 B5 A6 C3 C13 C9 C9 A1 C3 C11 B1 A4 C8 C8 A2 A2 C6 B2 B4 A2 C7 C13 A5 C1 C6 C6 B3 C13 B3 A1 B3 C5 C1 C5 B6 A6 C8 C1 A1 C10 A3 A3 C3 C5 B3 B5
C13 A5 B5 C8 B3 C3 C3 B5 C9 C3 C13 C4 C13 C10 C5 C9 C11 A6 A6 C6 C1 C2 C11 C12 C1 C4 B2 A4 C4 C10 C13 C3 C12 A1 C2 C2 C11 C2 C13 B4 A4 B5 C13 C5 B3 C12 B4 C12 C9 C9 A4 C11 C12 B1
C12 C7 A2 C3 C9 A1 A5 C13 B6 C13 B2 B4 C11 A1 C7 B3 C1 B3 C8 A4 A5 A6 A5 A1 A1 A2 A1 A2 C7 C12 C8 A6 A3 A6 C6 C7 C9 C11 C8 C4 B6 C13 A4 C10 B2 C11 B1 C9 C3 C8 B6 A3 A3 A6
Head, Jason Hein, Simeona Hennessey Rose, Devin Henninger, Martina Herbst, Sam Hernandez, Juan Hershner, Drew Higgins, Jake Hill, Anthony Himes, Dylan Hoang, Andrew Hoffecker, Alyssa Hofmeister, Mark Hohner, Owen Horning, Jacob Hornstein, Macy Howald, Ann Marie Huang, Jerry Huebner, Madde Huntington, Charles (Rie) Hutsko, Tyler Huwe, Logan Iannetti, Aidan Ibata-Arens, Elizabeth Imbrogno, Andrew Ittyachen, Luke Jackson, Nicole Jackson, Vincent Jacob-Dolan, Xavier Jacobs, Peter Jafarah, Hassan Jalboot, Rebecca Jensen, Alec Johnson, Peter Jones, Ella Jordan, Nathan Joseph, Susie Juhasz, Kristelle Junaidi, Julian Junqueira, Felipe Katherine, Jon Kauffman, Rylan Kay, George Keczmer, Madison Kefalos, Christopher Kendricks, Kayla Kerstetter, Jacob Kesavan, Aditya Khot, Rhea Killenbec, Elizabeth Kim, Mikayla Kinneer, Jared Klamut, John Kline, Christian
Klinger, Cara Kneller, Jessica Knepp, Carter Knight, Owen Knoll, Austin Koehler, Laurel Konigsberg, Evan Kort, Adam Kowalski, Liam Kuehnle, Jason Kulkarni, Rutuja Kullback, Braden Kumar, Hansini Kumta, Aniket Kwon, Eugene Lagasse, Adrien Lane, Richard Langella, Jonah Laug, Brede Lear, Mackenzee LeClaire, Katherine Lee, Amanda Lee, Taylor Lehrman, Ryan Leopold, Evan Lettieri, Matthew Li, Tingchen Lichstein, Noah Lin, Aimee Lin, Benjamin Linares Mendoza, Alison Lipa, Katelyn Lippold, Nick Loladze, Alexander Lopez, Alexandra Lott, Emily Love, Jeremy Lovensheimer, Chloe Luk, Chris Mahsoob, Samuel Makowicz, Noah Maksin, Mia Malc, Howard Malfara, Joseph Malik, Briana Maluf, Nadim Maniet, Rachel Mannino, Isabella Maraska, Alec Marchese, Matthew Mariotti, Ezekiel (Zeke) Marissa, Santoro Markman, Layla Marsalko , Logan
Martin, Styles Martino, Joseph Marwah, Arartik Matheis, Sean Mattis, Jacob Mayer-Costa, Tomas Mays, Andrew Maytin, Hallie Mazziotti, Sofia McCarthy, Sean McColgan, Ryan McDonald, Nicholas McGovern, Katelyn McIntyre, Mackenzie McLinden, Luke McLinden, Ryan Melegari, Liam Melloy, Grace Midlik, Austin Mignogna, Elias Miller, Abby Milot, Brian Mischler, Eva Mitchell, Evan Mnich, Samantha Morales-Viveros, Fernanda Morato, Sarai Morrison, John Moul, Claudette Muckelroy, William Mueller, Addison Mulcahy, Christopher Munyofu, Nalima Murphy, Dylan Murray, Raymond Musto, Ryan Myer, Aidan Namasivayam, Saipriya Namyotov, Catherine Natter, Lily Nauman, Gabriel Nebolisa, Ikenna Ngo, Stacey Nguyen, Andre Niznik, Matthew Noah, Joshua Noble, Gabrielle Noel, Edwin Norcross, Kyle Nye, Micah O’Connell, Hannah Odeniyi, Fiyinfoluwa Okere, Nicole Oliva, Oscar
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C5 C4 B1 A6 B4 B5 C10 B1 B4 C1 B4 C13 B6 C6 B2 B2 C10 C13 C8 C12 C9 C13 C7 C10 B5 A3 C7 A1 C8 C6 C11 A4 C1 A5 C7 C2 A3 C1 C5 C3 B6 C13 C3 A2 C4 C13 A5 A2 C4 C13 B1 B3
B3 C3 C1 B3 C2 C4 C5 C5 B5 C5 A6 B4 B1 A5 C12 C13 C5 C13 C4 B6 C9 C11 A4 C5 A6 A6 A3 A3 C10 B4 C7 A2 C7 A4 A3 C12 A6 B3 C11 C12 A1 C9 C8 C7 B2 B2 A5 A3 C13 C2 C3 A5
C5 B3 C10 C8 C5 C5 C4 C7 C12 C2 B1 C6 C13 C10 C4 C2 B2 C12 A2 C8 C13 C2 A5 C3 B4 C5 C12 C10 B4 C13 B2 C6 C5 C1 C1 A2 A5 C11 A5 A6 A1 A6 C6 C13 A6 C8 C13 A1 B5 A3 B6
Oliveira, Juliana Oswald, John Pacich, Jenna Painter, Ryan Pampena, Angelina Panousis, George Parkerson, James Parks, Hannah Pascarella, Anna Patel, Shail Patterson, Bryce Pelinescu, Alexandru Pereira Araujo, Maria Petterson, Kimberly Pezzillo, Michael Pfoutz, Cain Pho, Nicholas Pinto, Josh Piper, Daniel Pitts, Evelyn Pizzutillo, Pocket Planter, Daphne Ploskina, Emily Poe, Ethan Poorbaugh, Marissa Popovski, Gabriella Potash, Charlie Pottieger, James Prenatt , Adam Provance, Jayden Punya, Bhasin Rabeneck, Jordan Ramanathan, Rekha Ramos, Abigail Randolph, Anna Ravi, Mahima Recker, Ryan Redding, Nathanial Reddish, Dylan Reddy, Nikita Reddy, Anudeep Reifler, Ky Rendall, Jacob Reto, Joshua Riggins, Colin Rinehart, Jonna Ritz, Lucas Roberts, Mark Rock, Edwin Rodic, Aleksa Rodriguez, Camilo Rodriguez, Jonathan
Rogish, Jenna Romeo, Giuliana Roselli, Julia Rosenberg, Bryan Ruffner, Caymus Rush, Killian Sabol, Will Sadej, Brittany Salgado, Gabriel Sandone, Anthony Savko, Jonathan Scaglione, Vincent Scarton, Emma Schachner, Nathan Scheflen, Andre Schmitt, Kara Schmitt, Pedro Schoenberger, Rayna Schwanke, Eric Schweikert, Julian Scolieri, Joseph Scott, Danielle Sedlar, Adele Seo, Aiden Serna, Daniel Sewall, Charles Shaner, Ian Sharp, Gabriella Shulman, Ethan Silva, Gabriel Sim, Colin Situ, David Smith, Abigail Smith, Kyle Smith, Steven Smith, Tate Smith, Zebulon Snyder, Grant Sofia, Lusvardi Spann, George Spatz, Emma Stawarz, Seth Stein, Emma Steltz, Alexander Stofesky, Nathaniel Streeter, Evan Subick, Stacia Subramanian, Ajeet Suplick, Emilea Suppes, Jacob Sutton, Jenna Talty, Francis
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Taverna, Vincent Taylor, Nolan Tettis, Gregory Thatcher, Felicity Theophanous, Andrew Tobey, Dylan Tocheny, John Toran, Logan Toto, Piper Trexler, Allyson Tsoukalas, Steven Umbell, Paige Unik, Ethan Valerio, Nico Vongrej, Katrina Vricella-Stokes, Kevin Vu, Alyssa Walker, Hayden Walker, Maggie Walter, Kathryn Wang, Aaron Wang, Ruiqi Wargo, Caeden Wasielewski, Jakub Waymer, Savannah Werner, Anthony Werner, Julianna White, Anthony Whiteside, Drew Whitney, Sean Wiener, Aron Wilkinson, Christopher Williams, Matthew Wilson, Gabrielle Wilson, Shelby Wiseman, Tyler Witmer, Heather Wodon, Cameron Wojton, Will Wolf, Parker Wu, Jasmine Yackovich, Luke Yi, John York, Bronco Young, Alexander Zalnasky , Darius Zhang, Alisa Zhang, Kyle Zipfel, Jason Zito, Alyssa Zubey, Sean
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