2023 First Year Conference Program

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ENGINEERING CONFERENCE 2023 SATURDAY APRIL 1

2023 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. Sossena Wood Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department Carnegie Mellon University UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Swanson School of Engineering

AgendA

9 – 10:45 a.m. Session A – See schedule, page 2 10:45 – 11 a.m. Break

11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Session B – See schedule, page 4

12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Lunch Break

Benedum Hall, ground floor and first, second, and third floors

1:45 – 2:15 p.m. Keynote Address by Dr. Sossena Wood

Carnegie Mellon University

Benedum Hall, room 157 and broadcasted to all of the conference rooms

2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Awards Presentation

Benedum Hall, room 157 and broadcasted to all of the conference rooms

2:45 – 3 p.m. Break

3 – 4:45 p.m. Session C – See schedule, page 8

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SESSION A

SESSION A1

Bioengineering Topics, Room G31

THE IDEALISTIC MEDICAL NANOROBOTS USED AS A DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR CANCEROUS TUMORS BECOMING A SOON TO BE REALITY

Sam Mcnamara, Natalie Studt, Audrey Transue

3-D BIOPRINTING: A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Jaiden Heffley, Dawson Little, Jonathan Zhang

BIOCOMPATIBLE NANOPARTICLES FOR A SUSTAINABLE TREATMENT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Sophia Barere, Pau Campos, Connor Rees

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY SYSTEMS

Liam Gray, Melia Raker, Olivia Sobek

DEFIBRILLATORS: A LIFE-SAVING INVENTION

Tanay Agrawal, Akshay Balaji, Arshia Shams

THE REVOLUTION OF ELECTROCEUTICALS

Ellie Kats, Miles Fancher

MICROFLUIDIC HUMAN ISLET ON A CHIP TECHNOLOGY

Michael Bliesath, Kelly Campbell, Ashley Jones

SESSION A2

Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics, Room 320

HARNESSING RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM THE OCEAN: FLEXIBLE WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY

Jaden Bradby, Vaughn Cilea, Drew Lindstrom

THE USE OF THERMAL HYDROLYSIS IN SEWAGE TREATMENT TO ENHANCE BIOGAS CREATION

CJ Shores, Sean Snyder, Trent Vacula

SUSTAINABLE AND CARBON NEUTRAL CONSTRUCTION: THE PROCESS OF BIOCEMENTATION

Liam Byrne, Aidan Grambau, Kaelyn Schrader

WAVE-POWERED WATER DESALINATION: THE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION BEHIND WATER SCARCITY PREVENTION

Ava Rosenwasser, Tori Healy, Drew Cembrinski

AN EXPLORATION IN DRONE SURVEYING TECHNOLOGY

Dylan Wechtenhiser, Nathan Berarducci, Alexander Hancock

3D PRINTING HOUSES WITH SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS

Jacob Beggarly, Chase Crandall, Joshua Zielinski

SESSION A3

Chemical Engineering Topics, Room 318

USING PYROLYSIS TO BREAK DOWN PLASTIC WASTE AND CREATE CLEAN FUELS

Michael Leahey, Marisa Lewis, Rachel Sollie

PRODUCING CARBON FIBER FROM PETROLEUM PITCH USING MOLECULAR BONDING SOFTWARE

Alexi Mascara, Callum Neely

NANOSENSORS FOR IMPROVED CANCER DETECTION

Evan Hill, Camille Kakoyan, Isabella Pearl

LAB GROWN VITRO MEATS: THE FUTURE OF MEAT PRODUCTION

Karan Choudhari, Ian Haverstock, Maxwell Mongiello

PHOTOCATALYSTS: THE FOREFRONT OF WATER FILTRATION

Spencer Aramburu-Perkins, Samantha McCool, Jacob Pahula

AIR FILTRATION THROUGH POSITIVE IONIZATION: THE SMOG-FREE TOWER

Aubrey Michels, Matthew Nagle, Peltier Clare

SESSION A4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics, Room G30

HOW MACHINE LEARNING PLATFORMS CAN CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD

Evan Chao, Bixin Liu, Paul Sadofsky

MAKING THE MOST OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE: SEISMIC MONITORING USING FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATION CABLES

Emanuela Esposito, Dale Parks, Robyn Strazisar

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MICROGRID UTILIZATION FOR CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION: A DYNAMIC APPROACH TO SELFSUFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE ELECTRICITY

Jackson Cruce, Christian Hall, Brynn Hanna

TELEROBOTIC SURGERY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE

Cindy Lkhagvasuren, Soham Mandal, Toby Rozengarten

HYDROGEN FUEL CELL POWERED TRAINS: AN EVALUATION OF AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL SOURCE IN THE AMERICAN FREIGHT RAIL INDUSTRY

Olivia Hendrickson, Nicole Mascara, Lowell Shaw

HOW GENERATED PRE-TRAINED PREFORMES IN CHATGPT IS CHANGING THE STANDARDS FOR WORK AND SCHOOL LIFE

Kevin Coyne, Kevin Quigley, Nadia Saba

UTILIZING DNA AS A MEANS OF DIGITAL STORAGE

Michael Gallagher, Taimur Ilahi, Vishvak Thirukallam

SESSION A5

Bioengineering Topics, Room G29

USING NANOPARTICLES IN CONJUNCTION WITH TYPICAL CANCER TREATMENTS FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY

Jacob Attanasio, Thomas Kisiel, Norah Stivala

THE MEDICAL USE OF PROTHESTIC DEVICES & IMPACTS ON HUMAN FUNCTION

Garrett Deller, Kareem Mahmoud, Evan Turner

MIND-CONTROLLED PROSTHETICS FOR IMPROVED REINTEGRATION OF THE ARTIFICIAL LIMB AND BETTER CONTROLLABILITY

Jeffrey Kogan, Riya Kothari, Poojitha Lakkakula

APPLICATION OF ORGAN-CHIP TECHNOLOGY STUDYING HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, OFFERING AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR DRUG DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH

Jonah Bruemmer, Ben Kaminski, Cale Moore

CRISPR-SPECIFIC GENETIC ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURE

Nicolas Bedillion, Liam Coughlin, Nicholas Starace

USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING TO CONSTRUCT DECELLULARIZED SCAFFOLDS TO RESTORE OVARIAN FUNCTION

Juliana Alvelo-Davies, Alette Kegerreis, Bri Schroll Wood

XVISION: AUGMENTED REALITY IN SPINAL SURGERY

Andrea Adamski, Ellie Kosmala, Claudia Sanna

SESSION A6

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics, Room 226

HEMP FIBER COMPOSITES

Sebastian Franzese, Craig Kerstetter, Nick Lavine

SYNTHETIC SENSES: SKIN WITH SENSATION FOR PROSTHETICS

Sadie Lombardo, Sophia Pepe, Verity Rampulla

THE INNOVATION OF MICROREACTORS PROVES

A KEY STEP FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Sam Kester, Caelin Langton, Robert Westmeyer

APPLICATIONS OF 3D PRINTED BIO-INSPIRED SOFT ACTUATORS IN PROSTHESES

Braelyn Brozik, Angus Nicholson, Penelope Peck

MAGLEV TRAINS: THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION

Maya Clements, Andrew Foley, Avery Kury

NANOROBOTS USED TO FIGHT CANCER

Alexis Hong, Matthew Macey, Bianca Reyes

SESSION A7

Bioengineering Panel 1

Room 229

SESSION A8

Civil and Environmental Engineering Panel 1

Room 102

SESSION A9

Chemical Engineering Panel 1

Room 319

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SESSION A10

Electrical and Computer Engineering Panel 1

Room 309

SESSION A11

Industrial Engineering Panel 1 Room 227

10:45 – 11 a.m. BREAK

11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. SESSION B

SESSION B1

Bioengineering Topics, Room G31

3D BIOPRINTING SKIN TO TREAT MEDICAL WOUNDS AND BURNS

Nicole Bush, Tori Haschets, Alexander Zang

ORGANS-ON-CHIPS: THE NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY

THAT WILL CHANGE THE FUTURE OF DRUG TESTING

Fatemh Hasan, Lauren Ippolito, Kate Verone

ELECTRIC FISH INSPIRED CATHETER FOR ENDOVASCULAR NAVIGATION

Akshay Kumar, Leslie McDonough, Natalie Powell

HOW NEURO-PROSTHETICS CONNECT TO THE BRAIN

Megan Messer, Caitlin Ray, Ashley Reilly

BIOINFORMATICS AND MATERIALS: SUSTAINABLE BIOMARKER DEVICES USING BIOEDEGRADABLE COMPONENTS

Logan Clair, Emily Schlegel, Joseph Zaradzki

THE PROCESS OF PERFUSION DECELLULARIZATION

Camila Iglesias, Chen Liu, Ella Lowry

OPTOGENETIC PROTEINS FOR APPLICATION IN HUMAN CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTHCARE

Lane Cornibe, Colin Henchy, Andrew Kim

SESSION A12

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Panel 1

Room G27

SESSION B2

Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics, Room 320

THE SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY AROUND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED STRUCTURES

Anthony Li, Collin Thompson, Justin Winslow

NANOBUBBLES AND ITS BENEFICIAL IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Lucian Acosta, Caroline Burns, Kaylee Uribe

FROM SINGLE-USE PLASTIC TO A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION

Rex Dube, Jillian Zitcovich

FISH-FRIENDLY HYDRO-VORTEX TURBINES AND GENERATING ENERGY THROUGH REUSABLE SOURCES

Grace Gilbert, Quincey Kilbride, Jimmy Konstanty

THE BENEFITS, TECHNOLOGY, AND FEASIBILITY OF SOLAR CANALS ON DROUGHT MITIGATION IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES

Myla Calloway, Christian Hood, Samuel Lander

THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHA PLASTICS TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY IN INDUSTRY

Gabriel Warriner, Nicole Wealand, Philip Williams

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SESSION B3

Chemical Engineering Topics, Room 318

PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER TREATMENT: OPPORTUNITY TO SOLVE THE WORLD’S WATER INSECURITY

Max Rimdzius, Cambria Stotzer, Blu Trush

AIRCARBON TECHNOLOGY: A SUSTAINABLE PATHWAY FOR THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY

Nelson Buys, Rocco Farelli, Thomas Goss

THE BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS

Jared Kartschoke, Aaron Lovitz, Eduardo Weissmann

IRON-AIR BATTERIES BY FORM ENERGY AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE VIABILITY OF RENEWABLE WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY

Julia Fitzgerald, Quinn Frysinger, Sydney Schiffman

USING MICROORGANISMS FROM THE OCEAN TO CONVERT GREENHOUSE GASES INTO A MELTABLE, BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL THAT CAN REPLACE PLASTIC

Arian Afont-Garcia, Aaliyah Heasley, Alexandra Romanchik

FAST-PETASE: A RE-ENGINEERED PLASTIC EATING ENZYME

Christopher Hughes, Emily Nguyen, Caitlyn Vinger

SESSION B4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics, Room G30

RADIATIVE COOLING: ENHANCING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF COOLING SYSTEMS

Jacob Kolevas , Zachary McPherson, Benjamin Ruggles

TRISO PARTICLES: HOW TRANSPORTABLE NUCLEAR ENERGY CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH NATURAL DISASTER REPURCUSSIONS

Nathaniel Gingerich, Gabriel Yeniceri, Connor Alspaugh

APPLICATIONS OF HUMANOID ROBOTS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES TO PROMOTE HUMAN-LIFE SUSTAINABILITY

Benjamin Runnette, Aiden Shaffer, Alexander Giguere

PROSTHETICS MIND CONTROL WITH BCI TECHNOLOGY

Layan Abdulmajid, Sanchit Singh, Aidan Uher PLASTIC BITUMOUS ROADS

Sandeep Karunaratne, Aidan Wolynn

SUSTAINABILITY IN ROCKET ENGINES

Luke Braverman, Camren Corbett, Gideon Glick

ALUMINUM-AIR BATTERIES AS AN ENERGY-DENSE AND LOW-COST POWER STORAGE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Meredith Stein, Jackson Warters, Adeline Ziegler

SESSION B5

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics, Room G29

USING FLOATING WIND TURBINES TO PRODUCE CLEAN ENERGY MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY THAN ON-LAND WIND TURBINES

David DeFrancisis, Grace Hercik, Katherine Volna

ROBOTICS IN BEEKEEPING: INTEGRATING ELECTRONICS INTO THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE

Nate Hall, Cami Powilatis, Kyllene Valencia

LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR AND SUSTAINABILITY

Holden Guibao, Sruthi Kumar

BLUE ORIGIN’S NEW SHEPARD: REMOVING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION BARRIERS TO COMMERCIAL SPACE TRAVEL

Emily Dunn, Thomas Saloom, Rachel Thornton

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITHIN ROBOTIC SORTING SYSTEMS IN THE RECYCLING INDUSTRY

Shreya Nayak, Angelina Sweeney, Ziyuan Wu

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AN EXAMINATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRAVITY BATTERIES IN MINESHAFTS AS A WAY TO SUSTAINABLY STORE ENERGY

Josh Brositz, Yahya Farag, Danny Marren

USING SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS TO INCREASE THE ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF NUCLEAR POWER

Grant Paladino, Samuel Walsh-Cooke, Griffin Yerk

SESSION B6

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics, Room 226

THE STELLARATOR FUSION REACTOR AND ITS BENEFITS OVER TOKAMAKS

Geoffrey Johnson, Christian Kohut

USING ROBOTIC EXOSKELETONS AS A LOWER LIMB REHABILITATION AID FOR PATIENTS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES

Elena Engel, Madison Flaugh, Cassidy Misak

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AS A RENEWABLE SOURCE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Emma Cook, Kyleigh Motley, Luke Petro

BIO-INSPIRED WIND TURBINE BLADES

Nicholas McFeeters, Luke Roup, Will Woodall

REVOLUTIONIZING THE ROAD: THE IMPACT OF DUAL ROTOR HOMOPOLAR AC MACHINES ON THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Jordan Kelly, Blaine MacIlory, Krish Patel

B-DROID: THE FUTURE OF POLLINATION

Hailey Conway, Joshua Hamilton, Mya Hudson-Goodnow

SESSION B7

Bioengineering Panel 2

Room 229

SESSION B8

Civil and Environmental Engineering Panel 2

Room 102

SESSION B9

Chemical Engineering Panel 2

Room 319

SESSION B10

Electrical and Computer Engineering Panel 2

Room 309

SESSION B11

Industrial Engineering Panel 2

Room 227

SESSION B12

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Panel 2

Room G27

SESSION B13

ENGR 0716 The Art of Making: An Introduction to Hands-On System Design and Engineering

Special Topics 1, Room G34

Jam Box: Foundations of Music for Students with Visual Impairments

Zach Baker, Michael Belch, Isabella Hsia, Kiana Kazemi, Anurag Kulkarni, Frederick Laudati, Antoinette Walter, Maximillian Warias

Hospital Buddy: Reducing Isolation and Solitude for Pediatric Patients

Manav Arora, Hannah Carney, Brandon Sia, Luke Snyder, Dom Spatola

Waste Warding: Preventing and Reducing Waste in Cafes

Hailey Cassidy, Daniel Giganti Dima, Charlie Greco, Ashley Halko, Connor Marsh, David Nisula, Joshua Puerzer

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BREAK

1:45 – 2:15 p.m. Keynote

During this time, Dr. Sossena Wood from Carnegie Mellon University will give the keynote talk.

Biography – Dr. Sossena Wood

Dr. Sossena Wood is an Assistant Professor within the Biomedical Engineering department at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research uses multimodal hemodynamic imaging to understand how vascular diseases with neurological damage and associated behaviors impact the brain, especially sickle cell disease. Dr. Wood completed her PhD in Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh under the guidance of Professor Tamer S. Ibrahim in 2018 and was a K. Leroy Irvis Fellow, National GEM Consortium PhD Fellow, Pitt STRIVE Fellow, and received other academic and community awards. She was a part of the inaugural Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship at Carnegie Mellon University. She received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering in 2011 and believes the platform of her success sprung from the Pitt EXCEL program.

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2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Awards
2:45 – 3 p.m. Break
Presentation

SESSION C

SESSION C2

Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics, Room 320

EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVANCEMENTS

Pameet Gill, Khizar Ayaan Siddiqui, Miles Wisner

BIOPLASTICS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: INVESTIGATING THEIR ABILITY TO CONSTRUCT HOMES

Elizabeth Karnes, Nicolas Santiago, Lakeye’Lyn Wilson

SELF-HEALING CONCRETE: A MICRO-BACTERIAL APPROACH TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE

Ishana Baldaro, Shaina Patel, Dylan Shields

POSITIVE IONIZATION AS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF AIR PURIFICATION

Alton Chase, Nicholas Dellarosa, Morgan Powers

GENETIC ALTERATION TO DECREASE CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS IN OUR ATMOSPHERE

Sydney Clements, Krista Dronzek, Jaden Philips

DIRECT AIR CAPTURE WITH CARBON STORAGE

Mackenzie McGill, Colleen O’Malley, Emma Rowland

SESSION C3

Chemical Engineering Topics, Room 318

THE PRODUCTION OF POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE (PHB) THROUGH BIOCATALYSIS AND THE APPLICATIONS OF BIOSYNTHESIZED POLYMERS

Rachael Juron, Rose Lloyd, Anthony Spadafore

SYNTHETIC SUBSTITUTES AS A SUSTAINABLE REPLACEMENT FOR NATURAL INGREDIENTS

Rachel Krauss, Helayna Baer, Mitch Mckain

CELLULOSE ACETATE PRODUCTION: REFINEMENT FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE AND WIDESPREAD USE

Danielle Russell, Emma Geis, Zach Zinderman

THE USE OF BIOPLASTICS IN INDUSTRY AND WITHIN ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Anmol Dhingra, Joseph Sun, Jarin McCullough

WATER DESALINATION: PAVING THE WAY TO HYDRATING MILLIONS SUSTAINABLY

Bailey Stout, Dean Straight, Mark Hetrick

RENEWABLE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FUEL THROUGH POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYSIS

Caden Young, Aditya Patil, Ethan Nam

SESSION C4

Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics, Room G30

PIEZOELECTRICITY: ENERGY FOR A CLEANER FUTURE, ONE STEP AT A TIME

Brian Bartley, Maia Gulley, Lucas Nowak

MOLTEN SALT BATTERIES, A SUSTAINABLE LITHIUM-ION ALTERNATIVE

Gabriel Cipollone, Ian Fagan, Patrick Schneider

A DEEP LEARNING APPROACH FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL OPTIMIZATION

Fahim Alam, Carlos Martinez, Anthony Puthenpurackal

MACHINE LEARNING IN DAIRY PRODUCTION

Quentin Baker, Alexander Nguyen, Zachary Rafik

IMPLEMENTING KINETIC ENERGY FLOOR TILES IN HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS TO REDUCE THE USE OF NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Benjamin Kefalos, Jason Peters

NEUROMORPHIC PROCESSOR USE FOR RUNNING SPINKING NEURAL NETWORKS

Matthew Kaboly, Jack Lorence, Sawyer Mervis

THE FUTURE OF HEAVY-DUTY COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION: THE IMMENSE POTENTIAL OF THE HYDROGEN FUEL CELL

Ella Grace, Emily Mccaffrey, Rex Rayburg

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SESSION C5

Industrial Engineering Topics, Room G29

GREEN STEEL: THE WORLD’S FIRST FOSSIL-FREE STEEL

Sruthi Vinjamuri, Gabe Finale, Emily McLeod

SPINAL CORD STIMULATORS FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS

Tiffany Zheng, Bryan Landsberg, Ishan Patel

HPV VACCINE: LIFE SUSTAINING AND INNOVATIVE

Vanessa Drohan, Sydney Barber, Ashlyn Odenwald

A DEEP DIVE INTO MECHANICAL RECYCLING AND ITS SUSTAINABILITY POTENTIAL IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY

Alexander Grigelis, Andreas Forand, William Hanks

LIGNIN FIBER: A NEW BIOMATERIAL FOR CARBON FIBER

Gavin Davidson, Shristi Gurung, Asha Lacet

THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN THE DESIGN OF PROSTHETICS

Maya Jain, Akshay Ramkumar, Emily Sansone

THE EMERGENCE OF CONTINUOUS AND IOT-ENABLED MANUFACTURING FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING

Hannah Crane, Jordan During

SESSION C6

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics, Room 226

WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS: FUNCTIONALITY, FEASIBILITY, IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERALL BENEFITS AS A SOURCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

Joseph Long, Greg Herbst, Soren Henkle

USE OF ONE PEDAL DRIVE REGENERATIVE

BRAKING CONTROL SYSTEMS IN BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CARBON EMISSIONS

Emily Rosenwald, Andrew Mueller, Grace Keywork

CARBON NANOTUBES SAVE MAJOR CITIES’ WATER SUPPLIES

Will Bazenas, Sean Savidge, Paul Brady

PLASTIC RECYCLED BRICKS: A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY IN LOW TO MIDDLE INCOME REGIONS

Lyric Zimmermann, Matthew Discepola, Mia Nocco

INERTIAL FUSION IGNITION’S CONSEQUENCES ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

Zachary Bobro, Cole Hansen, Alex Czerkawski

HYDROGEN FUEL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERNATIVE TO GAS-POWERED VEHICLES WITH ITS APPLICATION ON THE TOYOTA MIRAI AND ITS FUTURE POTENTIALS

Jessica Niznik, Arushi Singh, Matthew Banford

SESSION C7

Bioengineering Topics, Room 229

3D BIOPRINTING GROWTH AND INNOVATIONS

Harrison Burd, Justin Do, Manelin John Rajan USING NANOPARTICLES FOR OPTHALMIC DRUG DELIVERY

Arousha Husain, Priyanka Natanasabapathy, Luke Rajakovich

4D PRINTING OF HYDROGELS FOR TRACHEA IMPLANTS

Henry Hoeg, Joseph Rivera, Kavish Saini

THE PROCESS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN THE FIELD OF TISSUE ENGINEERING FOR USE IN PHARMACEUTICAL TESTING

Yadira Garcia, Macy Hamilton, Connor Murray

GOLD NANOPARTICLES: EXPEDITING THE PROCESS OF BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS

Eden Brunner, Annie Keitel, Daniel Thayer

THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOPRINTED ORGANS: A PROMISING SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO HUMAN ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION

Logan Bui, Trin Murphy, Colton Tamburri

IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR TARGET DRUG DELIVERY FOR DEPRESSION TREATMENT

Brianna Buckley, Aqsa Owais, Madison Salvo

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SESSION C8

Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics, Room 157

TWO PROBLEMS, ONE SOLUTION: 3D PRINTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS WITH NATURAL AND RECYCLED MATERIALS

Nava Fischman-Charry, Cailin Stukus, Katerina Velisaris

RENEWABLE ROADS: PAVING A WAY TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Rohan Deepak, Nicholas Finnegan, Kyle Quealy

ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS WINDOWS IN LARGE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: A SUSTAINABLE METHOD OF PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING

Juliana De Cardenas, Maxwell Getty, Madelyn Wilson

TESLA BATTERY TECHNOLOGY: ADVANCEMENTS, CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Andrew Leech, Julia McAlonis, Ricky Zhao

FOG HARVESTING: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR WATER SCARCITY

Olivia Bartholomew, Sebastian Carre Jordan, Morgan Owens

THE SUSTAINABILITY OF AI, MACHINE LEARNING, AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS IN STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING

Kyrsta Girardi, Ava Hartman, Garret Phipps

SESSION C9

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Topics, Room 319

OSSEOINTEGRATED PROSTHETICS: IS IT THE FUTURE OF PROSTHESIS?

Megan Doherty, Casey Price, Brooke Rambaldi

OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TO CLEAN TRASH FROM BODIES OF WATER

Eric Golub, Daniel Marx, Alyssa Yates

THE APPLICATION OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS IN BRIDGE COLUMN DESIGN FOR SEISMIC RETROFITTING

Adam Holden, Samantha Lavoie, Thomas Kopasko

SOLAR-POWERED PLANES AS A SUSTAINABLE MEANS TO COMBAT CARBON EMISSIONS IN AVIATION

Daniel Yeh, Wunmi Salami, Abigail Heid

QUANTUM DOTS ARE THE KEY TO GENERATING RENEWABLE ENERGY

Sophia Rivera, Niko Troianos, Anjali Angal-Belen HYDROGEN PRODUCTION THROUGH A THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESS

Andrew Haddon, William Carr, Ryan Stinnett

SESSION C10

Assorted Engineering Topics, Room 309

ION CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION IN DESALINATION

Sam Conover, Toi-Ann Kingsby, Benedetto Skirde

METAL-FREE AND RECYCLABLE POLYPEPTIDE ORGANIC RADICAL BATTERIES AS A MORE SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO LITHIUM-ION

Ethan Getgen, Christine Weeks

THE FUTURE OF HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Darryl Ansah, Mya Fulton

GOLD NANOPARTICLES AND THE TREATMENT OF MELANOMA SKIN CANCER

Samantha Bluze, Hailey Dean, Benjamin Slaw

NANOROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCEROUS GROWTHS

Emme Blanchard, Isabella Hassan, Joshua Milani

EPIDURAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION: SUSTAINING

THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM LOWER LIMB PARALYSIS

Rishi Raturi, Ethan Roncace, Michael Sun

EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF LOW-COST BIOSAND FILTERS FOR DECONTAMINATION OF HOUSEHOLD DRINKING WATER

Ana Aguirre Martinez, Joseph Moritz, Sara Zacharia

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SESSION C11

Electrical and Computer Engineering Topics, Room 227

SOLID-STATE BATTERIES: A HIGH-DENSITY ENERGY STORAGE MEDIUM

Eric Krause, Aidan Lefebvre, Sean Maloney ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ITS USE IN AUTOMOBILES

Luke Flecker, Deon Johnson, Michael Lukasik

NON-SILICONE PHOTOVOLTAICS: ADVANCEMENTS IN SOLAR PANEL TECHNOLOGY

Aseel Alrashdi, Chris Calix, Timothy Bottegal

SPINTRONICS FOR USE IN SPIN TRANSISTORS IN HIGH-EFFICIENCY NANOELECTRONICS

Ryan Ali, Elyse Chess, Ethan Howell

AN EVALUATION OF AUTONOMOUS AI SURGERY: THE SMART TISSUE AUTONOMOUS ROBOT

Alyssa Smeltz, Aragya Goyal, Noah Im

GRAPHENE-BASED MATERIALS FOR PERSONAL ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Nurfadil Rafiuddin, Ryan Clarkson, Eric Hu

SESSION C12

Civil and Environmental Engineering Topics, Room G27

THE APPLICATION OF ULTRASONIC FOGGERS IN AEROPONICS

Paul Mediate, Owen Bartolomeo, Harrison Adrian

SUSTAINABILITY OF CALCIUM SILICATE AS A REPLACEMENT FOR LIMESTONE IN CONCRETE PRODUCTION

Nicholas Gregory, Makeith Hedgpeth, Clark McCord

SEMITRANSPARENT ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS UTILIZED ON WINDOWS IN GREENHOUSES

Keely Brown, Meredith Geno, Yoel Tamar

ECO-FRIENDLY ELIXIRS: THE POWER OF CORN STRAW FIBER IN WATER FILTRATION

Jacob Ferrer, Aidan Albert, William Jacobs

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INNERWORKINGS OF WATER-BORN PHOTOVOLTAIC FARMS: THEIR OPERATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Ty Laughlin, Noah Lego, James Sampugnaro

HARNESSING ENERGY STORED IN OCEAN WAVES WITH THE ARCHIMEDES WAVESWING TO EXPAND THE USE OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER AND MINIMIZE DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS

Alex Fritch, Andrew Peterson, Jack Smith

SESSION C13

ENGR 0716 The Art of Making: An Introduction to Hands-On System Design and Engineering Special Topics 2, Room G34

Promoting Communication Between Children of All Abilities

Brenna Baker, Shane Conlin, Alanna Howe, Tyler Johnston, Josh Kurlander, Katie McGuire, William Miller, Kylie Wishneski

Helping Patients Navigate Large Hospitals

Julius Arolovich, Alyson Ferrari, Noah Kochavi, Nick Santucci, Kalinda Wagner

Increasing Earning Potential and Financial Literacy for College Students

Luke Bailey, Sara Keriakes, Erfan Khosravi, Will Roper, Aiden Zurcher

SESSION C14

Assorted Engineering Topics, Room G28

THE FUTURE OF FAST NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY

Prashanth Kumaran, Matthew Murrison, Karthik Raja

USING 3D-PRINTING TO MANUFACTURE PROSTHETICS

Daniel Allexenberg, Leilani Cruz, Dhiviyashree Saravanan

NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR CANCER TREATMENT

Taylor Conroy, Julian Doninger, Aaron Grim

BUILDING THE FUTURE: THE ART OF 3D MODELED HOMES

Charles Pritchard, Aida Sponseller, Delaney Wensell

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REVOLUTIONIZING ENERGY: THE FUTURE OF SOLAR POWER GENERATION IN SPACE

Owen Gunther, Andrew Jeannot, Rodney Lavodrama

SAVING LIVES AND CONTRIBUTING TO SUSTAINABILITY IS THE FUTURE OF BIOPRINTING

Makiyah Carrington, Nada Elgendy, Nathan Sloan

HYDROGEN FUEL CELL’S PLACE IN SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION

Nate Bonacci, George Johnston, Cole Milavsky

SESSION C15

Assorted Engineering Topics, Room G24

SELF-HEALING CONCRETE AND ITS EFFECTS ON SUSTAINIBILITY

JJ Zamichieli, Campbell Jefferson, Jaxson Szarmach

ULTRAVIOLET GERMICIDAL IRRADIATION FOR AIR PURIFICATION

Michael Siefert, Caroline Vidic, Princess Nwoga

INDIVIDUAL JOINT MANIPULATION IN PROSTHETIC HANDS AND WRISTS

Max Gold, Isabelle Lisi, Micah Smith

ARTIFICIAL WOMB TECHNOLOGY AND ITS AMBIGUOUS FUTURE IN SUSTAINING LIFE

Michael Bardos, Brock Cunningham, Jeremy Fresh

FROM COLLECTION TO UTILIZATION: AN OVERVIEW OF THE INNOVATIVE APPLICATION OF UPCYCLING

Alan Ghosh, Daniel McPeek, Carter Ferguson

GRAPHENE-BASED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR ANTI-CANCER TREATMENT

Shereen Ahmad, Alexis Dinapoli, Anisha Aggarwal

THE POSSIBILITIES OF BIOPRINTING

Whitman Barber, Xavier Gonzalez, Abrahim Kashkoush

SESSION C16

Assorted Engineering Topics, Room 102

MARINE COLLAGEN AS A SUSTAINABLE DENTAL BONE GRAFT BIOMATERIAL

Mickaella Flores, Phillip Lavrenyuk, Alyssa Stauffer

EXOSKELETON ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES

Ganesh Pennathur, Logan Pruse, Jessica Wong

FALCON 9: THE REVOLUTION OF SUSTAINABLE SPACE TRAVEL

James Puzon, Chase Sickenberger

HOW SOLID STATE BATTERIES CAN SHAPE THE FUTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Hannah Charlton, Margo Levenson, Frank Zinc

3D PRINTING PROSTHETIC ARMS: MANUFACTURING A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD

Raafae Rizvi, Garrett Rojik, Benjamin Wu

3D EXTRUSION BIOPRINTING FOR TISSUE AND ORGAN REGENERATION

Chase Bentley, Satyaj Bhargava, Owen Goff

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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.

Emma Ahlgren

Naomi Anderson

Jared Andes

Nick Andes

Robert Boback

Josh Ciampini

Elizabeth Cook

Caroline Curran

Dave Gau

Meredith Hanrahan

Mike Howell

Mark Jeffrey

Jeff Kelly

Emily Lain

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Kerry McCarthy

Nate McGuire

Danielle Minteer

Doug Nelson

Zack Ramsey

Michael Reinhart

Paige Risley

Taylor Shippling

Dustin Taylor

Megan Ved

Bo Wang

Conference co-chairs are instrumental to the success of the First-Year Engineering Conference. They serve as resources and mentors as students write their conference papers and prepare their presentations.

Erica Beigi

Madelynn Bennett

Allison Bergkoetter

Will Blackledge

Gabby Brubach

Spencer Conaway

Sophia Edwards

Ben Fidler

Andrew Fox

Cambell France

Abigail Geary

Anthony Hill

Caroline Howard

Rie Huntington

Sneha Kc

Katelyn Lipa

Nicole Lipa

Noah Makowicz

Zachary Miller

Sofia Milone

Taylor Mincin

ENGISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY AND LIBRARIANS

Chris Moran

Sena Noaman

Jayden Provance

Rebecca Swartz

Maggie Walker

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

Julie Albright

Keely Bowers

Amanda Brant

Laura Brown

Engineering Library

Tina Cafasso

Janine Carlock

Cristina D’Imperio

Andrew Dunn

Barbara Edelman

Liberty Ferda

Nora Fussner

Deborah Galle

Jenna Massaro

Tyler McAndrew

Dan McMillan

Rachel McTernan

Johanna Murphy

Deena November

Katy Rank Lev

Shannon Reed

Emelyn Smith-Ferris

Marguerite White

Thanks also to the Bevier Engineering Library and to the University of Pittsburgh Writing Center. Librarians and 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

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 decisionmaking 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 “nonattainment” 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 and nomenclature. “Sustainable development;”

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“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. Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Available: https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/sustainable/taking-responsibility.html

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B4 Abdulmajid, Layan

B2 Acosta, Lucian

A5 Adamski, Andrea

C12 Adrian, Harrison

B4 Afont-Garcia, Arian

C15 Aggarwal, Anisha

A1 Agrawal, Tanay

C10 Aguirre Martinez, Ana

C15 Ahmad, Shereen

C4 Alam, Fahim

C13 Albert, Aidan

C12 Ali, Ryan

C14 Allexenberg, Daniel

C11 Alrashdi, Aseel

B4 Alspaugh, Connor

A5 Alvelo-Davies, Juliana

C9 Angal-Belen, Anjali

C10 Ansah, Darryl

A3 Aramburu-Perkins, Spencer

C13 Arolovich, Julius

B13 Arora, Manav

A5 Attanasio, Jacob

C3 Baer, Helayna

C13 Bailey, Luke

C13 Baker, Brenna

C4 Baker, Quentin

B13 Baker, Zach

A1 Balaji, Akshay

C2 Baldaro, Ishana

C6 Banford, Matthew

C5 Barber, Sydney

C15 Barber, Whitman

C15 Bardos, Michael

A1 Barere, Sophia

C8 Bartholomew, Olivia

C4 Bartley, Brian

C12 Bartolomeo, Owen

C6 Bazenas, Will

A5 Bedillion, Nicolas

A2 Beggarly, Jacob

B13 Belch, Michael

C16 Bentley, Chase

A2 Berarducci, Nathan

C16 Bhargava, Satyaj

C10 Blanchard, Emme

A1 Bliesath, Michael

C10 Bluze, Samantha

C6 Bobro, Zachary

C14 Bonacci, Nate

C11 Bottegal, Timothy

A2 Bradby, Jaden

C6 Brady, Paul

B4 Braverman, Luke

B5 Brositz, Josh

C12 Brown, Keely

A6 Brozik, Braelyn

A5 Bruemmer, Jonah

C7 Brunner, Eden

C7 Buckley, Brianna

C7 Bui, Logan

C7 Burd, Harrison

B2 Burns, Caroline

B1 Bush, Nicole

B3 Buys, Nelson

A2 Byrne, Liam

C11 Calix, Chris

B2 Calloway, Myla

A1 Campbell, Kelly

A1 Campos, Pau

B13 Carney, Hannah

C9 Carr, William

C8 Carre Jordan, Sebastian

C14 Carrington, Makiyah

B13 Cassidy, Hailey

A2 Cembrinski, Drew

A4 Chao, Evan

C16 Charlton, Hannah

C2 Chase, Alton

C12 Chess, Elyse

A3 Choudhari, Karan

A2 Cilea, Vaughn

C4 Cipollone, Gabriel

B1 Clair, Logan

A3 Clare, Peltier

C11 Clarkson, Ryan

A6 Clements, Maya

C2 Clements, Sydney

C13 Conlin, Shane

C10 Conover, Sam

C14 Conroy, Taylor

B6 Conway, Hailey

B6 Cook, Emma

B4 Corbett, Camren

B1 Cornibe, Lane

A5 Coughlin, Liam

A4 Coyne, Kevin

A2 Crandall, Chase

C5 Crane, Hannah

A4 Cruce, Jackson

C14 Cruz, Leilani

C15 Cunningham, Brock

C6 Czerkawski, Alex

C5 Davidson, Gavin

C8 De Cardenas, Juliana

C10 Dean, Hailey

C8 Deepak, Rohan

B5 DeFrancisis, David

C2 Dellarosa, Nicholas

A5 Deller, Garrett

C3 Dhingra, Anmol

C15 Dinapoli, Alexis

C6 Discepola, Matthew

C7 Do, Justin

C9 Doherty, Megan

C14 Doninger, Julian

C5 Drohan, Vanessa

C2 Dronzek, Krista

B2 Dube, Rex

B5 Dunn, Emily

C5 During, Jordan

C14 Elgendy, Nada

B6 Engel, Elena

A4 Esposito, Emanuela

C4 Fagan, Ian

A1 Fancher, Miles

B5 Farag, Yahya

B3 Farelli, Rocco

C15 Ferguson, Carter

C13 Ferrari, Alyson

C13 Ferrer, Jacob

C5 Finale, Gabe

C8 Finnegan, Nicholas

C8 Fischman-Charry, Nava

B3 Fitzgerald, Julia

B6 Flaugh, Madison

C11 Flecker, Luke

C16 Flores, Mickaella

A6 Foley, Andrew

C5 Forand, Andreas

A6 Franzese, Sebastian

C15 Fresh, Jeremy

C12 Fritch, Alex

B3 Frysinger, Quinn

C10 Fulton, Mya

A4 Gallagher, Michael

C7 Garcia, Yadira

C3 Geis, Emma

C12 Geno, Meredith

C10 Getgen, Ethan

C8 Getty, Maxwell

C15 Ghosh, Alan

B13 Giganti Dima, Daniel

B4 Giguere, Alexander

B2 Gilbert, Grace

C2 Gill, Pameet

B4 Gingerich, Nathaniel

C8 Girardi, Kyrsta

B4 Glick, Gideon

C16 Goff, Owen

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Session Name Session Name Session Name
AUTHOR INDEX

C15 Gold, Max

C9 Golub, Eric

C15 Gonzalez, Xavier

B3 Goss, Thomas

C11 Goyal, Aragya

C4 Grace, Ella

A2 Grambau, Aidan

A1 Gray, Liam

B13 Greco, Charlie

C12 Gregory, Nicholas

C5 Grigelis, Alexander

C14 Grim, Aaron

B5 Guibao, Holden

C4 Gulley, Maia

C14 Gunther, Owen

C5 Gurung, Shristi

C9 Haddon, Andrew

B13 Halko, Ashley

A4 Hall, Christian

B5 Hall, Nate

B6 Hamilton, Joshua

C7 Hamilton, Macy

A2 Hancock, Alexander

C5 Hanks, William

A4 Hanna, Brynn

C6 Hansen, Cole

C8 Hartman, Ava

B1 Hasan, Fatemh

B1 Haschets, Tori

C10 Hassan, Isabella

A3 Haverstock, Ian

A2 Healy, Tori

B4 Heasley, Aaliyah

C12 Hedgpeth, Makeith

A1 Heffley, Jaiden

C9 Heid, Abigail

B1 Henchy, Colin

A4 Hendrickson, Olivia

C6 Henkle, Soren

C6 Herbst, Greg

B5 Hercik, Grace

C3 Hetrick, Mark

A3 Hill, Evan

C7 Hoeg, Henry

C9 Holden, Adam

A6 Hong, Alexis

B2 Hood, Christian

C13 Howe, Alanna

C12 Howell, Ethan

B13 Hsia, Isabella

C11 Hu, Eric

B6 Hudson-Goodnow, Mya

B3 Hughes, Christopher

C7 Husain, Arousha

B1 Iglesias, Camila

A4 Ilahi, Taimur

C11 Im, Noah

B1 Ippolito, Lauren

C13 Jacobs, William

C5 Jain, Maya

C14 Jeannot, Andrew

C15 Jefferson, Campbell

C7 John Rajan, Manelin

C11 Johnson, Deon

B6 Johnson, Geoffrey

C14 Johnston, George

C13 Johnston, Tyler

A1 Jones, Ashley

C3 Juron, Rachael

C4 Kaboly, Matthew

A3 Kakoyan, Camille

A5 Kaminski, Ben

C2 Karnes, Elizabeth

B3 Kartschoke, Jared

B4 Karunaratne, Sandeep

C15 Kashkoush, Abrahim

A1 Kats, Ellie

B13 Kazemi, Kiana

C4 Kefalos, Benjamin

A5 Kegerreis, Alette

C7 Keitel, Annie

B6 Kelly, Jordan

C13 Keriakes, Sara

A6 Kerstetter, Craig

A6 Kester, Sam

C6 Keywork, Grace

C13 Khosravi, Erfan

B2 Kilbride, Quincey

B1 Kim, Andrew

C10 Kingsby, Toi-Ann

A5 Kisiel, Thomas

C13 Kochavi, Noah

A5 Kogan, Jeffrey

B6 Kohut, Christian

B4 Kolevas, Jacob

B2 Konstanty, Jimmy

C9 Kopasko, Thomas

A5 Kosmala, Ellie

A5 Kothari, Riya

C11 Krause, Eric

C3 Krauss, Rachel

B13 Kulkarni, Anurag

B1 Kumar, Akshay

B5 Kumar, Sruthi

C14 Kumaran, Prashanth

C13 Kurlander, Josh

A6 Kury, Avery

C5 Lacet, Asha

A5 Lakkakula, Poojitha

B2 Lander, Samuel

C5 Landsberg, Bryan

A6 Langton, Caelin

B13 Laudati, Frederick

C12 Laughlin, Ty

A6 Lavine, Nick

C14 Lavodrama, Rodney

C9 Lavoie, Samantha

C16 Lavrenyuk, Phillip

A3 Leahey, Michael

C8 Leech, Andrew

C11 Lefebvre, Aidan

C12 Lego, Noah

C16 Levenson, Margo

A3 Lewis, Marisa

B2 Li, Anthony

A2 Lindstrom, Drew

C15 Lisi, Isabelle

A1 Little, Dawson

A4 Liu, Bixin

B1 Liu, Chen

A4 Lkhagvasuren, Cindy

C3 Lloyd, Rose

A6 Lombardo, Sadie

C6 Long, Joseph

C4 Lorence, Jack

B3 Lovitz, Aaron

B1 Lowry, Ella

C11 Lukasik, Michael

A6 Macey, Matthew

B6 Macilory, Blaine

A5 Mahmoud, Kareem

C11 Maloney, Sean

A4 Mandal, Soham

B5 Marren, Danny

B13 Marsh, Connor

C4 Martinez, Carlos

C9 Marx, Daniel

A3 Mascara, Alexi

A4 Mascara, Nicole

C8 McAlonis, Julia

C4 McCaffrey, Emily

A3 McCool, Samantha

C12 McCord, Clark

C3 McCullough, Jarin

B1 McDonough, Leslie

B6 McFeeters, Nicholas

C2 McGill, Mackenzie

C13 McGuire, Katie

C3 McKain, Mitch

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C5 McLeod , Emily

A1 McNamara, Sam

C15 McPeek, Daniel

B4 McPherson, Zachary

C12 Mediate, Paul

C4 Mervis, Sawyer

B1 Messer, Megan

A3 Michels, Aubrey

C10 Milani, Joshua

C14 Milavsky, Cole

C13 Miller, William

B6 Misak, Cassidy

A3 Mongiello, Maxwell

A5 Moore, Cale

C10 Moritz, Joseph

B6 Motley, Kyleigh

C6 Mueller, Andrew

C7 Murphy, Trin

C7 Murray, Connor

C14 Murrison, Matthew

A3 Nagle, Matthew

C3 Nam, Ethan

C7 Natanasabapathy, Priyanka

B5 Nayak, Shreya

A3 Neely, Callum

C4 Nguyen, Alexander

B3 Nguyen, Emily

A6 Nicholson, Angus

B13 Nisula, David

C6 Niznik, Jessica

C6 Nocco, Mia

C4 Nowak, Lucas

C15 Nwoga, Princess

C5 Odenwald, Ashlyn

C2 O’Malley, Colleen

C7 Owais, Aqsa

C8 Owens, Morgan

A3 Pahula, Jacob

B5 Paladino, Grant

A4 Parks, Dale

C5 Patel, Ishan

B6 Patel, Krish

C2 Patel, Shaina

C3 Patil, Aditya

A3 Pearl, Isabella

A6 Peck, Penelope

C16 Pennathur, Ganesh

A6 Pepe, Sophia

C4 Peters, Jason

C12 Peterson, Andrew

B6 Petro, Luke

C2 Philips, Jaden

C8 Phipps, Garret

B1 Powell, Natalie

C2 Powers, Morgan

B5 Powilatis, Cami

C9 Price, Casey

C14 Pritchard, Charles

C16 Pruse, Logan

B13 Puerzer, Joshua

C4 Puthenpurackal, Anthony

C16 Puzon, James

C8 Quealy, Kyle

A4 Quigley, Kevin

C4 Rafik, Zachary

C11 Rafiuddin, Nurfadil

C14 Raja, Karthik

C7 Rajakovich, Luke

A1 Raker, Melia

C9 Rambaldi, Brooke

C5 Ramkumar, Akshay

A6 Rampulla, Verity

C10 Raturi, Rishi

B1 Ray, Caitlin

C4 Rayburg, Rex

A1 Rees, Connor

B1 Reilly, Ashley

A6 Reyes, Bianca

B3 Rimdzius, Max

C7 Rivera, Joseph

C9 Rivera, Sophia

C16 Rizvi, Raafae

C16 Rojik, Garrett

B4 Romanchik, Alexandra

C10 Roncace, Ethan

C13 Roper, Will

C6 Rosenwald, Emily

A2 Rosenwasser, Ava

B6 Roup, Luke

C2 Rowland, Emma

A4 Rozengarten, Toby

B4 Ruggles , Benjamin

B4 Runnette, Benjamin

C3 Russell, Danielle

A4 Saba, Nadia

A4 Sadofsky, Paul

C7 Saini, Kavish

C9 Salami, Wunmi

B5 Saloom, Thomas

C7 Salvo, Madison

C12 Sampugnaro, James

A5 Sanna, Claudia

C5 Sansone, Emily

C2 Santiago, Nicolas

C13 Santucci, Nick

C14 Saravanan, Dhiviyashree

C6 Savidge, Sean

B3 Schiffman, Sydney

B1 Schlegel, Emily

C4 Schneider, Patrick

A2 Schrader, Kaelyn

A5 Schroll Wood, Bri

B4 Shaffer, Aiden

A1 Shams, Arshia

A4 Shaw, Lowell

C2 Shields, Dylan

A2 Shores, CJ

B13 Sia, Brandon

C16 Sickenberger, Chase

C2 Siddiqui, Khizar Ayaan

C15 Siefert, Michael

C6 Singh, Arushi

B4 Singh, Sanchit

C10 Skirde, Benedetto

C10 Slaw, Benjamin

C14 Sloan, Nathan

C11 Smeltz, Alyssa

C12 Smith, Jack

C15 Smith, Micah

B13 Snyder, Luke

A2 Snyder, Sean

A1 Sobek, Olivia

A3 Sollie, Rachel

C3 Spadafore, Anthony

B13 Spatola, Dom

C14 Sponseller, Aida

A5 Starace, Nicholas

C16 Stauffer, Alyssa

B4 Stein, Meredith

C9 Stinnett, Ryan

A5 Stivala, Norah

B3 Stotzer, Cambria

C3 Stout, Bailey

C3 Straight, Dean

A4 Strazisar, Robyn

A1 Studt, Natalie

C8 Stukus, Cailin

C3 Sun, Joseph

C10 Sun, Michael

B5 Sweeney, Angelina

C15 Szarmach, Jaxson

C12 Tamar, Yoel

C7 Tamburri, Colton

C7 Thayer, Daniel

A4 Thirukallam, Vishvak

B2 Thompson, Collin

B5 Thornton, Rachel

A1 Transue, Audrey

C9 Troianos, Niko

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B3 Trush, Blu

A5 Turner, Evan

B4 Uher, Aidan

B2 Uribe, Kaylee

A2 Vacula, Trent

B5 Valencia, Kyllene

C8 Velisaris, Katerina

B1 Verone, Kate

C15 Vidic, Caroline

B3 Vinger, Caitlyn

C5 Vinjamuri, Sruthi

B5 Volna, Katherine

C13 Wagner, Kalinda

B5 Walsh-Cooke, Samuel

B13 Walter, Antoinette

B13 Warias, Maximillian

B2 Warriner, Gabriel

B4 Warters, Jackson

B2 Wealand, Nicole

A2 Wechtenhiser, Dylan

C10 Weeks, Christine

B3 Weissmann, Eduardo

C14 Wensell, Delaney

A6 Westmeyer, Robert

B2 Williams, Philip

C2 Wilson, Lakeye’Lyn

C8 Wilson, Madelyn

B2 Winslow, Justin

C13 Wishneski, Kylie

C2 Wisner, Miles

B4 Wolynn, Aidan

C16 Wong, Jessica

B6 Woodall , Will

C16 Wu, Benjamin

B5 Wu, Ziyuan

C9 Yates, Alyssa

C9 Yeh, Daniel

B4 Yeniceri, Gabriel

B5 Yerk, Griffin

C3 Young, Caden

C10 Zacharia, Sara

C15 Zamichieli, JJ

B1 Zang, Alexander

B1 Zaradzki, Joseph

A1 Zhang, Jonathan

C8 Zhao, Ricky

C5 Zheng, Tiffany

B4 Ziegler, Adeline

A2 Zielinski, Joshua

C6 Zimmermann, Lyric

C16 Zinc, Frank

C3 Zinderman, Zach

B2 Zitcovich, Jillian

C13 Zurcher, Aiden

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